We are looking for an outstanding Club Manager & Head Padel Professional to launch and lead Padel 76 Members Club from day one.

This is a rare opportunity to build and drive the growth of a padel club.

The role combines two equally important responsibilities. Off court, you will run the club as General Manager, taking ownership of membership growth and retention, programming, business development, day-to-day operations, commercial growth and the P&L. On court, you will be the Head Padel Professional, coaching 10–15 hours a week, setting the standard for the club’s padel programme and recruiting and developing first-class freelance coaches around you.

We are looking for someone entrepreneurial, commercially minded, hands-on and driven to build something exceptional.

Main Responsibilities:

• Build a thriving, active padel membership community.

• Sell memberships, court packages and corporate bookings, and own the pipeline from enquiry through to renewal.

• Build and manage the club’s member communication channels, including WhatsApp groups and social media.

• Be the visible face of the club locally – at the venue, in the community, at events and across Hertfordshire’s padel community.

• Personally deliver 10–15 hours of coaching per week initially, across individual lessons and group sessions to maximise coaching revenue.

• Design and run the full club programme: leagues, tournaments, club nights and social play.

• Develop junior padel, including holiday camps, after-school provision and pathways linked to the Club’s wider community work.

• Develop women’s padel through dedicated sessions, coaching and social programming.

• Recruit, induct and manage two to four additional freelance coaches, setting standards, rates and quality control across the coaching team.

• Take full responsibility for the club’s profit and loss, including revenue delivery, cost control and monthly reporting to the Club’s senior management team.

• Manage the booking system and drive court utilisation across off-peak as well as peak hours.

• Bring in corporate groups, local businesses and community organisations, working alongside the Club’s commercial team.

• Manage retail, equipment and refreshment offers at the venue, including stock and supplier relationships.

• Ensure the venue is operated safely and to a high standard at all times.

Stevenage Football Club is an ambitious, established League One football club with a clear strategic vision for the future. With a commitment to excellence on and off the field, we strive for continuous growth, innovation, efficiency and development.

Padel 76 Members Club is the Club’s newest venture: a three-court padel venue opening in October 2026, directly across the road from the SPORTA Arena. It is being built as a ‘club within a club’ - a genuine members’ community with its own identity, backed by the reach, facilities and commercial network of a professional football club.

• Experience of managing or leading a sport club, venue or programme, with responsibility for commercial performance.

• A track record of building membership, participation or community.

• Strong commercial capability, with the confidence to own a P&L.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Confident with booking, membership and CRM systems, and with Microsoft Office.

• A self-starter comfortable operating with autonomy.

• An enhanced DBS check and a current safeguarding certificate, or willingness to obtain both prior to commencement.

• A valid first aid qualification, or willingness to obtain one prior to commencement.

• Established network within the UK padel community, particularly across Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties.

• Experience of recruiting and managing freelance or self-employed coaching staff.

Personal attributes:

• Hardworking, enthusiastic and genuinely passionate about growing padel.

• Ambitious, entrepreneurial and motivated by building something exceptional.

• Conscientious, with meticulous attention to detail.

• Professional, trustworthy and understands the importance of confidentiality and integrity.