Sport Coordinator

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension

Cycle to work

Staff discounts

Development opportunities

Job summary

The Students' Union at the University of Bath is recruiting a Sports Coordinator to help deliver a vibrant, inclusive sport offer for over 50 student clubs. You will coordinate competitive sport, support club committees, and build opportunities for participation across all levels.

Working with a dynamic team, you will deliver BUCS fixtures, events, trips and initiatives, while ensuring high-quality experiences and strong student leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating events, projects or activities within a sport, education, charity or membership-led environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with experience working with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience supporting volunteers, committees or student leaders to deliver successful activities and events.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn about, UK sport structures, competition systems and governing bodies.
• Confidence using digital systems and managing administrative and financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination of competitive student sport, including BUCS leagues, tournaments, fixtures and logistics; ensure high-quality participation.
• Work closely with student club committees to support events, trips, tours and wider club activities; empower student leaders.
• Help deliver major Students' Union sporting events and initiatives; contribute to inclusive sport that supports wellbeing and engagement.
• Be part of a team that champions student development, manages resources responsibly, and uses feedback to enhance the sport experience.

Skills

Event coordination

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Volunteer management

UK sport structures

Digital systems

Student focus

Job description

Do you want to be part of a team that thrives on challenges? A team that comes together to deliver a student offer that you wouldn't think is even possible?

The Students' Union at the University of Bath is your next stop, as we are now recruiting for a Sports Coordinator!

About the role

The role supports the delivery of all things sporty and enables students to participate at all levels and abilities.

Alongside the competitive, social, and recreational offer, we deliver fantastic events across the year to ensure our students have an experience they won't forget.

Sport and activities play a key part in the health and wellbeing of our students. Sport helps create communities, and builds friendships that last a lifetime. You will work with a strong, dynamic team that looks for opportunities to make a difference to a students' time at university.

This role plays a key part in delivering an engaging and inclusive student sport experience at the University of Bath, supporting over 50 student sports clubs and helping students get the most from their time at university.

• lead the coordination of competitive student sport, including BUCS leagues, tournaments, fixtures and associated logistics, ensuring students can participate in a high-quality sporting programme.
• work closely with student club committees to support the delivery of events, trips, tours and wider club activities, empowering student leaders to create exceptional experiences for their members.
• help deliver major Students' Union sporting events and initiatives, while contributing to the development of an inclusive sport offer that supports student wellbeing and engagement.
• be part of a wider team that champions student development, manages resources responsibly, and uses feedback and insight to continuously enhance the student sport experience.

About you

You will be able to demonstrate:

• experience of coordinating events, projects or activities within a sport, education, charity or membership-led environment.
• strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with experience working with a range of stakeholders.
• experience supporting volunteers, committees or student leaders to deliver successful activities and events.
• knowledge of, or willingness to learn about, UK sport structures, competition systems and governing bodies.
• confidence using digital systems and managing administrative and financial processes.
• a proactive, flexible and student-focused approach, with a commitment to inclusion and positive student experiences.

If you're someone that gets excited about seeing others achieve their full potential and understands the benefits of developing and supporting student led activities, we would love to hear from you.

Further information

This is a full-time role, for a fixed-term until October 2027 to cover parental leave.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jo Dixon, Sport Development Manager ( [e-mail] or 01225 383263).

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant . an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; autism friendly university , committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn .

Be Well at Bath

We're committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath .

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