HEAD OF ELITE SPORT AND EVENTS Candidate Information Pack 1 March 2021 WELCOME FROM GLL’S HEAD OF SERVICE, MANCHESTER

Thank you for your interest in the role of Head of Elite Sport and Events.

I am delighted that you are interested in working with GLL and our partners in Manchester.

This is a newly created role where you will have the opportunity to lead on our elite sporting agenda and promotion of our event venues.

Sport is at the heart of the city of Manchester. Manchester City Council is embarking on one of the largest public leisure investments anywhere in the UK over the coming years. Working closely in partnership with MCRactive and many of sports governing bodies, you can help shape this investment package that will rival any city’s sporting and leisure offer.

Manchester itself is one of the most attractive cities in the UK. There’s a quality of life here to rival that of any global city making it an ideal place to live and work.

We hope that the information that follows gives you a flavour of our work and ambitions in Manchester and the exciting times ahead.

We look forward to your application to join our team.

Ian Harkins Head of Service Manchester

GLL IN MANCHESTER GLL is a charitable social enterprise that works in partnership with MCRactive to operate and run Manchester City Council’s leisure centres. We do so under the MCRactive brand. MCRactive are a not for profit organisation established and overseen by Manchester City Council, responsible for driving sport and physical activity across Manchester.

With over 25 years experience operating over 250 leisure facilities, GLL are the UK’s leading leisure trust. We operate national sporting venues including London Aquatics Centre, Copperbox Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and very soon Lee Valley Athletics Centre, Lee Valley VeloPark and Lee Valley White Water Centre, the latter both key venues for the 2012 Olympics.

As a not for profit organisation, we reinvest all profits back into the community by developing staff, investing in leisure centres, supporting young athletes and increasing participation in sport for young and old. Our aim is simple. We want to get ‘more people, more active, more often’. Sport is at the heart of the city of Manchester. The iconic venues of the 2002 Commonwealth Games which we’re proud to manage, provide a lasting legacy and a stunning environment for Mancunians to enjoy their leisure time in, with each and every one of these facilities accessible to the community.

Eight of our venues deliver regional, national and international sport – HSBC UK National Cycling Centre, National Squash Centre and Regional Arena, Manchester Tennis and Football Centre, National Basketball Performance Centre, National Speedway Stadium, Manchester Aquatics Centre, and Manchester Regional Gymnastics Centre.

They sit alongside a portfolio of twelve extremely high quality community leisure facilities, all of which have received significant investment.

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Since 2014 three brand new centres have opened across the city – East Manchester Leisure Centre, Hough End Leisure Centre and Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre. Moss Side Leisure Centre and Hulme High Street Library were also completely refurbished in 2018. Work is due to begin this year on the brand new Abraham Moss Leisure Centre in Crumpsall. ABOUT On 1st April 2019 MCRactive was created. MCRactive are a not for profit organisation established and overseen by Manchester City Council, responsible for driving sport and physical activity across Manchester, inspiring and encouraging everyone to lead a more active and healthier lifestyle.

Their role is to provide the leadership and a common narrative, working with the whole sport and physical activity sector to activate all publically accessible sport and leisure places that exist across the city. OUR STAKEHOLDERS

ELITE SQUADS

NGBs

PARTNERS

We work with a huge range of stakeholders across Manchester, Greater Manchester and nationally. This includes national governing bodies, elite squads and strategic partners. You’ll play a key role in building and maintaining our already excellent relationships with these key stakeholders plus explore new opportunities for working with other strategic partners as we continue to grow elite sport and events across the City.

We serve a number of key governing bodies of sport including, England Squash, Basketball England, England Lacrosse, British Cycling, British Taekwondo, GB Taekwondo, England Netball, British Swimming, GB Para Swimming, and England Athletics. THE MANCHESTER SPORTING AND VENUE INVESTMENT GLL began operating nine leisure centres on behalf of Manchester City Council in October 2014. In 2018 this increased to twenty, with our partnership due to continue until 2028 with an option for a further five years beyond that. During this time we’ve supported Manchester City Council to deliver their significant investment programme across the city. This has included opening brand new leisure centres and the continued investment to the product offer across other facilities in the portfolio from health and fitness provision to outdoor pitches and soft play. Despite the current pandemic the future is extremely bright in Manchester, with further plans to invest significantly in leisure and sporting provision continuing to gather pace. A flavour of the projects delivered across the City since 2018 include:

Belle Vue Leisure Centre Moss Side Leisure Centre April 2019 - £230,000 November 2018 - £8.6m Improvements to Health and Fitness offer. Full internal refurbishment of building, including swimming pool, studios, gym, sports hall and library.

North City Family & Fitness Centre Denmark Road Sports Centre August 2019 - £460,000. January 2020 - £230,000. Investment into health and fitness offer including Refurbishment of the three outdoor pitches. gym and studio. Installation of our first soft play offer in the city.

Whalley Range Sports Centre Manchester Regional Arena March 2020 and December 2020 - £460,000 July 2020 - £1.3m Replacement of the outdoor pitches, internal Replacement of the outdoor athletics track replacement redecoration programme and investment into the of equipment. health and fitness offer including gym and studio. OUR NATIONAL CENTRES Manchester has an incredible range of iconic national centres which bring world class events, athletes and opportunities to the city.

