Head of Sports at Greensprings School

Job Title: Head of Sports
Company: Greensprings School
Location: Lagos (Multi-campus)
Employment Type: Full-time

Greensprings School is a private educational institution in Nigeria with a history dating back to January 1985, when it began as a Montessori school offering nursery education to children aged two to five years. Starting with just three pupils at its first campus on the Lagos Mainland, the school has grown significantly and established additional campuses in Lekki and Ikoyi, with a combined student population of over 2,500.

The school operates under the guidance of a Board of Governors, which oversees its strategic direction and the work of its educational and school directors. Greensprings School is committed to providing quality education that prepares children to meet the demands of an increasingly interconnected world.

Job Summary

Greensprings School is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Sports to lead and coordinate sports development across its campuses. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive sports strategy, improving student participation, strengthening competitive performance and ensuring consistent standards across the school’s sports programmes.

The role involves providing leadership to sports coordinators, coaches and external providers while promoting physical education, student wellbeing, talent development and a strong sporting culture throughout the school.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Whole-School Leadership

• Develop and implement a three-to-five-year sports strategy aligned with the school’s educational vision and growth priorities.
• Establish a consistent sports identity and minimum standards across campuses while allowing appropriate campus-level ownership.
• Develop an annual sports operating plan, calendar, budget and performance scorecard, reporting progress, risks and opportunities to school leadership.
• Advise leadership on sports investment, staffing, facilities, equipment and programme priorities.

Student Participation, Curriculum and Wellbeing

• Work with academic and campus leaders to ensure high-quality physical education (PE) and physical literacy from early years through secondary school.
• Increase meaningful participation in sports, including among students who are not naturally drawn to competitive teams.
• Ensure sports programmes are inclusive, age-appropriate and responsive to different ability levels and learning needs.
• Use sports to develop discipline, teamwork, resilience, leadership, wellbeing and a sense of school belonging.

Performance Sports and Talent Development

• Establish transparent selection, training and development frameworks for school teams and individual athletes.
• Strengthen competitive performance across priority sports, including swimming, while maintaining a balanced portfolio of sporting activities.
• Develop talent identification and athlete-development pathways, including partnerships with clubs, federations, academies and universities, as well as scholarship opportunities.
• Establish appropriate performance benchmarks and monitor athlete progress without allowing elite sports to overshadow wider student participation.

Coaching, People and Culture

• Lead, develop and ensure the quality of sports coordinators, coaches and external service providers.
• Establish coaching standards, role expectations, observation routines and professional development priorities.
• Promote a coaching culture in which coaches serve as educators and role models in addition to being technical specialists.
• Support the recruitment and deployment of qualified coaches and specialist practitioners.

Competitions, Events and Partnerships

• Develop a purposeful annual calendar of inter-house, inter-school, league, tournament and showcase events.
• Strengthen the school’s reputation through well-organised sporting events and appropriate hosting of external competitions.
• Establish partnerships with sporting bodies, clubs, academies, sponsors and community organisations to improve student opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for sports camps, clinics, tours and visiting specialists with clear educational and commercial objectives.

Facilities, Operations and Safeguarding

• Oversee the effective use of sports facilities, including swimming pools, fields, courts, gyms and specialist spaces, in collaboration with campus and operations teams.
• Establish clear standards for equipment, scheduling, risk assessment, emergency response and event operations.
• Ensure robust safeguarding, child protection, health and safety, supervision and coach-vetting practices across all sporting activities.
• Work with medical and pastoral teams on injury management, return-to-play arrangements and student welfare.

Data, Visibility and Continuous Improvement

• Develop a sports performance dashboard covering participation, team performance, athlete progression, attendance, facility utilisation, injuries, events, partnerships and relevant financial indicators.
• Use data and feedback to identify participation gaps across age groups, gender, campuses and sports, and adjust programmes accordingly.
• Collaborate with marketing and admissions teams to showcase authentic sports achievements and opportunities without compromising student welfare or educational priorities.
• Benchmark the school’s sports programmes against leading schools and emerging local and international best practices.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A relevant degree or professional qualification in Physical Education, Sports Science, Sports Management, Coaching, Education or a related field. Appropriate coaching qualifications are also expected.
• Significant leadership experience in school sports, youth sports, an academy, club or comparable multi-programme environment, with evidence of leading people and programmes beyond coaching an individual team.
• Ability to develop strategies and execute them effectively while influencing senior leaders, campus teams, parents, coaches and external partners.
• Strong understanding of youth athlete development, coaching quality, competition structures, safeguarding, risk management and sports operations.
• Ability to evaluate partnerships, sponsorships, camps and external opportunities from both educational and financial perspectives.
• Competence in setting key performance indicators (KPIs), analysing participation and performance data, and making evidence-based decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence and energy to represent the school externally and build trust internally.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to [email protected] using Head of Sports as the subject of the email.

Application Closing Date

9th December, 2026.