Interim Director of Community & Sport Development (maternity cover)

Sport England investment

• Lead British Triathlon’s Sport England investment process, working across the organisation and with Sport England to develop a compelling, evidence-led investment proposition aligned with organisational and Sport England priorities.
• Build and maintain a strong, trusted relationship with Sport England, leading planning, negotiation, assurance, reporting, and decision-making, while ensuring existing commitments and funded programmes remain well governed and on track.

Operational delivery and partnerships

• Support high-quality, sustainable programmes and services that open up swim, bike, run, and triathlon to more people and communities, working collaboratively across Performance, Commercial, Marketing, Membership, Digital, Finance, Governance, and Operations to ensure joined-up delivery.
• Represent British Triathlon and Triathlon England with key partners, stakeholders, governance groups, and delivery organisations, maintaining effective relationships with Triathlon Scotland and Welsh Triathlon and identifying opportunities for collaboration, shared learning, and greater alignment.

Finance, performance, and governance

• Oversee directorate budgets, forecasting, financial management, objectives, performance measures, impact indicators, and delivery risks, ensuring resources are aligned to priorities and used responsibly.
• Ensure high-quality reporting to the Executive Team, British Triathlon Board, Triathlon England Management Board, and Sport England; support relevant committees and governance structures; and promote sound governance, risk management, safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, and environmental responsibility.

Relationships

The role reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is a member of the British Triathlon Executive Team. The postholder will have responsibility for a directorate budget of approximately £3 million and will directly line manage the Head of Place and Community Participation, Head of Sport Development, Head of Workforce, Head of Events, Head of Clubs & Regions, and Head of Customer Experience with a wider directorate team of approximately 30 people.

Key relationships will include:

• Chief Executive Officer and Executive Team
• Development Directorate leadership team and wider staff
• Sport England
• Triathlon England Management Board and associated governance groups
• British Triathlon Board
• Regional volunteers and representatives
• Welsh Triathlon
• Triathlon Scotland
• Triathlon Trust and other delivery partners

About You

You will be an experienced senior leader who combines strategic perspective with a practical, supportive, and delivery-focused approach. You will be comfortable stepping into an established team, building trust quickly, and providing stability while progressing important organisational priorities.

Our values sit at the heart of everything we do, and we’re looking for someone who truly lives them:

• Inclusive: Welcomes and supports people from all backgrounds, ensuring everyone can participate, feel safe, and belong.
• People Centred: Puts athletes, volunteers, colleagues, and communities at the heart of decisions and ways of working.
• Ambitious: Strives for high performance and continuous improvement, on and off the field of play.
• Do What’s Right: Acts with integrity, transparency, and fairness, even when that is the more challenging route.

In addition to these values, the following knowledge, skills, and experience are essential or desirable for this role.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

• Significant senior leadership experience, with a track record of leading, supporting, and developing high-performing teams.
• Demonstrable experience of translating organisational strategy into clear priorities, plans, and successful delivery.
• Strong people leadership skills, with the ability to build trust quickly, provide clarity, and lead effectively through periods of change.
• Experience of operating at senior leadership or Executive Team level and contributing to organisation-wide decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience of building trusted relationships across complex organisations and partnerships.
• Experience of managing significant budgets, resources, performance, and organisational risk.
• Experience of working with governance structures, boards, and/or senior committees, including providing clear and effective reporting.
• Experience of developing or managing significant investment/funding relationships and associated planning, assurance, and reporting.
• Experience of working with Sport England or another major public-sector funder.
• Experience within sport, physical activity, membership organisations, and/or the voluntary sector.
• Understanding of events, coaching, workforce, volunteer, club, or community development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence people at all levels.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and people-centred leadership style aligned with British Triathlon's values.
• Sound judgement, resilience, and the confidence to make decisions and navigate complexity.

Desirable

• Knowledge of triathlon and the wider swim, bike, and run landscape.

Other

• A full UK driving licence

If you’re inspired and excited about working at British Triathlon, we’d love to hear from you!