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Penicuik, Gb

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Lead the high performance Goalball programme (Men & Women) to deliver medal success at European Championships, World Championships and Paralympic Games.Write, develop and implement the high performance strategy over a four year cycle whilst managing budgets and reporting mechanisms.Manage a multi-disciplinary team of staff, coaches, and practitioners to improve player preparation and performance to deliver results.Maintain and develop working relationships with UK Sport, British Paralympic Association, International Federation, and other performance sport partners.Team Leader for ParalympicGB Goalball athletes at Paralympic Games.Lead the performance pathway for the sport to ensure athletes and coaches can progress.Support our athletes with high performance potential inclusion within the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS), and collaborate with delivery sites, practitioners and monitor progress and engagement.Responsible for identifying and bidding for external funding to enhance our programme.Manage all processes relating to Anti-Doping and classification.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Manage Scotland’s high performance Boccia programme to deliver international success and contribute to UK Boccia’s medal targets at European, World and Paralympic Games.Managed Scotland’s high performance Para Lawn Bowls programme to deliver medal success at World Championships and Commonwealth Games from 2015-2019.Manage a multidisciplinary team of staff, practitioners and coaches to improve player preparation and performance.Manage the Athlete Academy (including partnerships, sponsorship, finance and education) for Scotland’s next generation of high performance para athletes.Write, develop and implement sport specific strategic development plans aligned to key outcomes over a four year cycle and manage significant budgets.Work in partnership with the Scottish Institute of Sport to deliver appropriate sports specific expertise to athletes within our programme.Maintain and develop working relationships with the British Paralympic Association, Commonwealth Games Scotland, International Federations and other performance sport partners.Influence senior decision makers at National Governing Bodies of Sport to deliver shared para sport objectives, as well as conducting regular review meetings.Facilitate the transition of Scottish athletes on to World Class Performance Programmes and Scottish/GB representative teams.Manage and select a team of Scottish high performance athletes, across several sports, to compete at the CPISRA World Games in 2018.National lead for para sport classification and Clean Sport.

Edinburgh City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Write, implement and manage strategic development plans aligned to national policies in each of our targeted sports. These are delivered against key performance indicators (KPIs).Accustomed to regular monitoring and evaluating to ensure KPIs are fully met. Identification of sporting talent and support athletes onto performance pathways. Established 2 regional squads to bridge the gap to national performance level; supported over 50 athletes to represent Scotland and 18 athletes to represent Great Britain.Recognise and implement talent transfer in order to increase opportunity for athlete success.Project Management: Including events programme, education & training calendar and volunteer and coach network.Working in partnership with Scottish Governing Bodies of sport to seamlessly support athletes with a disability to develop within inclusive environments.Responsible for managing the effective integration, planning and delivery of disability sport development across the East of Scotland.Coordinating and advising athletes, players and key partners in all matters relating to classification.Created and developed inclusive partnerships with schools, sports clubs, local authorities, Institute of Sport, further/higher education and voluntary groups.Established 12 new sports clubs and sessions to increase participation and develop performance.Manage budgets.

East Of Scotland

Write, implement and manage strategic development plans aligned to national policies in each of our targeted sports. These are delivered against key performance indicators (KPIs).Influence senior decision makers to deliver initiatives, in line with the aims of our national strategic plan, as well as conducting regular review meetings to ensure outcomes are met.Regular monitoring and evaluating to ensure KPIs are fully met. Present quarterly reports for the Management Board.Project Management: Including events programme, coach education calendar and volunteer and coach network.Budget Management.Create and develop inclusive partnerships with and between schools, sports clubs, local authorities, Area Institute, further/higher education and community & voluntary groups.Identify sporting talent and support athletes onto performance pathway. Establish seamless pathways for sporting talent to progress from regional structures through to national and international representation. Influence the national planning of disability sport and currently take the strategic lead on Para triathlon within Scottish Disability Sport.Accessing funding and grant applications to support club and community projects.

Lothian Region

Face of the local charity developing partnerships and opportunities for people with a disability to access sport.Working in partnership with funding partners, including; City of Edinburgh Council, East Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, West Lothian Council and the Robertson's Trust.Established and coordinated annual programme of sports events that engaged over 1100 people with a disability per annum.Present bi-monthly reports for the Management Board.Manage budgets and corporate sponsorship programmes. Accessing funding and grant applications to support Local Authorities, club and community projectsSet up and maintained website and social media on behalf of Lothian Disability Sport. Created a robust database to hold membership details and coach, volunteer and athlete details.Liaised with local media to publicise the work of Lothian Disability Sport and to publicise the activities organised by the charity.Increased knowledge and practical experience in successfully delivering sports development programmesSelected talented performers to compete at national championships in 8 different sports.

Managing staff: Including receptionists, janitors, sales team, bar staff, referees and coaches.Manage budgets and sport specific projects, as well as implementing and delivering development plans.Manage sales staff in order to generate income, meet sales targets and excel as a commercial leisure provider.Develop sustainable and affordable opportunities for the local community to get involved and engage in football.Work with local and national partners to provide opportunities for facility use by a variety of organisations.Meet performance targets and conduct regular staff performance reviews.Oversee large scale projects such as the introduction of third generation synthetic pitches.Leading interviews and hiring candidates.Managing, running and maintaining a purpose built facility. Organising staff rotas and regularly meeting with employees to implement policies and procedures.Use marketing skills to promote the organisation to ensure maximum usage.

Ba Honours, Sports Studies

Activities and Societies: Intramural Football, BP Tutor Programme

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