Talent Transition Rowing Coach

Grade UE04: £26,093- £28,778 per annum

Corporate Services Group, Sports & Exercise

Full Time: 35 hours per week 

Open Ended: Permanent Contract

The Opportunity:

Use your knowledge to drive change. Be part of something bigger.

Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. Be part of something bigger — where your work has real impact and your development matters. There are so many reasons to take your next step with us.

Can you spot a future international in an athlete who has never picked up an oar? Join one of the UK's leading sporting universities and build a pathway that takes talented student-athletes from any sporting background into performance rowing. Where the potential is there, that pathway leads on to Scottish Rowing, British Rowing and GB Rowing programmes.

You'll be part of a high-performance culture that helps athletes thrive both academically and athletically.

• Finding talent (30%): Run annual recruitment campaigns and talent-transfer initiatives, working with University clubs and coaches to identify athletes with the physical, technical and behavioural potential for rowing.
• Coaching (40%): Plan and deliver evidence-informed programmes on land and water, build strong technical foundations, and create individual development plans.
• Managing the pathway (20%): Set clear progression standards from recruitment to our senior squads. Hold regular athlete reviews, and support athletes through testing, trialling and national selection.
• Running the programme (10%): Keep accurate records, contribute to planning and review, and support the safe use of boats, facilities and equipment.

You'll work alongside strength and conditioning, physiotherapy, sport psychology and performance lifestyle colleagues, as well as Edinburgh University Boat Club and our national partners.

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle: 

• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Variety every day
• Responsibility and autonomy

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How to apply

- CV

- Cover letter

As a valued member of our team, you can expect: 

• A competitive salary. 
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits. 

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 20 October 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews dates to be confirmed.

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally. University Sport and Exercise is a five star national and international sports facility, providing top class sporting events and sports therapy services. The University is ranked in the top 5 sporting Universities in the UK. It provides a comprehensive range of sport and exercise opportunities for students, staff and members of the local community. The range of support runs from day to day leisure and exercise, through competitive sport, to support for national and international standard athletes.
Sport and Exercise website (http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/sport-exercise) (opens in new browser tab)