Job: Associate Director, Sport Performance, Coaching and Education

Organization: Cycling BC

Reporting To: Executive Director

Location: Flexible and preferred within the Lower Mainland. The successful candidate will be expected to work remotely, and required to attend local Cycling BC events and meetings.

About Cycling BC

Cycling BC is the provincial governing body for the sport of cycling in British Columbia, representing Road, Track, Cyclo-cross, Mountain Biking, BMX and Para-cycling.

Cycling BC’s key responsibilities include:

• Licensing of riders, coaches, officials and race organizers.
• Coordinating and developing an annual race calendar.
• Training race officials.
• Certifying and training coaches and clinic instructors.
• Supporting cycling clubs.
• Sanctioning and ensuring cycling races and events.
• Developing high performance athletes.
• Design and delivery of youth cycling programs to schools and communities.

Overview of the position and opportunity

Cycling BC is currently searching for its new Associate Director, Sport Performance, Coaching and Education to lead the strategic development, delivery, and management of Cycling BC’s performance sport, coaching and education programs. This is a system-building role. This includes, but is not limited to, building a high performance sport framework that supports clear pathways for athletes, coaches, and officials to progress and excel within the province, and beyond. This position is a dynamic and demanding leadership role within Cycling BC, and the successful candidate will be accountable for driving sport performance and education operations through the design and implementation of strategically informed programs to achieve key objectives outlined in the 2025-2028 strategic plan. This role requires sound judgement to navigate diverse situations and environments, while fostering SafeSport policies within a culture of collaboration, transparency, wellness, and excellence in sport.

Your skills and experience will help you move smoothly between strategy and execution, while building trusted relationships and strengthening our reputation with stakeholders, athletes, coaches, and officials across the Cycling BC ecosystem.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will have one direct report and work in close collaboration with the events and community development portfolio with oversight of an informed and well-structured race and events calendar. The role requires a strong leader with superior communication skills, organizational and leadership acumen, and a proven ability to innovate and develop meaningful partnerships and make a lasting impact on the sport of cycling in BC.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership and System Design

• Lead the strategic design, development, and implementation of clear cohesive pathways to help athletes and coaches to progress in the sport of cycling.
• Create a sustainable province-wide coaching, education, and performance strategy supported by clear policy, positive and inclusive culture, and established best practices.
• Lead staff in the systematic re-design of an integrated athlete and coach development framework to advance Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD); oversee camps, projects, and transparent selection processes that help clubs and coaches develop emerging athletes.
• Oversee the annual Cycling BC Events Calendar strategy in partnership with the key staff, aligned with each discipline, category, and athlete pathway projects.
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