Strength and Conditioning Coach (GB Badminton)

Organisation: UK Sports Institute
Salary: £34,431 p.a
Location: Milton Keynes
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 21 September 2025
Interview date: 9 October 2025
Job Description: The Opportunity:

The UK Sports Institute and Badminton England have an exciting opportunity for a full time Strength & Conditioning Coach working at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes.

You will be an integral member of a small, highly focussed, interdisciplinary performance team, collaborating with coaches and support staff spanning various science and medicine disciplines.

Location: Badminton England functions out of the National Badminton Centre (in Milton Keynes) where players train both on court and in the gym whilst receiving world class coaching and support services. Delivery will be in person, with the possibility of occasional remote working to meet the needs of the sport.

Role requirements:

A typical week would be Monday to Friday although there may be a need for weekend work as well as attendance at identified camps or competitions.

Badminton England Vision

The most inclusive and accessible sport in England. A sport for everyone.

The high-performance strategy aims to create an environment which develops and delivers courageous world class players from talent to top 10 who can build on our history and represent England and GB.

Performance support team mission

To empower players with the physical capabilities, skills, and support needed to optimise training, enhance performance, and achieve sustained success beyond badminton.

A snapshot of the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly focussed performance team and contribute towards the development and success of Badminton England. Reporting to the Performance Support Lead you will positively impact player availability, training quality, and playing performance.

We are looking for an experienced and suitably qualified strength and conditioning coach who can be proactive whilst working collaboratively in a demanding performance environment within an interdisciplinary support team. It is important to be approachable, accessible, and visible in this role.

For you to be successful you will bring energy, curiosity, and enthusiasm to the role, have an agile approach to support player development, and be able to solve problems collaboratively. Prior experience of badminton is not essential, but a passion to learn about the sport and identify opportunities is.

If you feel you can bring the expertise, energy, and enthusiasm we require to help us shape our future, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At the UKSI we aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society, not only by characteristic but by thought and perspective.  We believe a diverse workforce enables growth and creates a sustainably inclusive workspace for all employees.

If there is something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job more accessible, let us know!

Application Method:

To be considered for this world class opportunity, you will be required to upload a CV and answer the application question on our career's portal via our website. The answer to the question should bring your CV to life by highlighting your relevant skills and attributes that would make you the ideal candidate for this role.

Question:

Tell us about an experience where you have provided strength and conditioning support to an athlete as part of a multi-disciplinary team that has created a performance impact. In this paragraph include:

How was the physical change required decided?
What change was created?
What was your role and what did you do?
How did you assess progress?
Talk through key points in the timeline and who else was involved.
What did you do well?
What was your key learning point?
What did you enjoy the most about this experience?

Important:

Once you begin your application on the portal you will have the option to type the answers to the questions as directed on the application form in a free text box (maximum 4000), however if you would prefer, you may upload your answers with your CV. We ask that the answers to the question is no more than 2 sides of A4. (Please note that you can only upload 1 document to the portal so please ensure the questions appear either at the beginning or as a follow on from your CV).

Key Dates for Applicants

Closing Date:  Sunday 21st September
Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 23rd September
Telephone interview date: Wednesday 1st October (Morning)
Interview Date: Wednesday 8th October in person at the National Badminton Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Great Holm, Milton Keynes, MK8 9LA

Additional information for applicants: If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact Laurence Birdsey (laurence.birdsey@uksportsinstitute.co.uk)
How to apply: for more information, including the full job description please follow the link below to the vacancy on our website: https://uksportsinstitute.co.uk/opportunity/strength-and-conditioning-coach-badminton/