Sports Manager – Relocation to Jeddah
Sports Manager wanted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Lead SportPlex's multi sport academies with full P&L ownership. Tax free salary, flights, visas and Bupa medical covered.
Sports Manager – Relocation to Jeddah, Saudi
Must have experience managing multi-sport or large recreational facilities
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Salary: SAR 27,000 per month, tax free (approx. £5,300)
Please note – you must have experience managing multi-sport facilities, junior academies, or holiday camps at scale.
Are you an experienced, commercially minded sports operations leader looking for your next international move? This is a rare opportunity to lead the Sports Academies division at a premium indoor multi-sport family destination, with full P&L ownership and real scope to build something at scale.
The Role
As Sports Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management of daily operations and the strategic direction of all sports activities, junior academy programmes, and holiday camps.
Key responsibilities include:
Owning the end-to-end management of the Sports Academies division and P&L
Leading and managing third-party sports operator partnerships and SLAs
Standardising coaching curriculum, programming quality, and safety protocols across all sports
Designing and overseeing the annual programming calendar, including junior academies and holiday camps
Embedding child safeguarding compliance and age-appropriate training models across junior programmes
Recruiting, onboarding, and leading a multi-sport academy operations team
About You
You will ideally have:
8 to 10 years' experience managing multi-sport or large recreational facilities
Proven experience running children's programmes, holiday camps, or junior academies at scale
Strong commercial acumen with genuine P&L ownership experience
Working knowledge of child safeguarding practice and safer recruitment standards
Confidence leading, mentoring, and performance-managing a diverse team
Fluent English is essential; Arabic is a strong advantage
What's on Offer
Tax-free salary of SAR 27,000 per month
Annual flight tickets and exit/re-entry visa fees covered, including family if relocating together
Bupa medical insurance, including family if relocating together
30 days annual leave per year
5 working day week
Long-term career progression within a fast-growing multi-sport destination
Why Jeddah?
Jeddah offers a genuine opportunity to lead a flagship sports and family destination from the ground up, gain international operational leadership experience, and benefit from tax-free earnings, all while being part of one of the region's fastest-growing sports and wellness markets under Saudi Vision 2030.
- Department
- Sport & Education
- Role
- Head of Sport
- Locations
- London
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