Padel Lead Vacancy
Who are we?
Northamptonshire Tennis (NT) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), and the governing body for tennis and padel within in the county. We have evolved from the long-established Northamptonshire Lawn Tennis Association (NLTA). We are run by a Board of Trustees, a friendly team of volunteers who love sport and are happy to help with the running of tennis and padel activities across the county.
Closely aligned with the LTA, and our charitable purpose, the vision and mission of Northamptonshire Tennis is ‘Tennis Opened Up’. To grow our sport by ensuring it is relevant, accessible, welcoming and enjoyable. We have a similar approach to developing and promoting padel and to support, one of the fastest growing sports in Britain and the county, we have created a Padel Lead role.
Our voting members are LTA registered tennis and padel clubs and venues within Northants. We engage with our members on providing safe and welcoming opportunities for everyone to play. We help organise competitions and tournaments, we promote coaching, and we support our county level players, both juniors and seniors. We promote and support inclusive programmes for people with disabilities and additional needs.
We value diversity and inclusion and encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply to join us and to help broaden our perspectives in everything we do.
Overview
The Padel Lead will support and guide LTA Registered venues, Head Coaches, and volunteers in developing and co-ordinating padel participation, County Team’s and LTA sanctioned competition in Northants.
Key Relationships
As well as directly supporting NT Trustees to effectively deliver padel related objectives and core activities, this role will also work closely with our Padel Ambassador, Venue Owners/management and Head Coaches, our other Leads and County and LTA colleagues.
Specific Responsibilities
- Work to understand the padel landscape in the county
- Establish and build positive relationships with key members of the padel community
- To encourage all padel venues in the county to register with the LTA
- Work closely with the volunteer Padel Ambassador in creation of a padel development plan aligned to county objectives
- Represent padel at relevant Committee meetings where you can proactively promote the game and share updates
- Create awareness of NT partnership & sponsorship opportunities, within the padel community, to help support funding for county padel
- Work closely with NT Competition and Performance Committee in establishing transparent Padel County team selection and management policies
- Work closely with NT Competition and Perfomance Committee to appoint county age group Captains, facilitate county training and ensure selections are transparent.
- Work closely with the Competition Lead in developing and promoting County Championships
- Engage with Coach providers to promote LTA coaching & official courses
- Encourage Padel Coaches to join a County Coaches network and to share opportunities for bursaries and further learning (CPD).
- Engage with the EDI, Participation and Open Court Leads to help identify opportunities for inclusive Padel programmes/initiatives
- Ensure there is padel content on the county website and that padel features regularly on county social media platforms
Skills and Knowledge
- An advocate of padel
- An infectious enthusiasm for the sport, preferably as a padel player or LTA Accredited Coach
- Good organisational, admin and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to manage any potential conflicts of interest
- Understanding of the padel industry and workforce roles, including volunteers and coaches
- Understanding of the broad range of padel programmes and products available to players
- Understanding, and buy into, of LTA Padel direction of travel.
- A satisfactory LTA DBS disclosure
- Satisfactory IT skills
Time Commitment
This is a new paid self empoyed role and initially based on 3 hours per week.
Meetings are generally held at Kings Park Tennis Centre, when in person, plus virtual meetings when appropriate
Next Steps
If you are interested, please checkout the role description and then e-mail, admin@northantstennis.org explaining why you are interested in the role, or include a short C.V. Or simply contact us if you wish to lean more. If you also know someone who would be a great fit, then please share this information. We would love you to contact us, and we will get back to you!
Role Description
