In line with Board tenures and following an internal review of our Board composition, Netball NI is seeking to recruit enthusiastic and forward-thinking members with specific skills, experience and knowledge relating to the areas of; strategic planning, marketing & commercial, legal and media & communications, to join its Board.
We are recruiting in multiple roles across the National Pathway. These roles are crucial in the development of athletes across the Northern Ireland National Pathway and will play an important role in many aspects of the pathway. Click on the links below to download the job description.
U19 National Assistant Coach – Job Description
U19 National Team Manager – Job Description
U17 National Team Manager – Job Description
U15 Regional Academy Head and Assistant Coach – Job Description
Belfast Academy Head and Assistant Coach
South Academy Head and Assistant Coach
North Academy Head and Assistant Coach
South East Academy Head and Assistant Coach
West Academy Head and Assistant Coach
To apply, please send CV and Cover Letter to performancecoordinator@netballni.org
Deadline to apply: Thursday 11th July 2024, 5pm
If required, interviews will take place week commencing 15th or 22nd July 2024
Netball NI is seeking to increase our delivery staff team by recruiting a Here if You Need Officer to support the increasing demand for coaching our sport across NI. The delivery focused role, will work closely with our development team to provide professional, engaging, and sustainable netball provision to the wider netball community, helping increase our footprint, develop our relationships and build the profile of the business.
The successful candidate will be required to attend a range of daytime, evening and occasional weekend events across Northern Ireland.
HIYN Job Description & Personal Specification
CV and covering letter detailing how you meet the essential criteria should be emailed to admin@netballni.org
Closing date for applications is Monday 18th March 4pm
Netball Northern Ireland is an equal opportunity employer.
Netball NI are delighted to announce a new addition to our staff team as we welcome Rachel Barr into the role of Administration and Events Officer. Rachel commenced her role this week and will become a regular contact for our netball family.
With extensive experience across all areas of administration in Netball, following many years working with England Netball in the North East, Rachel comes to the business not only with an understanding of the needs of the role, but with a fresh view and approach to our work with ideas and processes that can be implemented to strengthen our service delivery for our membership and to attract new participants.
Karen Rollo-Stewart, Executive Manager
I’m thrilled to have Rachel on board, her passion for female sport combined with her knowledge and experience in netball, is a huge boost to the offering we can provide as a staff team. We created the new role with a clear remit to provide a more professional user experience for our members and other stakeholders, and to provide further support for our current staff to deliver more effectively in their roles. Rachel’s impactwill be seen across the business and she has already become a friendly face and sounding board within the team.
Rachel Barr, Admin & Events Officer
I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this esteemed organisation, at the forefront of advancing women’s sport. I am eager to commence my journey with Netball Northern Ireland, I am hoping to add value to an already exceptional team.
We wish Rachel the best of luck of her role and know our netball family will make her very welcome.
Get ready for an exhilarating opportunity!
Join the dynamic team responsible for orchestrating spectacular Netball events in Northern Ireland. The call for passionate volunteers to be a part of this action-packed working group is officially open.
If you’re eager to get involved or have burning questions, reach out to Karen Rollo at executivemanager@netballni.org and be a part of the adventure!
EOI closes oct 3oth.
Netball Northern Ireland is an organisation and growing business which is ready to deliver the support that will enable the sport of Netball to flourish in Northern Ireland. It is committed to delivering services that support its members and will drive an agenda to help develop all aspects of the sport.
Our profile from finishing 8th at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 10th at the 2019 Netball World Cup has inspired an abundance of women and girls to play our sport, at all levels. To successfully capitalise on this, we need to develop capacity within our clubs and workforce to allow a quality experience of netball in all environments.
We believe volunteers have a significant and meaningful contribution to make in how we achieve our vision of becoming a Top 8 National Team, supported by a strong school, club and league foundation. Delivering World Class events is an ambition of Northern Ireland as we look to provide our Participants, pathway and national athletes with the best and most professional experience possible.
With this in mind, Netball NI is NOW RECRUITING volunteers to be part of our NNI Events Working Group.
Netball Northern Ireland is a growing sports business which is ready to deliver a strategy that will enable the sport of Netball to flourish in Northern Ireland. We are committed to delivering services that support our members and will drive an agenda to help develop all aspects of the sport with the vision of becoming a top 8 ranked team in the World Netball rankings with a strong, cohesive school and club network.
We are recruiting several roles across Northern Ireland to support coaching in local schools, both primary and secondary, community and social groups. Planning, organising and delivering appropriate netball-based activities and programmes for schools and community groups.
The posts are funded directly by the Job Start programme.
JOBSTART IS OPEN TO 16-24 YEAR OLDS.
If you are on UC, contact your Work Coach via your Journal. If you are in receipt of JSA, IS or ESA phone a Work Coach on 0300 200 7807.
If you are 16-24 years old, unemployed, not in education or training and not in receipt of benefits, phone 028 90726788.
The successful candidates will be required to attend a range of daytime, evening and occasional weekend events across Northern Ireland.
Netball Northern Ireland is currently recruiting for Tutors to deliver Netball NI’s suite of Certificates and Awards, such as Introduction to Coaching, Netball Activators Award, Community Coach Award, Club Coach Award, as well as CPD.
