Delivery Manager - London & South East

Hey! We’re the LTA and we’re pleased to meet you! The LTA's vision is ‘Tennis Opened Up’, and our mission is to transform communities through tennis, focusing on three areas – making tennis welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring to everyone.

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated, experienced, and highly credible Delivery Manager to facilitate the implementation of our tennis and padel participation strategy. As a Delivery Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading the delivery of strategic plans and activities at a local level, working across all tennis delivery channels, ensuring a joined-up approach to maximise impact, with a focus on growing and diversifying the player base.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead on the development, delivery, and continuous review of local area plans within strategically important areas that provide the best opportunity to grow the sport and drive community transformation through tennis and padel.
• Collaborate with key delivery partners, including Local Authorities, Active Partnerships, Tennis Operators, and other tennis and padel providers, to support the successful execution of the strategy at a local level.
• Maximise the impact of the parks investment programme through supporting the implementation and ongoing delivery of sustainable operating models to enable participation growth and local community transformation.
• Provide support to strategically important venues to enable them to open up to the local community, enhancing membership, increasing participation, and improving financial sustainability, environmental sustainability, and governance standards.
• Identify and realise opportunities to grow, diversify and recognise the local tennis and padel workforce to create more opportunities to play and compete, as well as broaden the appeal of tennis in all communities.
• Embed and grow the reach of LTA Youth, as well as other LTA products, programmes, and competitions to ensure a comprehensive provision of activities that meet the needs of the local demographic.
• Champion the importance of competition to help retain players in the sport, with a focus on delivering plans that prioritise the growth of local, county, and regional playing opportunities.
• Effectively promote and integrate LTA digital tools, products, and services to support venues in opening up their facilities, providing a quality player experience, and increasing opportunities to play tennis.
• Contribute to the delivery of the LTA facilities strategy, working with Local Authorities and Sport England in the development of local playing pitch strategies or equivalent, within strategically important areas, ensuring the protection of the tennis infrastructure and identifying opportunities for further facility development.
• Work closely with the Safeguarding team and Regional Safeguarding Officers to champion the delivery of agreed strategies and plans, ensuring venues and the tennis workforce adhere to best practice standards, particularly in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Interview Timelines

Please note, the application window for this role closes at midnight on Sunday 22nd February 2026. We reserve the right to close the job advert early or extend the advert depending on the volume of applications we receive. First stage interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th March 2026. Final stage interviews will take place in-person at the National Tennis Centre on Monday 16th March 2026.

Our Support to You

When applying for our roles, you will be asked as part of our application process if you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process. Adjustments could include extra time for assessments, interview questions in advance, alternative formats for materials or wheelchair access. Any information you provide will be treated in confidence and only used to make sure you have the best possible experience with us.

Life at the LTA

The LTA, through its vision 'Tennis Opened Up', is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues feel included and a strong sense of belonging. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse communities, deaf and disabled people, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with lived experience of the UK's many and varied communities.

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“As a new mum, I’ve appreciated the LTA’s newly enhanced benefits, which have supported me during maternity leave and in my return to work. In total, I have been with the LTA for four years and love the diversity of my role.”

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“As a new starter at the LTA, my experience has been overwhelmingly positive. Being a tennis fan, I was excited to join the organisation, and from day one, I’ve been impressed by everyone’s dedication to our mission of 'Tennis Opened Up', as well as promoting diversity, inclusion, and sustainability.”