Recruitment Pack
Team Scotland 2018
Team Managers:
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
February 2017
Basketballscotland
Caledonia House
South Gyle
EDINBURGH EH12 9DQ
Team Managers:
Basketball Men’s
Basketball Women’s
Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) is the lead body for Commonwealth Sport in
Scotland and is responsible for selecting, preparing and managing Team Scotland at
the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. For every Games,
CGS in partnership with basketballscotland and sportscotland, aim to deliver the
best prepared Basketball team possible, creating the right environment and giving
athletes every opportunity to excel.
The 2018 Games will be held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 until 15 April 2018
and CGS, with basketballscotland, is seeking to appoint an appropriately skilled
person, with appropriate basketballscotland team management experience, for the
position of Team Manager: Basketball for each of the Men’s and Women’s team.
The role description can be found on the website: www.teamscotland.scot
Applicants are asked to submit a letter of application providing details of relevant
experience in either work or voluntary positions; personal skills and qualities; and,
explain how you meet the requirements within the role description and person type
section.
Applications should be returned by email to: [email protected] no later than
12 noon on 1 March 2017.
Receipt of all applications will be acknowledged within 48 hours. Please contact: 01786 466 480 if
you do not receive acknowledgement.
Interviews will be held on 7 March 2017 on the campus of Stirling University.
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Role Description: Team Manager: Basketball
Area of Operation:
The Basketball Team Manager position is a crucial role within the Basketball Team for the
Commonwealth Games. Working in conjunction with the basketballscotland Performance
Team, the successful candidate will be expected to lead on the management of the
Basketball Team as part of Team Scotland 2018 in the build up to and during the 2018
Commonwealth Games, co-ordinating and communicating all Team-related information
between Commonwealth Games Scotland, basketballscotland and the coaches and
athletes.
Responsible For:
The prospective & selected athletes, appointed coaches, and sport specific support staff
selected to work with Basketball.
Responsible To:
 Pre-Games: Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) Head of Games Operations
and basketballscotland
 During the Games: Team Scotland’s Deputy Chef De Mission or General Team
Manager: Performance Services & basketballscotland National Performance Coach.
 Post Games: basketballscotland Head of Performance for sports specific debrief
and Commonwealth Games Scotland for Games debrief.
Anticipated Time Requirement:
The post starts in April 2017 and runs until May 2018 and includes:

Attendance at pre-Games Team Management preparation programme, site visit to
the Gold Coast, including regular evening meetings; Team Camps (see appendix.1);
and other events as required.

Full time from the start of the Basketball preparation camp to return with the Team at
the end of the Games.
General Duties
a) Pre-Games Duties
 Act as the first point of contact with CGS for the sport on Team related activities.
 Distribute information from CGS to prospective athletes, support staff and
basketballscotland.
 Responsible for the administration and the inputting of information, as required by
CGS and Games organisers, to the Games management system.
 Attend and contribute to CGS Team Preparation Programme, pre-Games Team
Camps and sport specific final preparation camp.
 Liaise with CGS on provision of sport specific Games clothing, equipment provision,
Games time training and transportation requirements.
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 Ensure compliance in all aspects with Commonwealth Games and International
Federation regulations.
 Attend site visits as required and identify and communicate all requirements for
Games time.
 Input to the development of Team Scotland policies and procedures and ensuring
adherence to the agreed policies.
 Collection of sport flag bearer votes.
 Check accreditation requirements and access requirements with CGS.
 Advise CGS of athlete entries and check events are correct.
 Management of Basketball team athletes, coaches and other support staff when
within a Games Team environment such as at Team Camps.
 Promote and maintain team ethos as outlined in the code of conduct and Team
Member Agreement.
 Promote Games Team sponsors/partners as part of Games team duties.
 Attend Team functions as required.
b) During Games
 Communicate with sport staff and athletes such information as required from Team
Scotland management and Games organisers.
 Coordinate provision of training facilities and equipment.
 Check all entries and ensure competition kits and numbers comply with Games and
International Federation regulations at relevant Technical meetings and precompetition.
 Attend all sport technical meetings.
 Responsible for ensuring effective daily communication of all information within Team
Scotland.
 Check the Sports Technical Desk on a daily and regular basis.
 Co-ordinate with Transport General Team Manager to ensure all athletes can access
their entered events.
 Support Team Coach as appropriate to ensure athlete needs are met.
 Manage all appeals/protests during competition.
 Arrange support from Team staff for athletes when required for doping control.
 Collate individual athlete and sport significant results against Games Team
performance targets and pass to the Head of Media and Team Office as soon as
possible after they occur.
 Promote and help maintain team ethos and ensure sport section compliance with
team member agreement and code of conduct and assist application.
 Responsible for decision making on behalf of Team Scotland relating to Basketball.
 Contribute to Team Scotland review as required.
 Attend all Team functions as required.
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c)
Post-Games Duties
 Responsible for ensuring CGS fully aware of any outstanding matters that require
completion or follow up.
 Attend all post Games CGS functions, as required.
 Produce report to CGS on individual and sport performances against targets and
attend any required debrief meetings.
 Work with the basketballscotland Head of Performance & Education and Chief
Executive Officer to ensure a full debrief is conducted and report is produced in
relation to pre-Games preparation, Games time delivery and any other relevant
matters.
Sport Specific Duties

Work with basketballscotland Performance Team, which includes the Head of
Performance and National Performance Coach

Support the basketballscotland Head of Performance and National Performance
Coach in the lead up to and during the Commonwealth Games

Attend and contribute to all basketballscotland pre-Games camps and test series
events

Work with the long list athletes in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games on all
Games related matters to solicit and act upon, where appropriate, athlete related
requests
Person Type
This role would suit a person:

who is well organised, has strong interpersonal and communication skills.

who has the ability to work as part of a wider team in a structured manner.

who is calm, resourceful and the ability to cope with rapid change and working with
different cultures.

with previous experience in managing international teams.

with significant experience of high performance environments.

with an understanding of the needs of all prospective team members and understand
the pressure during Games time.

with experience of working with and supporting elite athletes.

meets basketballscotland minimum operating standards i.e. PVG and safeguarding

it is desirable that the person has a good technical knowledge of Basketball.
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Appendix. 1: Proposed events/camps for Team Manager Engagement
Sports Team Manager Meeting 1
19 April
Stirling
Gold Coast Site Visit
6 – 13 May 2017
Gold Coast
basketballscotland camps/test series
June - July 2017
TBC
Sports Team Manager Meeting 2
26 July / 2 August 2017
Stirling
Sports Team Manager Meeting 3
13 September 2017
Stirling
Team Scotland staff team camp
27 – 28 October 2017
TBC
Sports Team Manager Meeting 4
6 December 2017
Stirling
basketballscotland camps/test series
December 2017
TBC
Sports Team Manager Meeting 5
17 January 2018
Stirling
Team Scotland Camp
23 – 24 February 2018
TBC
Team Scotland Team Camp
21 March – 4 April 2018
Sunshine Coast
2018 Commonwealth Games
4 April – 15 April 2018
Gold Coast (Cairns
and Townsville)
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