Performance Programme Manager
| Posting date: | 15 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, Loughborough, Manchester |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | UK Sport |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Who are UK Sport?
We are the UK’s trusted high-performance experts, powering our greatest athletes, teams, sports and events to achieve positive success. Investing a combination of National Lottery and Government funds, we support our Olympic and Paralympic sports to realise their world-leading potential, and we are the government’s lead technical agency for major events in the UK. We work closely with our sporting, national and regional partners to ensure that the UK successfully bids for and stages some of the world’s biggest international sporting events. Our purpose is to lead high-performance sport to enable extraordinary moments that enrich lives.
We are on a mission – to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation. That mission is underpinned by three ambitions for UK high-performance sport; to keep winning and win well, to grow a thriving sporting system and to harness those to inspire positive change. Working with the sports and events we fund, DCMS, and our partner organisations across the UK high-performance system, we are building on 25 years of ever-growing success to write the UK’s next chapter for Olympic and Paralympic sport.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Performance Programme Manager who can bring operational alignment, and momentum to the System Performance Support Strategy. This role is all about connecting the dots, ensuring delivery plans run smoothly, governance is robust, and data and insight drives decisions. You’ll work across UK Sport, UKSI, and National Governing Bodies to keep priorities on track and foster collaboration that accelerates impact.
Key Focus Areas
Programme & Strategic Coordination
• Lead the delivery roadmap and operational plan for the strategy.
• Coordinate across Athlete Support, Coaching, Performance Services, Athlete Services, and Learning & Development.
• Maintain and share the central delivery plan, risks, and milestones.
Governance & Assurance
• Embed structured governance for progress tracking and accountability.
• Report to senior boards on KPIs, timelines, and impact.
• Monitor service delivery commitments and flag risks early.
System KPIs & Data
• Ensure consistent KPI collection and use for decision-making.
• Work with data leads for real-time system performance insights.
• Share data transparently to enable accountability and learning.
Operational Integration
• Build tools, workflows, and dashboards for clarity and prioritisation.
• Drive effective use of project management platforms.
• Promote agile, cross-functional working practices.
Stakeholder Collaboration
• Build strong relationships across UK Sport, UKSI, and NGBs.
• Facilitate shared planning and learning environments.
• Embed feedback loops to surface needs and constraints quickly.
A full role overview is available in the Job Description.
We are the UK’s trusted high-performance experts, powering our greatest athletes, teams, sports and events to achieve positive success. Investing a combination of National Lottery and Government funds, we support our Olympic and Paralympic sports to realise their world-leading potential, and we are the government’s lead technical agency for major events in the UK. We work closely with our sporting, national and regional partners to ensure that the UK successfully bids for and stages some of the world’s biggest international sporting events. Our purpose is to lead high-performance sport to enable extraordinary moments that enrich lives.
We are on a mission – to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation. That mission is underpinned by three ambitions for UK high-performance sport; to keep winning and win well, to grow a thriving sporting system and to harness those to inspire positive change. Working with the sports and events we fund, DCMS, and our partner organisations across the UK high-performance system, we are building on 25 years of ever-growing success to write the UK’s next chapter for Olympic and Paralympic sport.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Performance Programme Manager who can bring operational alignment, and momentum to the System Performance Support Strategy. This role is all about connecting the dots, ensuring delivery plans run smoothly, governance is robust, and data and insight drives decisions. You’ll work across UK Sport, UKSI, and National Governing Bodies to keep priorities on track and foster collaboration that accelerates impact.
Key Focus Areas
Programme & Strategic Coordination
• Lead the delivery roadmap and operational plan for the strategy.
• Coordinate across Athlete Support, Coaching, Performance Services, Athlete Services, and Learning & Development.
• Maintain and share the central delivery plan, risks, and milestones.
Governance & Assurance
• Embed structured governance for progress tracking and accountability.
• Report to senior boards on KPIs, timelines, and impact.
• Monitor service delivery commitments and flag risks early.
System KPIs & Data
• Ensure consistent KPI collection and use for decision-making.
• Work with data leads for real-time system performance insights.
• Share data transparently to enable accountability and learning.
Operational Integration
• Build tools, workflows, and dashboards for clarity and prioritisation.
• Drive effective use of project management platforms.
• Promote agile, cross-functional working practices.
Stakeholder Collaboration
• Build strong relationships across UK Sport, UKSI, and NGBs.
• Facilitate shared planning and learning environments.
• Embed feedback loops to surface needs and constraints quickly.
A full role overview is available in the Job Description.
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