Job Title: Club Support & Development Officer

Job Location: East & North of Scotland

Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Overview

Are you an energetic, well-organised and highly motivated with a passion for working with a diverse range of people?

Are you looking for a role in sport that challenges you with an organisation that will support you to grow and develop?

If you are also passionate about basketball and have a desire to develop the game and its people, this is an excellent opportunity to establish a career in sports development.

The role is focussed on supporting our member clubs to increase positive experiences and help them grow and develop.  Your responsibilities will include supporting the delivery of our Jr NBA partnership, coordinating development and education opportunities and providing information and bespoke support to clubs to help them thrive.

We are looking for someone who can build relationships, plan and communicate effectively and be a great teammate!

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role 

Build meaningful relationships with clubs to positively influence their ability to deliver fun and engaging basketball in a safe and well-governed environment. The initial focus will be on strengthening the roots of the game, at under-18 and below. The role involves working with other members of the basketballscotland team to build club resilience across a range of areas, including: development of people (coaches, officials, volunteers); building local partnerships; improving on court standards; sustainability; and, club governance.

Responsibilities 

Work with clubs to improve quality, build capacity and develop inclusive opportunities, with a focus on “first experience of basketball”, in particular under 14. Crucial to this is developing rapport with key administrators and coaches within clubs, alongside members of the basketballscotland team. Work with existing club members to strengthen delivery of youth basketball Build relationships with all clubs in the region to facilitate development and improvement specific to individual club requirements Develop and grow the people involved in clubs, creating networks of support for coaches, officials and volunteers

The job description for the vacancy can be found here