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Olympic High Performance Coach - Women

Caversham
Full-time
Permanent employee

A bit about the role

The GB Rowing Team is seeking to recruit an Olympic High Performance Coach to work within its Olympic Women’s squad from the start of the 2027 season (22 September 2026). This role will join the team’s combined efforts to develop the rowers and performances that secure Olympic qualification in 2027, and ultimately deliver Olympic medal success at the LA 2028 Olympic Games. 


With the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games only 6 years away, this role will also require the successful coach to connect with the Olympic Pathway and Project Brisbane cohort. This connection will be fundamental to motivating and nurturing the next generation of rowers targeting Olympic success, ensuring a successful transition to the National Training Centre in Autumn 2028.


Subject to the successful coach’s availability, there is the opportunity to start earlier and join the team’s 2026 World Championships campaign. This period would begin on 17 July 2026 with the squad’s overseas preparation camp, ahead of the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.


If you are a highly motivated and experienced coach who can bring further technical expertise, innovation and leadership to our programmes while adding  value to our World Class team of coaches and support staff then this could be for you.


For further details, please refer to the job description here.

Salary: Competitive

Additional Information

Who Should Apply?


We welcome applications from coaches with:

  • Proven experience and success at the international level of rowing

  • A strong technical and tactical understanding of rowing at the highest level

  • Excellent leadership and communication skills

  • A passion for developing athletes and achieving success on the world stage

  • A desire to be part of GBRT's "One Team" approach to success


Please note that British Rowing is committed to building a diverse and inclusive coaching team and strongly encourages expressions of interest from women and underrepresented groups in high performance sport. 


Interested coaches are invited to send a current CV and covering letter via the form by 1200 Wednesday 10th June 2026. Interviews will take place on Thursday 18th June 2026.

About us

Our passion is rowing in all of its forms. British Rowing is the governing body for rowing, responsible for supporting grassroots rowing in England and preparing the GB Rowing Team ready for the Olympics, Paralympics, and other international competitions.


Our vision is a sport that welcomes and has an offer for everyone. Our mission is to create a healthy, inclusive and life-enhancing sport. We are a membership organisation with over 30,000 individual members, supporting over 550 affiliated clubs and 230 affiliated events. We cover all types of rowing - whether it’s on the river or lake, on the sea, at home, or in the gym. 


We are committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnership. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know by indicating your needs to the HR team in the application form or by emailing hr@britishrowing.org.