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Deliver bespoke coaching support for executives across various industries, including commercial operations, marketing and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). Addressing specific leadership challenges by exploring and enhancing personal and organisational awareness to support individuals to navigate complex environments, drive company performance and sustain.

Lilleshall, England, United Kingdom

Strategically lead the operational arm of the Learning and Development department. Lead all operational aspects of core functions related to the delivery of a programme of support for people in critical roles across the gymnastics community and in line with strategic objectives, organisational goals and community needs. Specifically lead on; the strategic.

Lilleshall, Shropshire, United Kingdom

• Lead the National Education Programme; managing a central education team to ensure a consistent and high standard of delivery.
• Work collaboratively to ensure a seamless pathway through qualifications and clear connection to the overarching Education strategy;
• Working collaboratively with the performance department to ensure connected pathways of education and CPD throughout the performance structure.
• Manage and maintain relationships with Technical Committees (TC's), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and colleagues across the business to support the development of the education strategy.
• Liaise with the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) on matters relating to Intercontinental and Brevet judging courses and overseeing the organisation of courses as and when required.
• Manage the operations of the High Performance Coach Development Programme (HPCDP) and its review. Deliver and provide coaching and mentoring consultancy to the candidates throughout the course.

• Support and challenge Executive team in reviewing the current service provided and inform areas of potential development, such as: - ‘Switched On’ Athlete Membership - Life Skills Masterclasses - Career Pathway.
• Support in overseeing the development, launch and decision making on a new bursary programme for athletes to support their transition.
• Share insights and perspectives to encourage innovation and collaboration to support the charity’s core values and strategy.

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

• Provide direction and support to the Performance Director to maximise individual and team success, including supporting the creation of a new talent identification and tracking process.
• Working in collaboration with the Performance Director and the Operations Manager to create a new digital coach development framework to develop and grow coaching within the sport.
• Setting the organisation’s mission, vision, values and strategy from development through to elite performance, including the support of two top 10 world ranked players.
• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of policies, strategy and agreed objectives.
• Creating and maintaining positive and productive relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure Squash Wales pursues its core purpose, maximising the organisational structure and capabilities to meet its obligations under company law and other relevant legislation and regulations.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, especially the coaching staff, Performance Director and CEO to ensure effective decisions are made to support the needs of the sport and athletes through Individual Athlete.
• Jointly responsible for formulating GB Boxing values and culture project in line with UK Sport strategy.
• Lead the design and implementation of a multidisciplinary education programme to enable Podium and Podium Potential boxers to make informed decisions in all areas of their life to optimise performance.
• Development of an athlete assessment tool and individualised development plans specific to GB Boxing to measure key performance components in line with the programmes What It Takes To Win model.
• Co-ordinate and deliver a series of Road To Rio workshops in conjunction with key stakeholders to best prepare athletes competing at the Rio Olympic Games 2016.
• Ensuring athlete transitions into, through and out of the World Class Programme are managed effectively to maximise performance and individual development.

Sportcity, Manchester

• Delivering Performance Lifestyle support to Taekwondo athletes, including both Podium Potential and Podium athletes to supporting them in making effective performance based decisions.
• Supporting the transition of 15+ new athletes from a Talent Identification Programme into a full time world class centralised programme. Successfully creating a Poster Presentation focusing on athlete inductions for.

Loughborough

• Creation of a volunteer workforce to support the British Olympic Association Preparation Camps for the London 2012 Olympics. Operational management of 500 volunteers and 4 full time secondment staff through writing job.
• Created a Coach & Volunteer Academy for 400 volunteers to support the sporting structure at Loughborough University from events support & sports science through to sports coaching. Responsible for creating a volunteer.
• Market and promote all opportunities for students to engage with as well as working with partners to ensure student development and opportunities are maximised as part of the volunteer and coaching pathway.

• Supported the Sports Development Centre’s School Visit Programme with £50,000 income and increased links with local community schools while educating school children in sport development and sport science.
• Initiated the student player pathway, identifying sports and how the student involves themselves at all levels of the pathway from recreation through to elite level.
• Part of a team responsible for successfully bidding for £250,000 of Sport England funding via the Active Universities themed bid.

Loughborough

• Responsible for identifying and supporting athletes in their progression through the athlete pathway from all levels starting at recreation right through to NGB Elite performance.
• Overall responsibility for running Loughborough Students Athletic Union, overseeing 54 Athletic Union Clubs, 80 paid coaches and 8 members of the AU Exec team.
• Signatory and controller of a budget in excess of £500,000
• Regular liaison with the Vice-Chancellor & University’s Executive Management Group.
• Event management of BBC East Midlands Sports Awards (1500 attendees), Athletic Union Ball (1000 attendees) as well as project management of Healthy Living week and Loughborough Superstars.
• Formulated a 3 year marketing and kit agreement across all University sport departments worth over £1 million

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex

Sole responsibility of wage structure for over 50 businesses.Responsible for VAT registered businesses and preparing and organising payments to VAT office.Data input of financial information in preparation for final accounts for over 100 businesses.First point of contact with clients on the front desk.