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The University of East London is one of the most diverse and vibrant universities in the capital. Our pioneering and forward-thinking vision is making a positive and significant impact to the communities we serve, inspiring both our staff and students to reach their full potential.
We have identified sport as a key vehicle and transformational tool to make positive changes to the lives of individuals and communities.
Our East London Global Sports Strategy identifies six key themes that we are committing to in order to make a positive impact to our communities through sport.
As one of British Wheelchair Basketball’s (BWB) new High Performance Partners, we will support BWB as it looks to expand grass roots participation, reimagine the talent pathway and elite performance programme within the UK, and to realise its ambition to bring professional leagues that attracts and retains the best players in the world.
High Performance Partnerships are centres of excellence for wheelchair basketball in the UK. These Partnerships will develop and nurture wheelchair basketball talent, acting as hubs to incubate talent and develop future elite athletes.
The East London Phoenix Operations Assistant will support in the day to day running of the university’s first sport franchise team.
This role will assist the East London Sport team and the Head of Wheelchair Basketball, in ensuring that all administration and operational requirements are in place for both training and match days. They will also help to coordinate all the student placement roles within the franchise.
We are looking for passionate and organised individuals who can work efficiently on their own and as part of a wider team with an eye for detail.
University of East London are building an environment of success where colleagues are supported to achieve, and our community can flourish and thrive. We are accredited Investors in People Award Institution and have achieved the Investors in People Health and Wellbeing Award. With Athena Swan Awards and being one of a small number of Universities to have achieved the Race Equality Charter Award, we continue our journey
