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Baseball Softball UK stands at a defining moment. As the national development agency for baseball and softball, and a funded partner of Sport England and UK Sport, BSUK has spent over two decades growing participation, strengthening clubs and professionalising pathways in what remains a niche but opportunity-rich landscape. Now, following an organisational review, there is a shared ambition to unify BSUK, the British Baseball Federation and the British Softball Federation into a single National Governing Body, aligning grassroots growth with elite aspiration, including potential qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. It is a rare opportunity to reshape the future of two Olympic sports at a critical point in their evolution.

The CEO will report to the Board and take full executive responsibility for leading this transition, with governance reform and structural integration a central priority in the first twelve months. Alongside unification, the role will strengthen financial resilience, embed robust systems and reduce reliance on public funding by building commercial capability. Beyond reform, there is genuine growth potential, from increasing participation and infrastructure development to elevating profile and performance on the world stage. The mandate is to stabilise, align and then accelerate.

The person will be a credible, values-driven leader who sees this as a moment of reset and responsibility. They will bring governance and financial transformation experience, political awareness and the ability to unite historically fragmented stakeholders behind a shared purpose. Resilient yet optimistic, they will balance immediate structural reform with a compelling long-term vision that connects governance stability, grassroots participation and elite performance ambition.

Rochdale A.F.C. is entering a new chapter. Following the Ogden family’s takeover in May 2024, the club is being rebuilt with a long-term plan: return to the EFL within three years, become self-sustainable within five, and deliver lasting social impact for the town over the next decade. This is a club rooted in its community, realistic, resilient and quietly ambitious, with the foundations already laid for meaningful progress on and off the pitch.

The incoming CEO will be the day-to-day leader of Rochdale AFC, overseeing the full operation and acting as the glue between football, commercial and community pillars. Reporting to the Board, the CEO will set and drive the club’s vision, line-manage the football operations leaders, bring the Community Trust closer into the heart of the club, and build a commercially resilient, fan-first organisation.

A core part of the opportunity is growth: reimagining what the club can offer Rochdale, using smart marketing and events to double attendance from c.2,500, while balancing ambition with sustainable financial stewardship. This role suits a grounded builder, someone who rolls their sleeves up, leads through influence, not ego, and brings clarity, consistency and followership in a complex, high-emotion environment. You don’t need to be a football “expert”, but you do need sporting literacy: knowing what good looks like, how to support performance teams, and when to push versus step back. Above all, Rochdale is looking for a commercially and operationally literate leader, curious, optimistic, resilient and integrity-led, who values togetherness over politics and wants to build something lasting, not flashy.

We are partnering with a high-ambition, team in the NWSL, which pairs a team-first, high-performance culture with a clear drive to stay at the forefront of modern football and sports innovation.

As General Manager, you’ll own the club’s sporting strategy and day-to-day performance, setting the vision, building the operating model, and leading functions spanning recruitment, roster planning, high performance, medical, operations, scouting, and pathway development

This is a chance to shape a modern football department with real competitive edge: stewarding budgets, cap/compliance, and key negotiations, while embedding smarter decision-making through data, innovation, and high-performance standards that put players first.  You’re a proven senior leader in elite football operations, strategic, calm under pressure, and strong at aligning diverse teams around clear priorities. You build high-trust cultures, represent the club credibly across the league and globally, and are deeply committed to advancing the women’s game.

If you’re motivated by elevating women’s sport and leading in a high-performance environment, this is a rare chance to shape the future at scale. Please apply for a confidential discussion.

We are working with a pioneering, multi-club organisation in women’s football. It combines a high-performance, team-first culture with an ambition to stay at the forefront of modern sports innovation, on and off the pitch. This role leads the group-wide vision and delivery of a unified data, technology, and innovation ecosystem, setting standards, platforms, and ways of working that enable consistent, evidence-based decisions across recruitment, performance, coaching, sports science, medical, commercial, fan engagement, and operations.

The opportunity is to build and evolve the modern infrastructure that connects every club: a unified performance and recruitment platform, a central data warehouse spanning sporting and business domains, and the dashboards, APIs, and data products that turn information into action at the team and executive level. You’ll also own key external partnerships and drive applied analytics and innovation, from player valuation and benchmarking to predictive risk models, talent identification tools, and AI-assisted decision support, while ensuring insights are embedded into day-to-day decision-making.

We’re looking for a credible, collaborative leader with deep experience guiding data, analytics, or innovation in elite, high-performance environments, someone who can translate complex technical work into clear strategy, build alignment across clubs, and set strong governance around privacy, security, and ethical data use. A passion for elevating women’s sport through technology and innovation is essential.

If you’re motivated by elevating women’s sport through technology and innovation, and have deep experience leading analytics or technology functions in elite, high-performance environments, this is a rare chance to shape the future at scale. Please apply for a confidential discussion.