Sport Development Officer (Clubs)

Are you looking to learn new skills as part of a busy and driven team? We are looking for a Sport Development Officer (Clubs) to join our friendly team, based predominantly at our Manchester city centre All Saints campus.

Details
Location: Manchester All Saints Campus
Faculty / Function: Academic Services
Salary: Grade 5 (£25,285 to £28,131)
Closing Date: 3 August 2023
Contract Type: permanent
Contracted Hours per week: 35

The role: 

To be successful in this role, you will have exceptional organisational skills, able to manage a vastly varied workload and a range of stakeholders, both internal and external. You'll be a great communicator, a team player and be able to work in a fast-paced environment. MMU Sport have over 42 sports club and the successful candidate will be expected to communicate with student clubs and committees on a day to day basis. You will be the point of contact for all BUCS clubs and be expected to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people at all levels.

Support the Sport Clubs team in the delivery and administration of BUCS Competition and clubs training and development programmes, we are looking for a candidate who has experience of operating in an HE sports environment, particularly with sports clubs and club committees.  The ideal candidate will be confident, approachable, creative and have a can-do attitude.

Role commences 1st September 2023 and is a permanent contract.

About us: 

The Sports department of Manchester Met University works with some of the most recognisable sporting talent in the UK and we have big ambitions for our future. We're aiming to become a top 20 UK sporting university with a reputation for effectively supporting students to fulfil their sporting potential and are excited to be working with athletes who will help us achieve that.

We are gaining recognition as a performance sport institute, working with elite sporting partners in our city.

Our performance programme supports and nurtures emerging talent. We support over 70 teams across more than 50 sports at our world-class facilities. The performance programme looks to develop top-class student centred clubs and individuals.

If you're looking to join a welcoming and friendly team made up of our Sports Professionals, Olympians and Olympic Coaches, love working in the sports world, and like the idea of adding real value to help us meet our goals, please send us your application.

 How to apply:  

https://manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/sport-development-officer-clubs-6522-manchester-all-saints-campus/6510/description/

Click the ‘Apply Now' button to upload your CV and Cover Letter via our application portal.

Our benefits:  

In addition to working with a great team and some Top Tier sporting talent, we offer 25 days annual leave, plus statutory holidays, an 8% pension contribution and access to a range of employee discounts through our benefits scheme.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring . We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.

We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible working and are open to conversations about this throughout the application process.