Senior Athletics Coach

Leads the next stage of the Girls' Track & Field Athletics Programme, coaching young athletes, supporting their coaches and giving clear direction to a growing programme. It oversees the coaching plan across the Foundation, Advanced and Performance groups, shaping an age-appropriate curriculum, agreeing individual athlete plans and coordinating training, testing, talent identification and competition. The coach delivers Throws coaching daily, provides feedback to colleagues and helps athletes and families understand progression requirements, while working with schools and talent identification staff to identify girls with long-term potential.

• Lead the coaching plan across the Foundation, Advanced and Performance groups, working with other coaches to shape an age-appropriate curriculum and agree individual athlete plans.
• Coordinate training, testing, talent identification and competition across the programme.
• Coach the Throws on a daily basis while retaining oversight of the full Athletics programme.
• Provide useful feedback to colleagues, support their development and coordinate contributions from support staff so responsibilities are clear for each athlete and session.
• Help athletes and families understand what progression requires, and work with schools and talent identification staff to find girls with long-term potential.
• Make decisions about training load, event focus and competition that reflect athletes' age, training history, physical development and wellbeing, balancing ambition with good judgement.
• Bring together coaching, strength and conditioning, physiotherapy and other specialist support so each athlete has a coherent plan, and ensure athlete welfare and a safe training environment.
• Maintain strong programme administration, including written plans, schedules, athlete information, attendance and competition activity, updates for colleagues and follow-through on agreed actions, using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
• Observe group progress, help colleagues solve problems, ensure specialist input serves the athlete's wider development, and carry learning from sessions into the next training plan and the team's ongoing review of each athlete.
• Support talent identification staff scouting girls in schools around Qatar or support training sessions in the boys' Development Programme, and organise competitions, test athletes for entry and attend training camps abroad as required.

• Female candidate required for the role.
• Substantial experience in Track & Field coaching.
• Strong understanding of long-term athlete development.
• Evidence of ability to lead and develop other coaches.
• Ability to plan across a season.
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, athletes and parents.
• Ability to work effectively in Qatar's multicultural environment.
• Ability to balance ambition with good judgement, making decisions about training load, event focus and competition that reflect athletes' age, training history, physical development and wellbeing.
• Strong programme administration skills, including keeping written plans, schedules and athlete information organised; tracking attendance and competition activity; preparing updates for colleagues; and following through on agreed actions.
• Confidence using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook to manage information, communicate clearly and support daily operations.
• Ability to bring together coaching, strength and conditioning, physiotherapy and other specialist support so each athlete has a coherent plan.
• Commitment to athlete welfare and a safe training environment.
• Ability to retain oversight of the full Athletics programme.
• Ability to move comfortably between direct coaching, staff coordination and conversations with families, schools and support specialists.

• Expertise in throws, particularly the ability to develop young hammer and discus throwers.

• Main delivery period is 14:30–17:00, with athletes training after school.