UK Sport - Associate pools to support the Coaching, Leadership, Talent and Culture Teams in their work with Olympic and Paralympic performance programmes

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    "description": "\u200b\u200bThe mission for the Leadership, Talent, Culture and Coaching (LTCC) Teams is to understand the demands of each sport\u0027s performance plan and the challenges faced by those leading and delivering them - ensuring that athletes and staff are effectively supported in realising their ambitions.\n\u200bTo meet the evolving needs of leaders and coaches within the high-performance system, the LTCC Teams will offer a blended approach of:\n\u200bSelf-services resources,\n\u200bPeer learning and communities of practice within and across sports,\n\u200bExpert advice,\n\u200bAccess to programmes to enhance role effectiveness, and\n\u200bTargeted deployment of skilled associates to support capability development in and through performance environments.\n\u200bTo respond swiftly and effectively to the needs of sport, pools of high-quality, experienced associates will be procured and retained for the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic cycle.\n\u200bThe scope of services covered by this procurement will be split into 4 lots:\n\u200bAssociate - Support for Executive Leadership in High Performance Sport Provision of high-quality, confidential, and developmental executive coaching to leaders operating in high performance sport environments.\n\u200bAssociate - Support for Culture \u0026 Senior Team Leadership in High Performance Sport Provision of support to shape and strengthen leadership team, performance programme, and organisational culture in high performance sport by designing and delivering impactful development that fosters trust, clarity, cohesion, and sustainable performance.\n\u200bAssociate - Support for Coaching in High Performance Sport Provision of support to work alongside coaches and sports to plan, implement and evaluate bespoke programmes of learning that support coaches\u0027 personal and professional development.\n\u200bAssociate - Support for Recruitment \u0026 Talent Management in High Performance Sport Provide expert advice, guidance, and support to organisations across high-performance sport system regarding on demand HR policy and procedures, Talent Management (attraction, identification, recruitment, and selection) of diverse and high-quality talent. It will also support development of optimal organisational design.\n\u200bNote: A single associate or organisation may tender for one, multiple, or all roles - provided they demonstrate the required capability and experience. Each individual put forward for an associate pool(s) will be assessed on their unique skills and experience. Any organisation applying for the associate pool(s) will be required to put forward a full body of evidence against the assessment criteria for each member of the team they are proposing.\n\u200bThe yearly expected spend per lot is outlined in the below\n\u200bAnnual Spend (Quadrennial Spend)\n\u200bAssociate - Support for Executive Leadership in High Performance Sport\n\u200b\u00a3120k (\u00a3480k)\n\u200bAssociate - Support for Culture \u0026 Senior Team Leadership in High Performance Sport\n\u200b\u00a3100k (\u00a3400k)\n\u200bAssociate - Support for Coaching in High Performance Sport\n\u200b\u00a3150k (\u200b\u00a3600k)\n\u200bAssociate - Support for Recruitment \u0026 Talent Management in High Performance Sport\n\u200b\u00a3100k (\u200b\u00a3400k)\n\u200b \u200bIt is anticipated that the value of pieces of work will be less than \u00a330,000, with the majority of contracts below \u00a310,000. Work will be awarded directly, with the project or programme lead engaging with the appropriate pools and individuals. People can be awarded multiple contracts which run at the same time over the tender period.\n\u200bIn the scenario that a call-off contract is expected to exceed \u00a330k (inc VAT) we will award the contract after a mini-competition period that is open to the suppliers within this lot. The assessment criteria will be consistent with the initial framework criteria with an additional nuanced criteria that is specific to the contract. All suppliers in the lot will be notified of these criteria in their invitation to bid.\n\u200bBeing selected for the framework does not guarantee work\n\u200bSpecification for each of the roles can be viewed in the assessment criteria section and in the attached documents at the bottom of the page.\u200b",
