EA to the Director of Performance and People
| Posting date: | 30 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £45,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Loughborough, Leicestershire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 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
As Executive Assistant to the Director of Performance & People (DoPP), you’ll be their trusted partner. You’ll bring pace, clarity and calm to a fast-moving environment. And you’ll help the DoPP focus their time on what matters most. Creating the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation.
This role is dynamic, outward facing, and highly influential: you will help the DoPP operate at pace, connect the department to the wider system, and enable the smooth running of critical programmes, relationships and strategic activity. It is a unique opportunity to be at the centre of UK Sport’s mission, contributing directly to the success of the high-performance system and the people who power it.
What you’ll do
Be the Director’s right hand
• Run the DoPP’s inbox with confidence.
• Manage the diary end to end, protecting time, planning ahead and ensuring the DoPP shows up where they add the most value.
• Coordinate the DoPP’s travel to national and international sporting events — itineraries, intelligence briefings and logistics.
• Keep the DoPP informed, prepared and aware of emerging issues.
Act as the gateway
• Be the first point of contact for anyone seeking the DoPP.
• Solve problems early, manage expectations across the department and hold conversations on the Director’s behalf with clarity and authority.
• Anticipate what’s coming and prepare the DoPP before they need it.
• Be a trusted, discreet and credible first point of contact for senior leaders.
Lead governance and key moments
• Own Performance & People Board preparation — coordinating papers, shaping content and ensuring submissions land on time.
• Manage content for the Executive Team Report to Board with accuracy and impact.
• Provide high quality documents, briefings and communications that support confident decision making.
What you’ll bring
• Outstanding organisation and forward-planning instinct
• Natural communicator with strong judgement
• Confident in building relationships at every level
• Energised by fast-paced, purposeful work
Ready to play your part in the next decade of extraordinary sporting moments? Apply now and help power the people who power British sport.
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
As Executive Assistant to the Director of Performance & People (DoPP), you’ll be their trusted partner. You’ll bring pace, clarity and calm to a fast-moving environment. And you’ll help the DoPP focus their time on what matters most. Creating the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation.
This role is dynamic, outward facing, and highly influential: you will help the DoPP operate at pace, connect the department to the wider system, and enable the smooth running of critical programmes, relationships and strategic activity. It is a unique opportunity to be at the centre of UK Sport’s mission, contributing directly to the success of the high-performance system and the people who power it.
What you’ll do
Be the Director’s right hand
• Run the DoPP’s inbox with confidence.
• Manage the diary end to end, protecting time, planning ahead and ensuring the DoPP shows up where they add the most value.
• Coordinate the DoPP’s travel to national and international sporting events — itineraries, intelligence briefings and logistics.
• Keep the DoPP informed, prepared and aware of emerging issues.
Act as the gateway
• Be the first point of contact for anyone seeking the DoPP.
• Solve problems early, manage expectations across the department and hold conversations on the Director’s behalf with clarity and authority.
• Anticipate what’s coming and prepare the DoPP before they need it.
• Be a trusted, discreet and credible first point of contact for senior leaders.
Lead governance and key moments
• Own Performance & People Board preparation — coordinating papers, shaping content and ensuring submissions land on time.
• Manage content for the Executive Team Report to Board with accuracy and impact.
• Provide high quality documents, briefings and communications that support confident decision making.
What you’ll bring
• Outstanding organisation and forward-planning instinct
• Natural communicator with strong judgement
• Confident in building relationships at every level
• Energised by fast-paced, purposeful work
Ready to play your part in the next decade of extraordinary sporting moments? Apply now and help power the people who power British sport.
A full role overview is available in the Job Description.
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