Job Vacancy: Director of High Performance

Athletics Ireland is the national governing body for athletics in Ireland and our primary objective is to foster the development of all aspects of the sport including in the High Performance area where our mission is to have “more athletes winning on the world stage”.

In 2010 we recruited a Director of High Performance with the objective of developing an integrated High Performance system focusing on the appropriate structures, people, resources, facilities and policies to ensure that our athletes could be competitive at the highest international levels. The Director, under whose leadership we have made significant progress in the development of the programme in the past six years, has decided to return to live in the United States and we now wish to appoint a replacement.

Director of High Performance

The Director of High Performance will be responsible for the creation of an environment within which athletes can develop to their full potential and excel at an international level.  The incumbent will be responsible for the development and implementation of the necessary strategies and plans that will deliver high performance in world-class competition.  This will embrace the development of high performance programmes for elite athletes; including talent selection, coaching, fitness, competition, nutrition, equipment, career support, the application of all aspects of sports science, through to the delivery of success on the world stage.  The role will have a specific focus on coaching and the ability to build on the existing coaching structure to ensure that it is sustainable and progressive and impacts on High Performance coaching in all event disciplines. The Director of High Performance will be measured in terms of success at European and World Championships and at the Olympic Games.

Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, candidates must have extensive experience in the international athletics high performance field at senior management level and will have led athletes, coaches, science and medicine professionals through all levels of international performance.  A proven record of success at a major international level is a prerequisite.  It is also vital that he/she should be a strong communicator, with exceptional influencing and interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent planning and organisational abilities. 

A full job description is available HERE

Interested candidates should forward their Curriculum Vitae, together with a covering letter to: John Foley, C.E.O. Athletics Ireland, 19 Northwood Court, Northwood Business Campus, Santry, Dublin 9. Email: johnfoley@athleticsireland.ie Applications close on January 16th 2017.