Chief Executive Officer

Sport Northern Ireland; Belfast; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A sports organization in Northern Ireland is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic leadership and oversee operations. The CEO will ensure the delivery of programs that inspire athletes and coaches of all abilities while managing the finance function for compliance and improvement. The role requires a passionate leader who can engage with teams and stakeholders effectively. Candidates should have proven experience in leadership roles within sports or community settings.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a sports or community setting.
• Strong understanding of financial operations and compliance.
• Ability to inspire and manage diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure the organization meets its mission.
• Oversee the finance function, ensuring compliance and driving improvements.
• Engage with the board and partners to achieve organizational goals.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our team in supporting Athletics NI athletes and coaches to achieve success and enjoyment in delivering the best possible outcomes for our participants and communities.

Closing Date: Friday 19th December 2025 at 12 noon.

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible to: Board and Chair of Athletics NI

Contract: Permanent

Working Week: 37.5 hours per week with evening and weekend work as necessary.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will provide strategic and operational leadership to Athletics Northern Ireland (ANI), ensuring the delivery of its mission to inspire athletes of all abilities and backgrounds to fulfil their potential, have a lifelong love for the sport, and ensure an inclusive environment where everyone belongs and can flourish.

Please submit your CV outliningall relevant experience by email to [e-mail] with 'CEO Application - Athletics NI' as the subject line and post your completed Equality Monitoring Form to us for the attention of The Monitoring Officer, Athletics House, Old Coach Road, Belfast BT9 5PR before the closing dateand we will contact you in due course with further information.

This role leads the entire finance function across ANI and Mary Peters Track. It is both strategic and operational, requiring a hands-on approach to finance operations coupled with the ability to provide insightful financial analysis and advice to the CEO, Board, funders and partners.

Closing Date: Friday 19th December 2025 at 12 noon.

Job Title: Finance Manager

Organisation: Athletics Northern Ireland & Mary Peters Track

Hours: Part-time, 2.5 days per week (potential option to extend)

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

You will be the organisation’s financial lead, ensuring compliance with statutory, charity, funder and audit requirements while driving continuous improvements in efficiency, controls, reporting and financial planning.

Please submit your CV outlining all relevant experience by email to [e-mail] with 'Finance Manager Application - Athletics NI' as the subject line and post your completed Equality Monitoring Form to us for the attention of The Monitoring Officer, Athletics House, Old Coach Road, Belfast BT9 5PR before the closing date and we will contact you in due course with further information.

AthleticsNorthernIreland-Course Measurer

In response to the ever increasing number of road races Athletics Northern Ireland wishes to extend its list of Certified Course Measurers.

Course Measurers work to ensure the accuracy of courses which are advertised as being a particular distance. Accurate measurements mean that Permitted Races can be accredited as being of the advertised distance and are accepted by Power of 10 and RunBritain for ranking purposes.

Basic requirements are:

• A bicycle
• A Jones Counter (this can be loaned from Athletics NI)
• A means of transport to the course to be measured
• A fair amount of free time

The first step in the process is to complete an on-line introductory test, followed by a practical under the guidance of a qualified measurer. Further information on what course measurement involves can be found HERE .

Anyone interested in becoming a Certified Course Measurer should contact the Athletics NI office to express their interest by email at [e-mail] or calling 028 9060 2707. It should be noted that measurers only receive a modest sum plus travelling expenses, currently paid by Race Directors, for carrying out this task.

Athletics Northern Ireland - Casual Coaching Work

Athletics NI is periodically able to offer casual work to qualified coaches and assistant coaches.Theexpression of interest form below allows coaches to sign up to be included in the Casual Coaches list for Athletics NI. Being part of this list means you may be contacted for coaching opportunities on some of the Athletics NI programmes, such as MPT Panthers, StarTrack or Sports Hall competitions.

By definition of casual work, Athletics NI is not obliged to offer any individual work at any time, nor are coaches obliged to accept any work offered. By registering you submit your details to be included on a mailing list, and any opportunities that arise will be forwarded with full details to individuals on this mailing list to apply if desired.