Job Opportunities

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External Vacancy's

Belfast City Marathon - Operations Manager

Belfast City Marathon is seeking to recruit for a new and exciting role for an Operations Manager to manage the Belfast City Marathon and associated events.

Belfast City Marathon is honoured to offer two major sporting events to the athletics calendar annually in Northern Ireland: Moy Park Belfast City Marathon (May) and the Moy Park Belfast City Half Marathon (September), alongside the Moy Park Belfast City Women’s 10k (June) and the Moy Park Belfast City 5k (November).

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Operations Manager to work with Belfast City Marathon to deliver successful events.

We are seeking a self-starter with excellent initiative and communication skills and who has a passion for events and a desire for continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational, management, and relationship and negotiation skills and be able to deliver successful events.

The closing date for application is Friday 24th January 2025 at 12noon. Interviews are scheduled for Friday 31st January 2025.

Late applications will not be considered.

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Other Opportunities

Athletics Northern Ireland - Course Measurer

In response to the ever increasing number of road races Athletics Northern Ireland wishes to extend its list of Certified Course Measurers.

Course Measurers work to ensure the accuracy of courses which are advertised as being a particular distance. Accurate measurements mean that Permitted Races can be accredited as being of the advertised distance and are accepted by Power of 10 and RunBritain for ranking purposes.

Basic requirements are:

  • A bicycle
  • A Jones Counter (this can be loaned from Athletics NI)
  • A means of transport to the course to be measured
  • A fair amount of free time

The first step in the process is to complete an on-line introductory test, followed by a practical under the guidance of a qualified measurer. Further information on what course measurement involves can be found HERE.

Anyone interested in becoming a Certified Course Measurer should contact the Athletics NI office to express their interest by email at info@athleticsni.org or calling 028 9060 2707. It should be noted that measurers only receive a modest sum plus travelling expenses, currently paid by Race Directors, for carrying out this task.

 

Athletics Northern Ireland - Casual Coaching Work

Athletics NI is periodically able to offer casual work to qualified coaches and assistant coaches. The expression of interest form below allows coaches to sign up to be included in the Casual Coaches list for Athletics NI. Being part of this list means you may be contacted for coaching opportunities on some of the Athletics NI programmes, such as MPT Panthers, StarTrack or Sports Hall competitions.

ONLINE COACH REGISTRATION FORM

Coach Payment Structure

By definition of casual work, Athletics NI is not obliged to offer any individual work at any time, nor are coaches obliged to accept any work offered.  By registering you submit your details to be included on a mailing list, and any opportunities that arise will be forwarded with full details to individuals on this mailing list to apply if desired. 

Other External Vacancies

UK Athletics

WCP Endurance Performance Lead (Hybrid Role)

UK Athletics (UKA) is the national governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of Athletics. The Performance team is looking for a World Class Programme Endurance Performance Lead with the right skills and attributes to join us. The aim of ‘Performance’ at UKA is to deliver the Athletics World Class Programme (WCP), supporting athletes to achieve their full potential as medalists on the world stage. This post will play a key role in our objectives, by taking the lead and manage the World Class Programme’s (WCP) offer and support for endurance athletes and their coaches.

Areas of responsibility will include:

  • Manage the implementation of overall WCP endurance support and performance strategy that includes competitions, training camps, coaching and sport science and medicine support.
  • Lead the preparation and planning for endurance events at championship and major games, working collaboratively with the team leader.
  • Be the lead Engagement Lead for WCP endurance athletes and coaches and manage the team of Engagement lead supporting endurance athletes.
  • Ensure the WCP has clear individual athlete plans, maintains a record of them, and aligns the WCP’s efforts towards supporting those plans. Collaborate with the Head of Performance Support to ensure athlete support is appropriate and effectively implemented.
  • Stay informed on athlete progress to ensure alignment with goals. Collaborate with lead support staff and facilitate engagement between athletes/coaches and support teams, ensuring access, communication, and effective implementation of projects and interventions addressing issues, risks, and performance needs.
  • Lead the athlete review processes for endurance.
  • Manage recruitment of event specific support and team coaching as required.
  • Act as Endurance Team Coach at championships as required.
  • Collaborate with the WCP Head Coach establish clear WCP priorities.

Successful candidates will have:

  • Experience of working with senior endurance athletes at Olympic and World Championship level.
  • Experience in managing high-performance environments, particularly during competitions and under pressure.
  • Experience in collating and analysing data performance sports data to inform decision-making.
  • Experience of leading and managing teams.
  • Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Strong leadership and decision making abilities to drive team performance and performance outcomes.
  • Comprehensive understanding of coaching, sport science, and athlete support systems, with the ability to integrate them effectively to enhance athletics performance programmes.
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of national and international athletics.
  • Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to plan, implement, manage and balance a complex programme of work within agreed timelines.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact confidentially the UK Athletics HR team at HR@uka.org.uk.

For the full job description and details of how to apply for this exciting role, please visit http://careers.ukathletics.org.uk/.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 2nd February 2025.

In the result of high volumes of applications, UK Athletics reserves the right to close the vacancy ahead of the stated closing date - please apply early to avoid disappointment. We will endeavor to reply to all applicants, but if you do not hear from us with two weeks of the closing date, then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As the nation’s favourite Olympic and Paralympic Sport. UK Athletics embraces equality, diversity, and inclusion both on and off the field of play where everyone can participate, we encourage job applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates irrespective of their race, sex, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected characteristics to reflect the diversity of our sport. Athletics is a Disability Confident Leader and will guarantee an interview to any candidate with a disability who meets the minimum job criteria.

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