Sport Coordinator (Participation & Workforce)

Sheffield-Hallam-University; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Hallam University is seeking a Sport Coordinator (Participation & Workforce) to join the Sport Development Team. You will develop and deliver a high-quality participation and workforce programme and related initiatives, building relationships with students, colleagues and stakeholders.

The role requires a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills, creativity and flexibility, and a collaborative approach to deliver quality sport experiences and meaningful impact for

Job description

Student Success

Student & Academic Support

The role

For the role of Sport Coordinator (Participation & Workforce), we are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a passion for sport, physical activity, and student development to join us as Sport Coordinator (Participation & Workforce).

Working within the Sport Development Team, you will be responsible for developing and delivering a high-quality participation and workforce programme and associated initiatives.

You will be a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills, capable of building strong relationships with students, colleagues, and stakeholders. You will need to demonstrate creativity and flexibility in your approach to your work along with proactively contributing to a can-do culture to deliver quality service outcomes through participation sport.

We are looking for a collaborative team player who is committed to delivering high-quality experiences and making a meaningful impact through sport.

The team/The department

The Sport Service sits within the Student Success Directorate, responsible for operating four sport facilities including: Sheffield Hallam Sports Park, Sheffield Hallam City Athletics Stadium, City Gym and Pearson Gym, as well as a wide range of sport and physical activity programmes and services for our students, staff and local community.

With a team of approximately 40 contracted members of staff with a further support team of 60+ you will become part of a workforce passionate about transforming lives through sport and physical activity.

For more information, please check out SHU Sport .

Student Success is a large group of professional student- and academic-facing services with a focus on achieving Hallam’s Student Success Strategy by working in partnership to deliver excellent student experience, customer service, student outcomes, and support for learning, teaching and research.

Student Success comprises several teams: Digital Education and Service Development, Library Services, Student Futures and Support, including: Catering, Childcare Services, Student Equality and Inclusion, Student Futures and Employability, Student Help and Advice (including Accommodation and Student Engagement and Success), Sport, Student Wellbeing and Belonging, Sport, with business support from a central Student Success Operations Team.

Together, our teams work in partnership with colleagues and students across our University to develop and implement a welcoming and inclusive community and vibrant campus, comprehensive and multidisciplinary physical and digital resources, cutting edge technology-enhanced learning, responsive and personalised student support, co and extra-curricular opportunities, student voice, effective safeguarding and a wide range of statutory and regulatory compliance.

You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.

If you are currently a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the USS. Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.

For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.

The role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route so if you are an international applicant, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK.

While this job is unlikely to be suitable for work on a job-share basis, we understand the need for a healthy work-life balance , so where possible we operate flexible working schemes

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