Chris H.

Experience

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  Football Association of Wales

  Jan 2010 - Feb 2014

  Sports Coach

  Consult with team captain/manager/organiser about the aims of the sessions. (Head Coach) Co-ordinate the coaches and coaching for junior & youth teams. To plan, prepare, deliver and evaluate the coaching programme to develop the young players. (Head Coach) Provide support and advice to the assistant coaches and helpers within the coaching team. Be prepared to delegate organisational jobs which do not need your coaching skills e.g. keeping the register, equipment and venue hire. Brief all helpers, assistant coaches and players on the aims of the session and the purpose of each activity. Involve all helpers and make sure they are made aware of the value of their input. Liaise with the club committee to ensure that there are regular, appropriate, competitive opportunities for members. Ensure that you are well briefed about any special needs of the participants involved i.e. medical condition/disabilities etc Attend any meetings with fellow coaches, parents and children where appropriate.Make participants aware of their progress. Identify and recruit, in line with club procedures, additional volunteers to assist in the running of the club activities e.g. parents.Ensure the committee is aware of all club activities and encourage strong links and communication between each team through the season.Provide information on where the participant can continue in the sport and liaise with the National Governing Body to access regional and national structure for talented performers.Abide by and promote sound ethics and club policy, child protection, fair play and equal opportunities to all members.Develop your own skills by attending FAW coach education courses, sportscoachUK courses and any in-service training that is organised by the club.[Head Coach]To ensure that all coaching staff qualifications are kept up to date. Take responsibility for ensuring that the equipment is correct and is kept in good working order. Show less

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  Sport Wales

  Jan 2010 - Nov 2014

  Sports Coach

  Plan coaching activities, sessions and programmes.Provide feedback and give advice on players' performance, fitness and technical skills.Develop and discuss strategies and tactics for both individual and team play.Give guidance on nutrition, and injury recognition and prevention.Research good practice and innovative examples of coaching from around the world.Advise players on how to keep up a positive mental attitude and self-discipline.

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  City of Cardiff Council

  Jan 2010 - Feb 2014

  Sports Coach

  Responsibilities included health and safety, welfare, know how to communicate effectively with the athletes in my charge and understand the learning process and training principles.I covered local secondary schools and provided them with extra curricular sessions before and after school hours. These deliver a fun and exciting way for the children to learn the importance about fitness and exercise while at the same time keeping fit and healthy.

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  Crownford

  Mar 2014 - Nov 2014

  IT & Marketing Officer

  Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, colleagues, suppliers and partner organisations;Communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships;Sourcing advertising opportunities and placing adverts in the press - local, regional, national and specialist publications - or on the radio, depending on the organisation and the campaign;Managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters, flyers, newsletters, e-newsletters and DVDs;Writing and proofreading copy;Liaising with designers and printers;Organising photo shoots;Arranging the effective distribution of marketing materials;Maintaining and updating customer databases;Organising and attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions;Sourcing and securing sponsorship;Conducting market research, for example using customer questionnaires and focus groups;Contributing to, and developing, marketing plans and strategies;Managing budgets;Evaluating marketing campaigns;Monitoring competitor activity;Supporting the marketing director and other colleagues.Ensuring that new client portals are set up and folder structures in place, liaising with the Sales Director if there are any variations to the portal to meet specific client needs.Notifying the client of their user name and passwords by emailEnsuring the client documentation is received from the consultant as soon after the visit as possible.Running a quality control check on the work produced to ensure it is correct and of a high standard.Ensuring all documentation is uploaded as promptly as possible and then notifying the client of the upload.Keeping a record of all uploaded documentation, when work is received from the consultants, sent back to consultant if required and time taken to uploadEnsuring the safety and security of all client data and held within the company at all times. Show less

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  Proxima Group

  Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Business Support Analyst

  Working for Proxima in Cwmbran I worked as a Business Support Analyst. They specialise in procurement, the support team is designed to remove the admin burden from the procurement team and provide specialised, timely support. Responsibilities included providing an exceptional customer experience to the clients; the team work on a variety of different requests with varying deadlines. I helped support the procurement teams by managing client tenders. Within this process we would take responsibility for supplier communication, building and managing the tender and collating/evaluating responses after closure, this may also take the form of an eAuction. I was also personally responsible for Contract Database Management, which provides accurate capture of key contract information and within a system where we were able to extract reporting that can be provided to the client engagement teams. Show less

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  Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)

  May 2015 - now

  Offender Management Unit Hub Manager

  Description not available