Wolf Pack is hiring: Operations & Race Control Lead

Wolf Pack runs two-day navigation races across the UK. Teams travel 30 miles or more by map and compass, complete checkpoints and challenges, and sleep out overnight. Phones are sealed, the start remains secret until racers are on the coach, and the Sacred Aubergine is treated with the seriousness it deserves.

We take the operation seriously so that racers can properly disappear into the adventure.

For Birmingham to Wye Valley, 29–30 August 2026, we are hiring an Operations & Race Control Lead.

You will work alongside the Race Director and a volunteer crew running checkpoints, challenges and camp. This is a paid role with real operational responsibility—and part of the standing paid crew Wolf Pack is building across its races.

The role

Your central responsibility is maintaining an accurate picture of where every team is throughout the race.

Around 35 teams will check in and out of checkpoints across two days. You will keep the race log current, monitor expected arrival windows, identify missing or contradictory information, and notice when a team has gone unusually quiet or become overdue.

There are two emergency numbers: you will monitor one and the Race Director will monitor the other. You will handle routine operational decisions independently under the agreed event plan, including speaking to teams, gathering information and arranging practical support or collection.

The Race Director remains available when two situations arise simultaneously, when additional transport is required, or when an incident needs a wider event-level decision.

Teams will not carry GPS trackers at this race. Their progress is established through checkpoint records, crew reports and direct communication when necessary. Race Control is therefore a mobile function that stays with you as you move around the event.

Registration and the start

Racers meet in Birmingham at 6:45am on Saturday and board a coach to the secret start.

You will:

• run registration

• check mandatory kit

• seal racers’ phones

• coordinate bag loading

• deal calmly with missing or late teams

• help get the coach away on time

• follow the coach to the secret start in the support vehicle

Once the race begins, Race Control goes live.

The support vehicle

You will operate the primary event support vehicle and collect racers when required.

There may be long periods without any support calls, followed by several teams needing assistance at similar times. You will need to assess priorities, communicate clearly and resolve routine situations without waiting for step-by-step direction.

The Race Director can provide additional transport and operational support where necessary. Volunteer drivers may also assist when specifically coordinated, but you and the Race Director remain responsible for managing the response.

You must hold a full driving licence and be confident driving a seven-seat vehicle. Access to your own reliable seven-seater is strongly preferred, but Wolf Pack may arrange a hire vehicle for the right person.

The vehicle must have at least five passenger seats available for racers. It may not always be possible to carry an entire team and all of its expedition kit simultaneously, so additional kit movements will be coordinated separately where necessary.