Paralympic World Class Performance Coach

Organisation: British Cycling
Salary: Up to £42,500 per annum (dependent upon experience)
Location: Manchester
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 6 August 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 individual who can coach in the Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) as Paralympic World Class Performance Coach playing an important role, supporting a strong tradition and vision of the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) in developing and nurturing individuals towards medal success across multiple disciplines on the track and road. A key priority of this role is to coach identified riders across the classification spectrum for Tandems, Bicycles, Tricycles and Handcycles.

As we aim high and the ambition to top the cycling medal table at the 2028 Paralympic Games, it is pivotal to have the ability to display curiosity, problem solve and sound decision making in the development of athletes plans to look to push the boundaries of performance, remain competitive and deliver medal success. You will be responsible for aligning the training and competition plans for your athlete coaching group

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

What we’re looking for:

To be successful in this role, you will be:

Passionate – You have a passion for coaching, and the drive and determination to enhance the ability of your coaching group to challenge for medals in a highly competitive international stage.
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, sports, coaches and environments.
Conscientious - You possess a high attention to detail and have a desire to ensure to ensure the coaching standards of delivery and the environment you operate in are world class with a performance focussed games first approach.
Rapport builder – You foster positive engagement and strong, trusting relationships with your coaching group and you will be proactive and optimistically persistent in developing the strength of these relationships even with the most challenging of personalities.
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.
Team player – You will naturally want to stand shoulder to shoulder with your colleagues and utilise the power of collaboration to support success.

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.

Applications close: Thursday 6th August 2026

Interviews: Thursday 13th August 2026
How to apply: https://careers.britishcycling.org.uk/job/918573

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Paralympic World Class Performance Coach