AusCycling    

More than a sport.

Our ambition is to be a global leader in cycling, respected for our positive impact on and off the bike. We are here to ensure that current and future generations experience both the simple joy of riding a bike, and the opportunity to reach their full potential.

AusCycling is the nation’s peak riding and cycling body, representing more than 5 million Australians who ride bikes. Formed in 2020 from 19 state, territory, and national bodies, AusCycling is responsible for programs, projects and initiatives that encompass BMX, Track, Mountain Bike, Road, Para and recreational.

We help school kids learn to ride, we stage more than 500 events each year, we nurture clubs and create pathways, and we are responsible for the training, welfare, and performance of Australia’s Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth Games and World Tour athletes.

AusCycling is committed to diversity and inclusion, to integrity and clean sport, to building communities and to achieving excellence in the right way.

Team Purpose            

Develop and celebrate Lasting Champions by delivering sustained performance success on the international stage and create healthy, inspirational role models that value their connection with the sport.

Position Purpose      

The Head Coach Acceleration & Action (A&A) has overall responsibility for managing and leading the AusCycling Performance Acceleration & Action Centre of Excellence (CoE).

You will lead the A&A CoE with the vision and values of AusCycling, guided by the priorities of the AusCycling Performance Strategic Plan. As per the AusCycling Strategy and upon review by the AusCycling Executive Leadership Team.

Objectives

• Australians contesting the biggest bike competitions on the planet
• Develop and support performance environments for athletes and coaches
• Lead National teams at international events and major games
• Unite our community and strengthen our delivery network

Responsibilities        

The following responsibilities are indicative requirements of the role and are not intended to represent an exhaustive list of all requirements.

Coach Performance - Acceleration & Action

• Coaching the coaches
• Drive the strategic direction, development and positioning of coaching and performance support for the Acceleration & Action Program around a clearly defined performance model
• Lead, and directly manage the performance of the coaches, ensuring coaches have clear objectives, individual development plans and timely access to feedback
• Provide leadership, support and guidance to the coaches to develop relevant coaching knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours and attitudes, and identify best practice opportunities for continued professional development
• Empower the Acceleration & Action team to develop, implement and evolve activity to ensure continuous improvement, the delivery of world leading development environments and that riders are provided with appropriate levels of support and challenge
• Drive an innovative, curious, performance focussed coaching team to put the Acceleration & Action Program at the forefront of contemporary coaching practice

Leadership & Management

• As a member of the AusCycling Performance Senior Leadership Team (SLT) collaboratively contribute to overall planning, strategy and performance including:
• Coordinating Acceleration & Action coach engagement and input
• Monitoring and continuous assessment of the Performance Program priority activities, targets and events
• Sharing resources to achieve team goals and outcomes
• Prepare and present reports as required by the EGM-Performance
• Responsibility for resources including:
  • Physical - responsible for ensuring that resources and tools used to facilitate the Acceleration & Action Program are managed, fit for purpose and maintained to the necessary safety standards
  • Budget - oversee management of budget processes supporting the Acceleration & Action Program and associated training and competition activity
  • People - line management of relevant coaches and Acceleration & Action staff
  • Embed AusCycling policies and processes across the Acceleration & Action Program and ensure actions and behaviours are aligned to the organisational values.

Performance Planning

• Lead the Acceleration & Action team to produce a world leading performance plan orientated around priority activities, targets and events defined in the AusCycling Performance Strategic Plan
• Lead the development of evidence-based, discipline specific, performance trajectory targets and the development of “What will it take to win” (WWITTW) models that define the process of how these are to be achieved. Ensure that targets and models are understood and translated into the daily performance environments of the Acceleration & Action Programs
• Support the coaches to create discipline specific campaign plans aligned to the overall objectives, performance targets and WWITTW models. Ensure campaign plans are appropriately communicated across the team to promote clarity and understanding
• Quality assure and support the implementation of Individual Performance Plans (IPPs) for riders, discipline training plans, training camps and competitions and ensure activity is prioritised in alignment with campaign plans
• Lead on the development and monitoring of each disciplines qualification strategy to ensure Australia targets maximum available quota places for priority events
• Develop a framework to monitor progression against each disciplines campaign plan using an evidence-based approach
• Lead on prioritisation processes that outline where effort and resources need to be focused to meet the program aims at both discipline and rider levels. Ensure clarity and understanding is maintained with coaches, staff and riders through effective and appropriate communication
• Continually seek to identify and shape areas of support to maximise our chances of success, inclusive of structural, developmental and strategic

Performance Support

• Collaborate with the relevant Acceleration & Action team support, to ensure appropriate deployment of performance support staff

Note: This role will require the incumbent to travel domestically and or internationally to enable collaboration with stakeholders. Attendance at meetings and events is a requirement of the role, along with reasonable additional hours (outside of normal business hours) as necessary to meet the requirements of the role.