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              "description": "Part 1 Experience - Please demonstrate the breadth \u0026 depth of professional expertise in relation to the associate role description for criteria outlined below\nEssential Criteria\nQualifications \u0026 Accreditation\nAccredited executive coach (EMCC, ICF, AoEC, or equivalent) at a senior practitioner level or above.\nEvidence of ongoing supervision and CPD in line with professional coaching standards.\nExperience\nSignificant experience coaching senior leaders in complex, high-pressure environments.\nProven track record of coaching for behavioural change, leadership effectiveness, and system impact.\nExperience working with strategic leaders on themes such as values-based leadership, self-awareness, performance under pressure, and managing change.\nKnowledge \u0026 Skills\nDeep understanding of executive coaching methodologies and adult learning principles.\nHighly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to listen actively, challenge constructively, and hold difficult conversations.\nSkilled in supporting leaders through complex, fast-moving, and often contradictory system challenges.\nStrong personal awareness, presence, and reflective capacity, and triangulation with UKS, sport and coachee.\nValues \u0026 Attributes\nHigh integrity and professionalism; models confidentiality, respect, and trust.\nCommitment to inclusive practice and cultural humility.\nComfortable working with high challenge and high support.\nStrong alignment with the purpose and values of high-performance sport and its people.\nDesire to engage in a collaborative, reflective coaching network.\nDesirable Criteria\nExperience working within or coaching in elite or high-performance sport environments.\nUnderstanding of the performance landscape in Olympic/Paralympic, professional, or pathway sport systems.\nExperience of working with diverse leadership groups, including across gender, disability, ethnicity, and multidisciplinary teams.\nBackground in leadership development, organisational psychology, or systems thinking.\nAbility to contribute to evaluation and learning processes within a broader leadership development offer.\nPart 2\nEvidence of impact - Please demonstrate the impact of your professional practice in relevant contexts and domains for the Associate - Support for Executive Leadership in High Performance Sport role. You are invited to provide up to three case studies, each with a 500 word limit.",
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        "description": "Role Purpose\nTo provide high-quality, confidential, and developmental executive coaching to leaders operating in high performance sport environments. The role aims to enhance leadership effectiveness, personal growth, and system\t-wide impact through reflective practice, challenge, and support.\nExample Accountabilities (to be determined by needs of sports)\nDeliver impactful 1:1 coaching to senior leaders across performance sport (e.g., Chairs, CEOs, Performance Directors, Head Coaches, Head of Performance).\nEnable strategic leaders to improve self-awareness, human dynamics, decision-making, resilience, and influence in complex, high-pressure environments.\nBuild psychologically safe and trusting relationships that support deep reflection and learning.\nAdapt coaching approaches to suit different leadership styles, disciplines, and stages of development.\nContribute to communities of practice or learning networks, where appropriate.\nMaintain appropriate confidentiality, ethical practice, and supervision aligned to professional standards.\nProvide insight to support UKS to support organisational learning and leadership development strategies, identifying the recurring features of practice in performance programmes",
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        "description": "To shape and strengthen leadership, team and organisational culture in high performance sport by designing and delivering impactful development that fosters trust, clarity, cohesion, and sustainable performance. The role works alongside senior leaders, coaches, and multidisciplinary teams to build environments where people can thrive under pressure and perform consistently at the highest level.\nExample Accountabilities (to be determined by needs of sports)\nDesign and deliver tailored development interventions that enhance leadership capability, team effectiveness, and cultural alignment.\nFacilitate purposeful conversations around identity, values, behaviours, and performance expectations within teams and organisations.\nSupport leaders to embed high performing team principles such as psychological safety, clarity of purpose, and inclusive leadership.\nRecognise and respond to culture flags, act as a thinking partner to performance leaders and coaches, offering insight, challenge, and support to shape environment and culture.\nCollaborate with performance and people teams to align leadership and culture work with wider performance objectives.\nContribute to learning cycles by gathering feedback, reflecting on impact, and sharing insights across the system.\nProvide insight to support UKS to support organisational learning and leadership development strategies, identifying the recurring features of practice in performance programmes",
