Olympic Performance Pathways Manager

Organisation: British Cycling
Salary: Up to £65,000 (dependent upon experience)
Location: Manchester
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 25 January 2026
Job Description: About British Cycling

British Cycling exists to bring the joy of cycling to everyone.

We have embarked on an exciting new journey, with a modernised commercial and events offering grounded in social impact and storytelling, harnessing the spotlight and inspiration of our athlete’s performance on the world stage, and our growing portfolio of major events.

We are working towards our three key priorities outlined in our strategy; to support and grow the sport to make cycling more inclusive and accessible, to lead on the world stage by winning and winning well, and to drive social impact by tackling inequalities through providing opportunities.

Great Britain Cycling Team

The Great Britain Cycling Team (GBCT) is the country’s most successful Olympic and Paralympic team in history, with high ambitions to continue this legacy at LA 2028 and beyond.

We are a highly driven and motivated team of skilled and passionate individuals working together to support athletes across seven cycling disciplines, to achieve their full potential and deliver world-beating performances on the biggest stages.

We work hard to support delivery of British Cycling’s vision which includes striving to inspire Britain to be a great cycling nation and sharing the joy of cycling with everyone.

Now is an incredibly exciting year to join the Great Britain Cycling Team, fresh off the back of winning 11 Olympic and 22 Paralympic medals at the most recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, as well as having recently celebrated 20 years of the GBCT pathway.

What will you be doing?

GBCT is seeking an exceptional leader to drive the Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) as Olympic Performance Pathways Manager. This pivotal role will oversee the identification, development, tracking and progression of riders through the Olympic pathway, ensuring medal aspirations are achieved at World Championships and Olympic Games.

You will provide operational management across the Olympic podium programme and strategic leadership across pathway programmes, managing coaching teams to deliver world‑class rider development environments. Key responsibilities include aligning training and competition plans, leading athlete recruitment and transition, forecasting talent gaps, and engaging with stakeholders such as parents, external coaches, and UK Sport partners.

As a senior member of the GBCT Strategic Leadership Team (SLT), you will shape the future of British Cycling, uphold governance and compliance standards, and maximise performance outcomes through effective resource management.

This is a unique opportunity to influence the culture, legacy, and success of Great Britain’s Olympic cycling ambitions.

What we’re looking for:

To be successful in this role, you will be:

Curious – You have a constant curiosity about how the rest of the world are identifying and developing their athletes and how to keep ahead of them. You have an appetite to learn from other industries, sports, coaches and environments. You have a desire to invite fresh eyes and new perspectives and you welcome challenge and debate.
Passionate – You have a passion for athlete development and the underpinning factors which influence successful transitions. You will be ‘well-read’ in key literature and research and will have ideas about application of research in real world settings.
Rapport builder – You foster positive engagement and strong, trusting relationships. You will be proactive and optimistically persistent in developing the strength of these relationships even with the most challenging of personalities. You don’t give up.
Reliable – You can be consistently depended upon. When you say it will get done, it gets done. You effectively manage expectations and are sure not to over promise and under deliver. What you do is always done to the best of your ability.
Conscientious - You possess a high attention to detail and have a desire to ensure to ensure the standards of delivery and the environment you operate in are world class. To this end you seek feedback on yourself and are forthcoming in providing constructive feedback to others.
Team player – You will naturally want to stand shoulder to shoulder with your colleagues and muck in when it is required.

What are the perks?

Competitive Salary
Cycle to Work Scheme
Generous Holidays (25 days + bank holidays)
Holiday purchase scheme
Life Assurance
Pension

How to apply

Send us a cover letter (max 2 pages) and your CV outlining your interest in the role and why you feel you meet the criteria via the apply button below.

In your cover letter, please outline your experience in supporting successful pathways for athlete progression, including how trajectories were monitored and how outliers were managed.

Applications close: Sunday 25th January 2026
How to apply: https://careers.britishcycling.org.uk/job/813575