Lead Women's Rowing Coach

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Lead Women’s Rowing Coach to join our Sport & Active Wellness team.

Reporting to the Head of Rowing and working closely with the Lead Men’s Rowing Coach, Fleet Operations Coordinator and the Sport Development team, you’ll lead the women’s high performance programme at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club, in a world-class environment and High Performance Academy with British Rowing. The role holder will be expected to support approximately 60 athletes in the programme, providing high-quality technical coaching, both on land and on the water, and collaborating with sports science practitioners and academic colleagues to maximise performance outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at one of the world’s most successful boat clubs whilst supporting our vision to help every member of the Oxford Brookes Boat club community move, succeed and belong.

About the Team

Sport & Active Wellness (SAW) is a newly formed Directorate responsible for delivering an outstanding and inclusive sporting experience for students, staff and the wider community.

We bring together performance, participation, wellbeing and facility services to support all levels of activity. You will join a creative, fast-paced and supportive team that thrives on enterprising creativity and a shared "Generosity of Spirit" to enhance the student experience.

What will I be doing?

• Coaching: Delivering a collective coaching philosophy through periodised and athlete-centred training programmes.
• Data Analysis: Capture, interpret and communicate telemetry data to our athletes and crews to maximise performance.
• Competition Logistics: Support with competition entries, race logistics, and transportation/accommodation for athletes.
• Recruitment: Help support with active recruitment of the next cohort of talented student-athletes into Oxford Brookes to ensure the winning legacy continues.
• Sport Support: Help implement critical sports science practices by working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Student Welfare: Work with student-athletes and support staff to ensure students fulfill their academic requirements, providing pastoral support where appropriate and helping to manage expectations and needs across the programme.
• Compliance: Help carry out key safety requirements and processes for both institutional and national governing body compliance.
• Engagement: Work closely with British Rowing, TASS and wider networks to deliver on funding-based criteria, and to create the most supportive environment possible for our student-athletes.

What skills do I need?

• Hold a British Rowing Senior Club Coach Level 3 qualification, or equivalent significant experience working in high performance rowing.
• Demonstrated ability to develop athletes to national or international standards.
• Experience of providing pastoral care and support for athletes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and being able to work collaboratively as part of a wider, multi-faceted team.
• Proven ability to oversee multiple crews and priorities in an organised and efficient manner, and coordinate logistical operations around training and competition.
• High level performance analysis skills and experience of using Peach telemetry systems.

The Location

Based at our Headington Campus, you’ll experience a vibrant and welcoming working environment at the heart of Oxford Brookes University. Equally, you’ll be based at our University Boathouse in Cholsey, near Wallingford, approximately 30 minutes from our Headington Campus by car. 

This post is a full-time, permanent contract. If you have any queries, please contact Ali Brown, Head of Rowing, (abrown@brookes.ac.uk)

Interviews will take place towards the end of the week commencing 17th August.

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