Purpose
 

The IUSCA Job Board has been established to support the development of the international strength and conditioning profession by improving transparency, promoting good employment practice, and helping practitioners and employers make better informed decisions.

The board provides a central location for strength and conditioning, athletic development, performance sport, sport science, and related employment opportunities from around the world.

 

Alongside advertising vacancies, every role listed on the IUSCA Job Board is independently classified against the IUSCA International Qualification Framework (IQF). This provides a consistent framework through which the level, responsibilities, qualification expectations and professional demands of roles can be interpreted and compared.

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The Job Board also provides independent salary context. Where a salary is published, it is assessed against the level and demands of the role using the IUSCA salary rating system. Where no salary is published, the vacancy will still be listed, but an indicative minimum salary will be provided based upon the role classification, responsibilities and relevant employment context.

Strength and conditioning has developed rapidly over recent decades, yet there remains considerable variation in how similar roles are described, structured, and rewarded. Job titles often differ despite requiring comparable knowledge, responsibility, and professional judgement. Equally, similar qualification requirements may be attached to roles with substantially different responsibilities or levels of remuneration.

The IUSCA Job Board has been developed to improve this clarity. By applying a consistent framework to the interpretation of roles, practitioners can better understand career progression, employers can develop more appropriate recruitment practices, and the wider profession can continue moving towards greater consistency and recognition.

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Every vacancy listed on the IUSCA Job Board is independently classified against the IQF according to the substantive demands of the role. Classification is based on factors including scope of practice, autonomy, responsibility, decision-making, expected knowledge and professional contribution, rather than the employer's chosen job title alone.

Guiding Principles
 

Supporting the Profession
The primary purpose of the IUSCA Job Board is to contribute positively to the strength and conditioning profession. It has been developed as a professional resource that supports employers, practitioners, students, universities, and organisations seeking to recruit or develop appropriately qualified staff.

Transparency
Meaningful recruitment depends upon clear information. Wherever possible, the IUSCA encourages employers to provide sufficient detail regarding the responsibilities, expectations, contractual arrangements, and remuneration associated with each position so that applicants can make informed decisions.

Transparency also supports employers by improving candidate suitability and reducing misunderstanding during recruitment.

Role Clarity
Professional roles should be defined primarily by their scope of practice, level of responsibility, autonomy, decision-making requirements, and expected contribution, rather than by job title alone.

The IUSCA therefore seeks to promote greater consistency in how strength and conditioning roles are understood across different organisations, sectors, and countries.

Professional Standards
The strength and conditioning profession benefits from clear expectations regarding knowledge, competence, responsibility, and professional practice.

The IUSCA supports the continued development of these standards through the International Qualification Framework (IQF) Strength and Conditioning Practitioner pathway. The IQF provides a structured framework through which practitioner roles can be interpreted according to their expected scope of practice, level of professional judgement, autonomy, responsibility, and contribution to the profession.

Fair and Proportionate Recruitment
Appropriate recruitment requires reasonable alignment between the responsibilities of a role, the qualifications and experience expected of applicants, and the overall employment package being offered.

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The Job Board therefore considers whether qualification and experience requirements appear proportionate to the actual demands of the position. Requirements that substantially exceed those ordinarily associated with the classified IQF level may be identified to provide additional context for applicants and employers.

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Salary is considered in the same way. Published salaries are assessed in relation to the classified level and demands of the role, while vacancies without published remuneration are provided with an indicative minimum salary benchmark. These assessments are intended to promote transparency and informed decision-making rather than prescribe employment terms.

The IUSCA encourages recruitment practices that recognise professional competence while supporting sustainable career development throughout the profession.

International Perspective
The Job Board has been developed for an international profession.

Employment structures, educational systems, salary expectations, regulatory environments, and professional titles vary considerably between countries. The IUSCA therefore recognises that direct comparisons are not always appropriate.

The IQF provides a common professional framework through which roles from different regions can be interpreted while recognising the legitimate differences that exist between national employment systems.

Editorial Independence
The IUSCA maintains editorial independence in the presentation and interpretation of roles listed on the Job Board.

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All vacancies listed on the Job Board are independently classified according to the IUSCA IQF Strength and Conditioning Practitioner framework. Where applicable, the IUSCA also provides an independent assessment of salary alignment, qualification expectations and other relevant aspects of the role.

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These classifications and assessments represent the IUSCA's professional interpretation of the advertised position based upon the information publicly available or supplied by the employer. They are provided to improve transparency and understanding and should not be interpreted as criticism, approval or endorsement of an individual employer or vacancy unless explicitly stated.

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Open Access to Opportunities

The IUSCA believes that transparency is best served by making employment opportunities visible regardless of whether an employer chooses to publish salary information or formally submit a vacancy to the Job Board.

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Vacancies may therefore be identified by the IUSCA, submitted by employers, or brought to our attention by members of the profession. Roles will not be excluded solely because salary information is absent. Instead, where appropriate, the IUSCA will provide additional independent context to help practitioners interpret the opportunity.

Commitment
The IUSCA is committed to supporting the continued professionalisation of strength and conditioning through evidence-informed guidance, transparent recruitment practices, and internationally applicable professional standards.

The Job Board forms part of this wider commitment by helping practitioners better understand career pathways, supporting employers in recruiting appropriately qualified professionals, and encouraging greater consistency across the international strength and conditioning profession.

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Submission Policy

The full submission policy can be found here.