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              "description": "Part 1\nExperience - Please demonstrate the breadth \u0026 depth of professional expertise in relation to the associate role description for criteria outlined below\nEssential Criteria\nKnowledge, Skills and Experience:\nDemonstrable experience of operating effectively and ethically within the unique demands of Olympic, Paralympic, Professional and/or other high-performance sport environments;\nAbility to plan, implement and evaluate bespoke programmes of learning that support coaches\u0027 personal and professional development;\nCapacity to adopt approaches that build organisational and system-level capability for sustained support of coaching in high-performance sport;\nSkills to support long-term behavioural change through contextually-situated and relational practice;\nPossess subject matter expertise in one or more domains relevant to coaching in high-performance sport.\nValues and Attributes:\nAbility to establish and maintain ethical, inclusive, and support-oriented relationships;\nPrinciples of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) embedded into all aspects of professional practice;\nEvidence of commitment to learning and professional development as a people development practitioner.\nPractice that demonstrably promotes coach well-being and wellness;\nSustained engagement in supervisory practice to help understand and negotiate the ethical dimensions of practice.\nDesirable Criteria\nRelevant professional and/or postgraduate qualifications;\nEndorsement through a programme of learning aligned with CIMSPA\u0027s professional standards;\nAbility to critically engage with diverse perspectives on the practice of sport coaching;\nExperience working in interdisciplinary environments where subject matter expertise is used collaboratively to support coaches and performance support teams;\nAbility to use a variety of evaluative strategies to assess progress and growth in practice relationships.\nPart 2\nEvidence of impact - Please demonstrate the impact of your professional practice in relevant contexts and domains for the Associate - Support for Coaching in High Performance Sport. You are invited to provide up to three case studies, each with a 500 word limit.",
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        "description": "Role Purpose\nUK Sport is seeking practitioners who have extensive experience of and with the relational, ethical, pedagogical and practical dimensions of working with coaches in high-performance environments.  Associate practitioners will work alongside coaches and sports to plan, implement and evaluate bespoke programmes of learning that support coaches\u0027 personal and professional development.\nExample Accountabilities (to be determined by needs of sports):\nProvide targeted and embedded support for coaches and coaching teams working in Olympic and Paralympic programmes, acknowledging the interconnectedness of learning and practice.\nWork collaboratively with UK Sport\u0027s Coaching Team and Sport Facing Advisors to identify recurring features of practice across Olympic and Paralympic programmes and what this could mean for broader system-level support for coaching.\nWork collaboratively with UK Sport\u0027s Coaching Team and Sport Facing Advisors to support problem formulation, paying attention to the reasoning and strategising underpinning the work.\nEncourage and support sports to build internal capability, enhancing long-term capacity and sustainability to effectively support coaching across the high-performance community.",
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        "title": "Associate - Support for Coaching in High Performance Sport",
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        "description": "Role Purpose\nTo provide expert advice, guidance, and support to organisations across high-performance sport system regarding on demand HR policy and procedures, Talent Management (attraction, identification, recruitment, and selection) of diverse and high-quality talent. The support ensures robust, inclusive, and future-focused recruitment practices are embedded across the system to strengthen leadership, coaching, and performance teams. It will also support development of optimal organisational design.\nExample Accountabilities (to be determined by needs of sports):\nAdvise and support organisations on talent attraction, inclusive recruitment, and succession planning strategies tailored to the unique needs of high-performance environments.\nFacilitate and contribute to the design of recruitment processes that are fair, transparent, evidence-informed, and aligned with best practice and innovative in approach.\nBuild hiring capability across the system by offering tools, guidance, and education to NGB leaders and hiring managers.\nCollaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop inclusive outreach and candidate engagement strategies.\nMonitor and evaluate recruitment activity and impact, identifying patterns, gaps, and opportunities to enhance equity and performance outcomes.\nSupport NGBs talent management approaches to track, monitor and report on EDI data\nPromote a values-led, person-centred approach to recruitment that reflects the culture and ambition of the high-performance system.\nMaintain up-to-date knowledge of employment law, safeguarding, and inclusive hiring practices, sharing insight with system partners and provide guidance on demand to NGBs as needed\nContribute to the development of a wider system talent strategy that includes retention, progression, and leadership pipeline considerations.\nAdvise on optimal organisation design and operationalisation to deliver performance",
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