Senior Programme Strategy Manager

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The LTA's vision is ‘Tennis Opened Up’, and our mission is to transform communities through tennis, focusing on three areas – making tennis welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring to everyone.

The Role

Working with the Head of Programme & Property Strategy and Foundation Development, this exciting new role will lead on identifying key opportunities and challenges from our insight to develop programmes and other interventions to support participation growth and retention within key audience groups. You will also lead on the ongoing review, development and scaling of our existing programmes. We’re looking for a strategic thinker who can motivate and deliver, with excellent project management, organisational and communications skills.

The team’s focus to date, which will continue, has been primarily on the award winning LTA Youth programme, which has contributed to recent highs in child participation. However, there will be increasing focus on adult participation and other formats such as Padel.

Please note, the application window for this role closes on Sunday 12th January.

Initial interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on Monday 20th January and Tuesday 21st January.

Final stage interviews will take place in-person at the National Tennis Centre on Wednesday 29th January.

Key Accountabilities

*include but are not limited to

• Working with the Head of Programme & Property Strategy and Foundation Development, provide strategic leadership on the development of innovative programmes aimed at growing and retaining junior and adult participation in tennis and padel.
• Working with other colleagues and teams, provide strategic leadership of LTA Youth, as the LTA’s flagship proposition for all children’s activity.
• Use data and insight to identify opportunities for participation growth and ensure long-term retention within the sport and that any programme developed is aligned to the LTA’s vision, mission and strategic plan.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and best practices related to sports participation, leveraging this knowledge to introduce innovative solutions and enhance programme delivery.
• Act as a change agent, driving the continuous improvement of programmess, processes, and systems to increase engagement and long-term retention.
• Monitor the performance of programmes through regular evaluation and data analysis, ensuring KPIs are tracked and reported.
• Establish and nurture relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance the reach and impact of programmes and provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to colleagues, helping to develop their skills and capabilities within the context of programme strategy.
• Manage the Programme Strategy budget effectively, ensuring efficient use of resources and maximising return on investment for all participation initiatives.
• Provide effective line management to other colleagues within the Programme Strategy team.

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave

• Pension

• Life assurance

• Reimbursement of eye tests

• Long service awards, plus monthly and annual colleague awards

• Private Medical & Health Insurance

• Free onsite gym & use of the Tennis & Padel courts

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave

• Free mental health first aider support

• Colleague ticket offerings for Major Events and The Championships, Wimbledon

• Annual Bonus Scheme

• Free parking & bike racks

• Retail discounts from our partner brands

• Training & Development

• Summer and Christmas parties

• Free tea and coffee provided daily

• Electrical vehicle charging points

• Staff lockers

• 30% discounts in our café

Our Culture

The LTA, through its vision ‘Tennis Opened Up’, is committed to creating a diverse environment where all colleagues feel included and a strong sense of belonging. We are proud to actively invite applications from all candidates who meet the essential criteria and can work in the UK. We commit that everyone will receive equal consideration for employment irrespective of your ethnicity, religion, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, age, any disability, marital or civil partnership status, and pregnancy or maternity status.

We particularly welcome applications from:

• People from ethnically diverse communities

• Deaf and disabled people

• Members of the LGBTQ+ community

• People with lived experience of the UK's many and varied communities

The LTA Tennis Foundation is a new tennis charity that partners with brilliant people and organisations to improve lives through tennis. It shares the LTA’s vision of ‘Tennis Opened Up’, and it wants to use our sport to make a real difference to people across the whole country. All LTA colleagues have the chance to get involved with the LTA TF, with some directly involved in delivering and leading its work.

To truly deliver our vision of 'Tennis Opened Up', we believe it is critical that the LTA plays our part in contributing to a healthier and more sustainable society. We want to grow tennis in Britain, but do so in a responsible way, protecting and supporting the environment and working with everyone in the sport to tackle our climate impacts. We are committed to ensuring a lasting future for tennis in Britain, and our Environmental Sustainability Plan sets out how we will do this.