Description
The University of Manchester has a long heritage of supporting outstanding student athletes over the last 100 years of intervarsity sporting competition. The University recognises the importance of delivering a high quality competitive sporting offer for our current students experience and success, as well as for prospective athletes considering Manchester as their place of study.
The University is looking to appoint a Sport Co-ordinator to coordinate and develop the Athletic Union (AU) teams and individuals to perform at their highest level. The role holder will be responsible for supporting the Performance Sport and UoM Sport strategies that aim to develop an outstanding student experience across all levels of sport activity.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for the year-round implementation of the competitive sport programme; ensuring our teams and individuals are as prepared as possible to excel in identified national student competitions. This will include fostering successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders, coaches, performance sport staff, partners and wider university colleagues. The role holder will have the ability to supervise staff and students as well as being an exceptional team player, playing a valuable role in supporting the sport scholarship programme and our performance athletes. We are therefore looking for an enthusiastic and engaging individual with significant experience of competitive sport in the UK, with an in-depth knowledge of the higher education sports sector.
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Blended working arrangements may be considered