The venues host a range of NGB tenants and elite squads and have packed calendars of local, national and international events.

HSBC UK NATIONAL CYCLING CENTRE What’s on offer Elite Athletes / Squads Venue Tenants Events Partnerships

Indoor velodrome with • GB Cycling Team Tenants • National Track 3,600 spectator seats, • GB Para Cycling Team • British Cycling Head Champs - Both Cycling and indoor BMX track and BMX • GB BMX Team Office – 200 staff • England Netball • UCI World Cups - Both Cycling and BMX • 6 Day Cycling • National Cheerleading Championships • National Badminton Championships MANCHESTER AQUATICS CENTRE What’s on offer Elite Athletes / Squads Venue Tenants Events Partnerships

50m Competition • GB Para Swimming Key Partnerships • Para World Swimming Pool and • We have key Championships - 2023 50m Training Pool partnerships with • Manchester 950 spectator capacity Manchester International Swim viewing area Metropolitan meet and University of • Activity Alliance Manchester at National Para Manchester Aquatics Championships Centre.

TEN ACRES LANE - GB Taekwondo Centre What’s on offer Elite Athletes / Squads Venue Tenants Events Partnerships

Specialist performance • GB Taekwondo hall and gym • GB Para Taekwondo NATIONAL SQUASH CENTRE & REGIONAL ARENA What’s on offer Elite Athletes / Squads Venue Tenants Events Partnerships

7 squash courts with • England Squash Key Partnerships • British Athletics 1,200 spectator • Individual GB • RFL – From 2021 Championships capacity, 6,500 Athletics • England Squash • World Taekwondo capacity athletics Grand Prix stadium and 200m • England Rugby • British Taekwondo indoor athletics track League training venue • England Schools - RLWC 2021 • Basketball England Athletics • England Lacrosse • PSA World Squash • MCRactive Events • Greater Sport BELLE VUE SPORTS VILLAGE What’s on offer Elite Athletes / Squads Venue Tenants Events Partnerships

National Basketball • Thunder • Giants • Thunder home Performance Centre • Belle Vue Aces • UCFB fixtures and National Speedway • GB Basketball • Belle Vue Aces • GB Basketball home Stadium. fixtures / cup finals 347m speedway track with a spectator • Belle Vue Aces capacity of up to 6,000 Speedway 3 courts including 1 • FIM Speedway of show court with seating Nations for 2,000 • National Cheerleading Championships • Potential – Wheelchair Basketball European Championships – 2023 OUR FACILITY MIX Across our venues and leisure centres we have an ever growing range of facilities. From 50m swimming pools to squash courts to speedway tracks our portfolio is incredibly broad. As part of the Manchester Leadership Team you’ll work with our teams across the partnership to develop and implement community and participation plans to help them achieve targets set out within their business plans.

TENNIS HEALTH SOFT COURTS SUITES PLAY GYM STATIONS 10 5 1 775

GROUP BMX 3G CYCLE STUDIOS STUDIOS VELODROMES TRACKS PITCHES 3 8 1 2 10

ATHLETIC SQUASH INDOOR TRACKS SWIMMING POOLS COURTS TENNIS COURTS 1 13 12 6

OUTDOOR CAFÉ SPEEDWAY GYMNASTICS TENNIS COURTS CATERING TRACKS RESERVOIR CENTRES 4 5 1 1 1 WATER DIVING SLIDES BOARDS LIBRARIES SPORTS HALLS 1 1 2 14 THE ROLE - HEAD OF ELITE SPORT AND EVENTS SALARY RANGE: £43,777 to £47,893

Based on the Etihad campus you will be in the heart of this sporting city. This is a new role, where you will be working in partnership with MCRactive and our key stakeholders to deliver GLL’s key objectives, which are to increase participation in sport; deliver in- dustry leading programmes; deliver the commercial elements set out in the contractual commitments; and host world class events in Manchester.

Working as part of the Manchester Leadership Team, you will be the strategic lead for GLL on all things sport.

If you have the drive, passion and experience to join our team in this exciting role, we want to hear from you. APPLYING FOR A CAREER WITH GLL Please read the job description and person specification and if you’d like to progress your application for the role, we’d love to hear from you.

GLL offer you great career development and the best training available for leisure pro- fessionals to ensure you can excel. Our local team have a depth of experience and will ensure you have the flexibility to drive the business while being supported closely to learn the GLL way. We deliver our service in line with our four company values; Better Service, Better People, Better Communities and Better Business. SELECTION PROCESS We would like you to supply a CV that shows the skills and experience, you have relevant to this role.

The post is advertised from 1 March with a Closing Date on 15 March 2021 at 12 noon.

After a shortlisting exercise, we will hold interviews on 22 March 2021. Should a second interview be required this will take place week commencing 29 March 2021. If success- ful through the Selection Process, and pre employment checks have been complete, you will receive your job offer and start date which we hope to be May/June 2021. FINALLY We would like to thank you again for your interest in working with GLL in our Manches- ter Partnership and look forward to your application.

Sally Jones-Percival. Human Resources, GLL, Manchester.