Performance Sports Manager

Role:Performance Sports Manager (Maternity Cover).

Grade and Salary: Grade 7 (37694 - 47389).

FTE and working pattern: 1 FTE (full-time - 35 hours per week) for one year.

Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leaveplus 9 buildings-closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday). Use our total rewards calculator: see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.

Purpose of Role

The Performance Manager will lead the Performance Department to ensure high quality delivery across all our services with a high duty of care to our athletes. They will be responsible for the overall running of the department delivery of financial and performance targets maximising the staff team and creating/ maintaining a positive multi-disciplinary team culture.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee the operation of all sports scholarships (squash football handball & multi-sport scholars).
• Provide leadership and management across the department including:

1. Directly line manage department staff including the Lead Sport Scientist Squash Head Coach Football Head Coach and Athlete Lifestyle & Performance Coordinator.

2. Oversee the full staff team and ensure they are operating as a high-performing multidisciplinary team.

• Coordinateexternal& academicservicecontracts.
• Plananddeliver sport science services including but not limited to;education workshopstestinggym-basedS&C sessions conditioning based sessionsrehab-basedsession and recoverysessions.
• Oversee and delivervarious servicesto the Sport & Exercise Science academic programme such asapplied teachingplacementsand dissertationco-supervision.
• Manage allhealth & safety/compliance within the PerformanceSportdepartment.
• Oversee the finances of the departmentmeeting agreed commercial targets managing payrolland overheadsand staying within scholarshipbudget.
• Contribute to Sport & Health testing while also ensuring good collaboration with Oriam Clinic.
• Contribute to wider sport & active well-being strategyat Heriot-Watt.
• Lead on performance education targeted at scholars but also wideraudiences.

Essential & Desirable Criteria

Essential

• Educated to degree inSport Science at undergraduatelevel.
• Experience ofprovidinga range of sports science services forathleteswithin a similarperformanceenvironment as outlined abovefor at least5years.
• Ability to coach motivateassessand manage a team including settingteam & individualobjectives.
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinaryteam.
• Demonstrable professional and proactive approach.
• Abilityto develop relationships with a range of stakeholdersandclients.
• Excellentcommunicationinterpersonal influencing and presentationskills.
• High level organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and to function effectively in time pressured/ agileenvironment.
• Competent in the use of relevant IT packages.
• Demonstrable excellent customer service.

Desirable

• UKSCAAccredited (or able to complete within the first 6 months).
• Educated tomasterslevel in a relevantdiscipline.
• Experienceofdeveloping new business/business retention.
• Experience of deliveringphysiological tests.

How to Apply

Applications can be submitted up to 11:55pm(UK time)on Tuesday 25^th August.

Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 10^th September.

Pleasesubmit your CV & covering letter via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment.

For further information about the role please contact hiring manager Chris Sellar on .

We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g.; part-time working job share options or a secondment from another employer.

Heriot-WattUniversity is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected trained promoted appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all.

Heriot-WattUniversity values diversity across our university community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society particularly from underrepresented groups. For more information please see our website also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers our total rewards calculator: see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.

About the Team

Oriam has a vision to inspire engage and motivate our communities through the facilities we provide and the interactions we have with our customers. As amanagerwithin theteam you will contribute to the delivery of the strategy.

About Heriot-Watt University

At Heriot-Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.

Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.