Tennis Scotland Workforce Development Manager

Tennis Scotland

Salary: £28,000 – £36,000

Location: Tennis Scotland, Craiglockhart Tennis Centre, Edinburgh

Contract Type: Permanent (Full time)

Closing date: 25th September 2017

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Tennis Scotland as Workforce Development Manager. Working across the organisation the successful applicant will aim to develop and deliver a programme of education and development for coaches, officials and volunteers as we aim to build on the profile created by our players and coaches over the last 5-10 years to ‘Deliver a Legacy’ for tennis in Scotland.

The Workforce Development Manager will design and implement a core education and development programme as well as develop bespoke learning solutions for specific groups, i.e. performance coaches and referees.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a track record of developing people, possess excellent customer service skills and have the ability to develop, deliver and monitor projects. Excellent leadership, communication and negotiating skills are a must as well as the ability to enthuse and motivate others coupled with a real passion for achieving the mission of ‘More People Playing Tennis More Often’.

To Apply

For an informal, confidential discussion about this role, please contact Doc McKelvey, on 07958 202937 or doc.mckelvey@tennisscotland.org

Tennis Scotland is committed to selecting staff solely on the basis of their ability to do the job for which they are being recruited, and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

To apply, please e-mail your CV and detailed covering letter summarising your suitability for the role to hr@tennisscotland.org or alternatively, please post this in confidence FAO Doc McKelvey, Tennis Scotland, 177 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1BZ. Please also complete the anonymous Tennis Scotland Equality Monitoring Survey which can be found below.

Tennis Scotland Equality Monitoring Survey

The closing date for applications is Monday 25th September 2017. Interviews will be held week commencing 16th October 2017.

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