Role Title: Head of Coach Development
Salary: Competitive
Contract: 0.6 – 1.0 (Person Dependant)
Location: Manchester, National Cycling Centre
We recognise candidates will bring different levels of experience, expertise and availability. We therefore expect to discuss both the scope of the role and remuneration package with candidates the value and impact in relation to the requirements of the position.
About British Cycling
British Cycling exists to bring the joy of cycling to everyone.
We have embarked on an exciting new journey, with a modernised commercial and events offering grounded in social impact and storytelling, harnessing the spotlight and inspiration of our athlete’s performance on the world stage, and our growing portfolio of major events.
We are working towards our three key priorities outlined in our strategy; to support and grow the sport to make cycling more inclusive and accessible, to lead on the world stage by winning and winning well, and to drive social impact by tackling inequalities through providing opportunities.
Great Britain Cycling Team
The Great Britain Cycling Team (GBCT) is the country’s most successful Olympic and Paralympic team in history, with high ambitions to continue this legacy in LA 2028 and beyond.
We are a highly driven and motivated team of skilled and passionate individuals working together to support athletes across seven cycling disciplines, to achieve their full potential and deliver world-beating performances on the biggest stages.
Now is an incredibly exciting year to join the Great Britain Cycling Team, fresh off the back of winning 11 Olympic and 22 Paralympic medals at the most recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, as well as having recently celebrated 20 years of the GBCT pathway.
What will you be doing?
GBCT is seeking an exceptional individual who will lead on creating and co delivering an aspirational performance coach development strategy as the Head of Coach Development.
This pivotal role is key to ensure that coaching remains a competitive advantage for the team through the LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032 cycles. The role will lead on the overall development of coaching and the performance of coaches in the Olympic Podium, Paralympic and Pathway areas of the programme.
The priority area of focus will be the LA2028 podium coaches, with development strategies designed around the demands of both individual athlete plans and discipline demands.
Executing the role like a ‘Coach Development Quarter Back’ they will be driven by the discipline performance plans to create strategic ‘plays’ maximising the network of expertise in the UK Sport system, professional sport as well as targeting specialized expertise in a variety of sectors.
This is a unique opportunity to impact the performance and the legacy of the Great Britain Cycling Team.
To be successful in this role, you will be:
- Passionate – You have a passion for coaching and performance, and to enhance the programme’s ability to respond to the growing competitive standards within the sport.
- Curious – You have a constant curiosity about how to enhance great coaching that keeps the team winning at the very top of the sport along with maintaining a high challenge, high support environment.
- Brave - You possess a high attention to detail and have the bravery to be honest and to make mistakes in search of pushing the envelope in our pursuit of excellence with a performance focussed, games first approach.
- Rapport builder – You build and maintain positive relationships with a range of key stakeholders, external partners and riders, ensuring services are delivered on time, to the standards required. Having positive influence on both performance and development to ensure there is continued progression in all of our coaches in the programme.
- Reliable – You can be consistently depended upon. When you say it will get done, it gets done. You effectively manage expectations and are sure not to over promise and under deliver. What you do is always done to the best of your ability alongside sound decision-making.
- Team player – You will naturally want to stand shoulder to shoulder with your colleagues and utilise the power of collaboration to support success.
What are the perks?
- Competitive Salary
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Generous Holidays (25 days + bank holidays)
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Life Assurance
- Pension
How to apply
Send us a cover letter application and your CV outlining your interest in the role and why you feel you meet the criteria via the apply button below.
In your cover letter, please outline your experience in supporting coaches to perform and your coach development philosophy as well as what your pay expectations are.
Applications close: 6th September 2026
Interviews likely: w/c 14th September 2026
