ABOUT THE ROLE 

Tennis Wales is the Governing Body of tennis in Wales. Our vision is tennis opened up across Wales, and we aim to transform Welsh communities through tennis. A key tactic in our 2024 – 2026 strategy is to develop pathways for Welsh players.

Cardiff Met University is focused on excellence across our sporting system, building on a proud history and tradition of sporting success at the University. The University is making significant strategic investment to upgrade facilities, diversify activity and improve access, retention, outcomes and impact in both high performance and participation sport. Working in partnership with the Students’ Union, Cardiff Council, Sport Wales and governing bodies in sport, we will deliver an outstanding sporting experience and Cardiff Met will become known as ‘Wales’ Sporting University’ capitalising on sport as a lever for wider social, economic and cultural good.

An exciting partnership formed between Cardiff Metropolitan University and Tennis Wales provides a unique opportunity for a brand-new position in which the National Performance & University Head Coach will create a transformative coaching programme. The position will play a key role in our Performance Teams and will be responsible for the development of Welsh performance players aged 14 and over, up to and including University performance players and programmes at Cardiff Met University.

The National Performance & University Coach will plan, manage, and deliver a National Training Programme for Welsh performance players (hosted at Cardiff Met University Tennis Centre), and establish a performance programme for students attending the university. The partnership between Tennis Wales and Cardiff Met will provide leadership and strategic direction to the development of Welsh players based in Wales and students at Cardiff Met through the player pathway to optimise their potential and performance.

This role will require significant experience in player development and university tennis, and a close working relationship with the LTA and Sport Wales Performance Teams. The role requires the development and maintenance of strong relationships with staff of Wales’ LTA Regional Player Development Centre in Swansea, Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences and other programmes and pathways. This will ensure that player transitions into the new National Training and Student Performance Programmes have the best interests of the player and student athlete as the primary focus. The programmes will complement one another to develop an integrated, seamless pathway for tennis, providing a high-quality performance environment and further growing Wales’ and the University's reputation as a destination for tennis and sport.

Deadline to Apply

15th July 2024.
CV and a covering letter to be attached to recruitment portal, explaining how you meet the criteria set, and why you wish to join Tennis Wales.

Full job details included in recruitment pack.