NNI is a growing sports business which is ready to deliver a strategy that will enable the sport of Netball to flourish in Northern Ireland.
We are committed to delivering services that support our members and will drive an agenda to help develop all aspects of the sport with the vision of becoming a top 8 ranked team in the World Netball rankings with a strong, cohesive school and club network.
Our profile from finishing 8th at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 10th at the 2019 Netball World Cup and 10th at 2022 Commonwealth Games, has inspired an abundance of women and girls to play our sport, at all levels. To further capitalise on this, we must develop capacity within our clubs, support our netball coaches, officials and volunteers, and enhance our performance pathway to ensure a quality experience of netball at all levels.
We are currently redeveloping our Coaching Pathway, with the introduction of a new Learning Management System. We would welcome expressions of interest from experienced coaches, coach educators, tutors, developers, and experienced teachers with sound netball knowledge or from other sports.
Application
To apply please send CV & Covering Letter to headofworkforce@netballni.org.
Deadline for Applications is Midnight 31st July.
Main duties and responsibilities
Course Delivery
Mentoring and Candidate support
Course Development
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Administration
Personal Specification
Experience and qualifications
Knowledge
Skills
Time commitment
Course details and fees
| Course | Duration/Contact Time | Online Work | Tutor Fee |
| Introduction to Coaching | 2 hours | Delivery via Zoom or in person | £42.50 |
| Netball Activators Award | 1 day (10 hours) | Pre-Zoom session, and assessment and feedback via LMS | £215 |
| Community Coach Award | 2 days (20 hours) | Zoom sessions, assessment, and feedback via LMS | £425 |
| Club Coach Award | 3 days (28 hours) | Zoom sessions, assessment, and feedback via LMS | £645 |
| CPD sessions (generic) | 2 hours | Delivery either F2F or online | £45 |
Additional fees
Where a qualified Tutor or experienced Tutor co-delivers a course to help facilitate a new Tutor in training an additional £50 can be claimed. For example, at Introduction to Coaching course an experienced Tutor can claim £265 if he/she co-delivers with a trainee Tutor and works with NNI to follow the qualification process.
Travel rates
Netball NI want to ensure we are doing are part in climate change. Our courses all have a blended approach to them to further remove travel. It is encouraged when travelling to a course that you share a lift or utilise public transport where available.
The NNI Mileage rate is 40p per mile.
Application
To apply please send CV & Covering Letter to headofworkforce@netballni.org.
Deadline for Applications is Midnight 31st July.
Warriors Head Coach Appointed
Netball NI are excited to announce, we have completed our recruitment process for the Warriors Head Coach and are thrilled to have appointed Sheonah Forbes to the role.
As we move forward with the recommendations from the Performance Review and build our High Performance and Performance Pathway programmes, Sheonah is perfect Head Coach to lead our performance team.
‘Sheonah really impressed at interview; she has excellent experience most recently as England Netball Pathways Head Coach, fulfilling both Head Coaching roles and developing the Future Roses programme.
Her professional, experienced background imbedded in High Performance will be invaluable to the Warriors with the ability to lead on culture and style of play of the group as a whole and individuals.’
Helen Stirling, Chair
‘We have taken our time to appoint our new Head Coach as this appointment will be instrumental in the next phase of our work in performance. On connecting with Sheonah it has been clear from the start her passion for developing athletes and supporting their drive for success is second to none. Her experience and knowledge speak for itself. Add to that her integrity, personal values and dedication to her sport, she is the ideal fit for the Warriors and the wider Netball NI staff team and I am really looking forward to seeing her take us forward.’
Karen Rollo-Stewart, Executive Manager
‘I am delighted to have been appointed into this key role for Netball Northern Ireland and a role that I am excited to step into. I can’t wait to contribute to the next phase in developing the Warriors both on and off the court, the systems supporting this, to ensure we are in the best place possible for future success. I look forward to meeting the team as well as using my knowledge and experiences to drive the Warriors through this next cycle.’
Sheonah Forbes, NI Warriors Head Coach
We know our members have been keen to see the Warriors back and will wish Sheonah well in her role.
NNI Information and Role Description June 23 APPLICATION PACK
In line with Board tenures and following a recent independent performance review that considered the programmes and infrastructure within the performance aspect of our business, Netball NI is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and forward-thinking person with specific skills, experience and knowledge relating to High Performance/Performance Pathway sporting programmes and environments to join its Board.
Netball NI is a limited company with charitable status with the Board supported by a team of fulltime and part time staff.
We are looking for an experienced individual to join the Board with strong critical thinking skills who can apply independent judgement to work effectively with other directors. The successful candidate would be required to help the operational team to implement and drive the recommendations from the performance review, ensuring the improved progression in the performance system.
We are committed to be a sector leading National Governing Body of sport in Northern Ireland and live our values of Respect, Equality, Accountability, Integrity, Professionalism, Remain passionate with a team first approach.
Board members positions are not remunerated but reasonable travel and subsistence expenses may be reimbursed.
Application packs are available via our website and social media platforms or by contacting our Executive Manager: executivemanager@netballni.org or 02890 736320.
The closing date for receipt of applications is midnight Friday 30th June 2023, with interviews taking place in July 2023.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Executive Manager, Karen Rollo.
NNI Information and Role Description June 23 APPLICATION PACK
