Athletics NI - Independent Board Member - Treasurer
ANI is seeking to appoint a Treasurer to join its board of directors, which consists of eight elected members and four independent members. The board is accountable to ANI’s members and stakeholders, and provides strategic direction, governance oversight, and financial and risk management for the organisation. The Treasurer board member will bring expertise, experience and diversity to the board, and will contribute to the achievement of the ANI's vision, mission and values. The Treasurer will also act as an ambassador for the sport and the organisation as required. ANI adheres to the Code for Sports Governance and expects its board members to uphold the highest standards of governance and conduct. Treasurer Board Member Role Profile The Treasurer Board member will be a Board member of Athletics Northern Ireland (ANI) and of the Mary Peters Track (MPT) companies.
The Treasurer’s role is : to advise the Boards on the financial implications of Athletics Northern Ireland and the Mary Peters Track activities; to oversee the preparation and presentation of budgets, accounts and financial statements to Board meetings and to the Annual General Meeting; to advise the Board on its financial reserves and investment activities; and to ensure that these are compatible with the organisations’ policies and legal responsibilities. to ensure that the appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place and that any auditors’ recommendations are implemented. to Chair the Audit & Risk sub-committee and meet with the external auditor at least on an annual basis. to work with the CEO and the Finance Manager to ensure these strategic duties are delivered through their day to day operational activity.
UK Athletics - Lead Safeguarding Officer
UK Athletics (UKA) is seeking to appoint a Lead Safeguarding Case Officer. The purpose of this role is to manage, coordinate and investigate safeguarding concerns and reports of abuse and poor practice made to UK Athletics and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs). The Lead Safeguarding Officer is accountable for ensuring best in class safeguarding policies, procedures, processes and governance are implemented and maintained throughout the sport of athletics in the UK. While working in collaboration with the welfare leads for the four HCAFs.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in safeguarding and protecting all participants in our sport and contributing to making athletics the safest sport possible.
For the full job descriptions and details of how to apply for these exciting roles, please visit http://careers.ukathletics.org.uk/.
Closing date for applications is midnight on Tuesday 25 February 2025.
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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.
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:
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 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
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.
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:
Successful candidates will have:
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.