Performance Operations Manager

Organisation: Boccia UK
Salary: £40000-£45000
Location: The normal place of work is ‘home’, with periodic domestic travel as needed
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 8 April 2026
Interview date: 23 April 2026
Job Description: Are you passionate about high performance sport operations and governance, whilst working in a unique and ever growing successful Paralympic Sport? If so, Boccia UK is seeking a Performance Operations Manager to lead the day to day operational, financial and governance needs of our World Class Programme towards Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

Recent highlights include a successful Paris 2024 Paralympic Games where Stephen McGuire won gold in the BC4 Male category and, in 2025, we finished top of the medals table with four gold, one silver and one bronze at the European Championships.

Boccia UK is ready to enter its next level of growth with a vision of becoming the world’s leading Boccia nation. With the World Championships in Korea this September and the 2028 Paralympic Games in LA fast approaching, this role is pivotal in supporting programme-wide objectives, performance indicators and managing ongoing complex operational and governance requirements.

The role sits in Boccia UK’s Senior Leadership Team.

The Performance Operations Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing the day-to-day operational, administrative, financial and governance needs of Boccia UK, ensuring the delivery of a seamless, high-quality delivery of all World Class Programme initiatives and smooth running of the organisation. The role focuses on managing logistics, operations and governance to maximise Boccia UK’s strategic and performance outcomes. The individual will provide secretariat support to the Board and wider committees as well as be company secretary (companies house) and point of contact for yearly audits.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Performance Operations / Logistics and Financial management

• Lead on operational competition / camp planning, international competition entries, travel logistics and financial management and reporting of World Class Programme budgets to UK Sport.
• Oversee all performance operations, ensuring alignment with Boccia UK’s strategic objectives and UK Sport funding requirements.
• Manage the day-to-day WCP / Talent Transition Programme operations, including logistics, data management and administrative processes.
• Manage and review operating procedures that ensure operating systems, policies and approaches reflect best practice and effectively underpin the successful operations of the Boccia UK WCP
• To maintain financial costings of all events/activities, preparing and finalising financial forecasts and returns to UK Sport in line with Funding Agreement guidelines
• To lead on the effective management of budget tracking and monitoring to enable accurate accounts for the Boccia UK World Class Programme.
• Line manage Governance and Operations Assistant (0.4 FTE)

Governance and Compliance

• To Manage all Governance aspects of the Boccia UK WCP
• Ensure all operational activities comply with safeguarding, health and safety, anti-doping, data protection regulations and Diversity and Inclusion Action Plans (DIAP)
• Act as the Boccia UK Safeguarding and anti-doping lead
• Conduct annual financial audits (with external audit provider) on the Boccia UK WCP, ensuring alignment with organisational and legal standards.
• Lead on the BDO (UK Sport) audit (every 4 years)
• Support the Governance and Operations Assistant on all aspects involved in the Governance processes and committee.

Programme management and reporting

• To ensure that all sport policies are up to date and available to athletes, staff and other agencies, including selection policies and adherence to published processes.
• To act as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, supporting the strategic direction of Boccia UK WCP and provide project management and operations support for identified projects within the performance programmes.

Technical Projects and team support

• To act as Company Secretary to the United Kingdom Boccia Federation Board and to act as Secretary to the Finance Committee and support the respective Chairs in fulfilling the Governance requirements including interaction with UK Sport and other stakeholders.
• Support the development and implementation of the Strategic plan and contribute to its execution through the Boccia UK Board
• To support UK wide classification processes and development in collaboration with the Head of Performance Pathways
• Provide support to the Chair of Boccia UK in preparation for Board and other meetings
• Provide direct support to the Senior Leadership Team and Performance Director, developing strategy performance trackers, managing deadlines, and supporting high quality record keeping.

Performance Principles

Our Performance Principles are important to us. Therefore, it is critical that the successful candidate aligns to:

- Collaborating – with high levels of support and challenge
- Ambitious – striving for excellence in everything we do
- Relationships – respecting, trusting and believing in each other
- Evolve – constantly seeking to improve

Key Relationships:

Performance Director, Head Coach, Head of Performance Support (UKSI), Head of Performance Pathways, Senior Leadership Team, Coaching Team, Performance Support Team, Talent Transition Programme Staff, Athletes, Governance and Operations assistant, Home Nation NGB’s, Home Nation Sport Institutions, World Boccia, Chair of Boccia UK

Key Success Measures:
- Delivery against Boccia UK Key Performance Indicators / Strategic priorities
- Individual personal development plan objectives
- Efficient delivery of operational / logistical support / finance management and governance compliance to the performance team and Boccia UK.

If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity and curious about how you can help this great sport meet its future performance ambitions, then please get in touch!
How to apply: For a more detailed Job Description and Person Specification please clink the link below https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55102261e4b0f7f604b21751/t/69bbbc891bf4ed5cc8c9ee21/1773911177032/Performance+Operations+Manager+JD+Person+Spec.pdf https://boccia.uk.com/jobs To submit your application please send your CV and covering letter outlining how your skills, experiences and knowledge make you the right candidate for the role to - viv.nanopoulou@boccia.uk.com Please could you also complete the following Equity and Diversity Monitoring Form https://forms.monday.com/forms/002e9b3cea58f9269cbd4424d8edf5c5?r=euc1 Interviews are to be held on April 23rd at Loughborough University, Burleigh Court. For informal enquiries about the role please contact Greg Baker, Performance Director at greg.baker@boccia.uk.com . Please note, Greg will be available on 20th, 23rd- 27th March, 7th & 8th April. Closing date is 5pm on 8th April The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Boccia UK is committed to an inclusive interview and recruitment process to ensure all candidates can participate fully and demonstrate their abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments, at any stage, please let us know by contacting viv.nanopoulou@boccia.uk.com and we will work with you to support your needs. Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion As a participant in the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme, Boccia UK is dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace. The organisation guarantees interviews for disabled applicants who meet 80% of role’s essential criteria, reflecting its commitment to diversity and equal opportunity. If you consider yourself to have an impairment or disabled, please highlight this in your covering letter.