Performance Nutritionist

**The English Institute of Sport (EIS)**:
The EIS purpose is to deliver outstanding performance support that enables UK High Performance System sports and athletes to excel.

The EIS is the world’s leading provider of Sports Science, Medicine, Technology, and Innovation to high performance sport. It is unlike any other organisation in high performance sport, with an unrivalled network of experts in their fields delivering people-first solutions to over 40 Olympic and Paralympic Sports. Established in 2002, and a subsidiary of UK Sport, we have been providing support to Olympic and Paralympic sports for almost 20 years and is now one of the largest organisations in high performance sport globally.

We have around 400 high performing and motivated staff and operate in a complex environment of external stakeholder relationships. The EIS sits in a pivotal role in the UK within high performance sport. On a day-to-day basis our people provide outstanding support services to sports at our elite training centres. We are also at the heart of leading innovation across sport as well as being a key voice in the world of sports science and technical and medical challenges that will face our world of sport over the coming years; mental health, doping, safeguarding, concussion - to name just a few.
**ROLE SUMMARY**
This role will provide the delivery and development of nutritional support for the England Womens Cricket Team, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to create a world class high performance training environment. The role will require some support to the women’s pathways and, from time to time regional teams.
**Salary Scales**: £30,078 - £39,647 p.a. pro rata
**Grade**:Level 2/3 (All Sciences)
**Hours of Work**: Such hours as necessary to carry out your duties. This will involve a minimum of 22 hours per week (0.6fte) and may include working outside normal office hours at evenings and weekends and on Public Holidays.
**Location**: The normal place of work is the ECB at National Cricket Performance Centre Loughborough University, however the role may from time to time include international travel and travel within the UK to competition venues.
**MAIN TASKS AND ACTIVITIES**

Work with the Lead Performance Nutritionist, identified Cricket staff and Performance Lead to improve performance through developing, implementing and evaluating of nutritional services.
- Develop, implement and monitor innovative and evidence based practical nutrition strategies tailored to the needs of the sport
- Actively promote the role of food to enhance performance, working closely with catering and operations managers, to ensure the food provision whilst training and touring is optimal
- Ensure that the delivery of nutrition support effectively meets the objectives and commitments of athletes, coaches and England Womens Cricket.
- Work with coaches and support staff in determining appropriate methods of implementing the overall programme of nutrition service; including strategic support, educational programmes, individual consultations and group sessions as required.
- Support world class athletes at major camps and competitions.
- Lead on the catering gudelines and provision for the sport, including the planning for both home and away series
- Work within the rules of professional confidentiality, liaise with athletes, primary care managers, parents, coaches and other support staff as appropriate within the rules of the SENr Code of Conduct, standards and guidelines and where appropriate, the EIS host agency
- Maintain a comprehensive, indexed database of work conducted with athletes and coaches, including detailed records of work done with individual athletes.
- Having the willingness to engage with and support continuous professional development in anti-doping, i.e. UKAD Accredited Advisor Certification
- Can demonstrate knowledge and awareness of Athlete Support Personnel roles and responsibilities under the current World Anti-Doping Code
- Contribute to knowledge development, aggregation and sharing across the organisation to support the development of world class nutritional services and the high-performance system #CollectiveBrilliance
- Embed equality, diversity and inclusion values and principles in all ways of working and in the delivery of the Performance Planning Strategy.
**WHY WORK FOR US? Take a look....**

The EIS is a dynamic, growing and fast-moving organisation that will offer you a flexible, positive, stimulating and challenging work environment with real opportunities to make the best better. Working for the **English Institute of Sport** brings its rewards not only in its salary and benefits package, but also in the opportunities for learning and career development.
**Our generous benefits package includes**:

- 29 days paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time roles) plus 8 bank holidays
- Membership of EIS’s Occupational Sick Pay Scheme from your first day of employment
- Automatic entry int