British Rowing Competitions Support Coordinator
British Rowing are seeking a collaborative Competitions Support Coordinator to drive innovation, support competition delivery, and help broaden participation across the rowing community.
A bit about the role
Our Values
British Rowing is a values-driven organisation, proud to lead a sport built on respect, integrity, inclusion, teamwork and excellence.
A bit about the role
British Rowing is entering a decisive phase of growth and renewal. The Competitions Support Coordinator will not only work to support our existing affiliated competitions but will also be instrumental in broadening our competition offering, leading on the development of new formats, in order to open up rowing to more people in more places.
What you’ll be doing
No two days are likely to look the same in this exciting role which will support affiliated competitions up and down the country. Key responsibilities will include;
- Be the first line of support for all competition emails, ensuring high quality responses with minimal resolution times.
- Lead on the British Rowing Online Entry (BROE) system, collaborating with IT and developers to ensure user-friendly, efficient functionality for all users of the system.
- Oversee competition admin including competition fees & payments, results uploads, competition name changes, new competition affiliations, private match applications, date change requests.
- Manage online competition calendar updates liaising with the National Competition Committee and Regional calendar coordinators.
- Working as part of the Events and Competitions team to review and develop the overall event offering (competitive and non-competitive) across the sport to make rowing more relevant, connected and accessible.
- Work with the Membership team to provide a high level of customer service to the rowing community ensuring an excellent experience.
- Work closely with the Communications and Marketing team to share information surrounding affiliated competitions
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A bit about you
The role will suit someone who is personable, collaborative and ready to engage with the rowing community and contribute to successful development of our competition offering across the sport. There will be plenty of opportunities to learn within this role. In particular, we are looking for an individual with the below attributes:
Essential Criteria
- Highly motivated with a can-do attitude and willingness to take on new challenges.
- Understanding of governance and compliance within sports events.
- Experience in working with digital platforms for competition management.
- The ability to build and sustain relationships with a network of key people internally and externally.
- Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving and negotiation skills, and the ability to multi-task.
- A willingness to undertake a wide range of duties and work flexibly (including some evenings and weekends).
- Comfortable working with technology and communicating with IT stakeholders.
- Passionate about sport.
- Eagerness to innovate and a desire to learn.
Desirable Criteria
- First hand experience organising sporting competitions
- Awareness and understanding of the sporting events landscape in the UK.
What we offer
Besides the salary and 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) pro rata, you’ll also get:
- 7.5% employer pension contribution (when you contribute 3%)
- £20 per month with Betterspace (our wellbeing platform)
- Company Health Insurance and Health Cash Plan
- Life assurance (x3 your salary)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free and secure parking in Hammersmith
- Free annual ROW Membership
- Bonus annual leave between Christmas and New Years Day
Additional Information
To apply for this role, please submit your application alongside your CV and a 1 page cover letter explaining your suitability for the role here. We’re going to close applications on Tuesday 7th April but, if you like the sound of the job, please apply straight away as we reserve the right to close applications early if we find the right candidate!
Salary: £28,000 - £31,000
Type: Full Time
Application Dates: From Tuesday 24th March 2026 to Tuesday 7th April 2026