Sports Coordinator
Salary £ 28,709
Holborn, London
Vacancy listed 05/04/2023
Application deadline 09/05/2023
Details
Can you work in a team and use your own initiative to develop a range of sporting and athletic clubs and related activities for students?

LSESU is looking for a Sports Coordinator to work within our Sports and Recreation team to support student volunteers in setting up and developing sports clubs and activities. 

Sport and physical activity is an integral part of the student experience at LSE. The Students Union has 40+ student sports clubs that cater for a range of standards, from beginner through to high performance athletes. Our teams compete in a range of leagues and fixtures, including BUCS and LUSL 

You will act as the first point of contact for sports club leaders and will drive improvements of club activities and events including administering fixtures, facilities, finance, training, and a wide range of administrative processes. You will also work closely with the Gym team and activity class programmes to ensure a streamlined delivery of sport across both sports clubs and recreational activities to ensure our provision is championed within the LSE community.

The successful candidate will be committed to using their skills and knowledge to assist sports club leaders and will have personal experience of higher education. The role will require excellent administration and organisational skills, a methodical approach to managing information and sophisticated interpersonal skills. Ideally you will have experience of sports fixture administration, of providing exceptional customer care and of working with and training volunteers. 

JOB PURPOSE
-Coordinate Sports Clubs, and the Athletics Union (AU) sport provision at LSE
-Responsible for Sports Club Volunteers, Athletics Union volunteers, and operational support for the Athletics Union President and the Activities & Development Officer
-Assist in the coordination of any other sports, recreation or wellbeing student activities 

How to apply? 

We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible, therefore we ask that all candidates complete our Application Process by uploading the two following documents: 

Part 1: Supporting Statement is all about you telling us about your suitability for the role and will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for interview. Please keep this one page maximum and do not include any personal information, e.g. name or date of birth. Please see the attached job description and person specification to help write this.

Part 2: Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form is personal information – so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for the interview. It also helps us gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This part will only be seen by HR and will not have any impact on shortlisting. 

Application forms are formatted to ensure the equality monitoring data is removed before applications are seen by the shortlisting panel. This process allows us to ensure that the shortlisting is done in a fair and consistent manner and all applicants are given the same opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

For further information regarding the role, please see attached the full job description and person specification.

If you have any queries about this role that are not covered in the documentation available or wish to have an informal chat about the role please contact Alex Newton at: a.newton@lse.ac.uk

Benefits

In return for your passion and experience we offer:
• 25 days holidays per year (going up to 30 days per year after five years of service)
• Additional time off at closure periods at Christmas and Easter
• Free LSE Students’ Union gym membership, advice from dedicated professionals, with a wide range of activities including yoga classes, dance classes, pilates classes
• Cycle to Work scheme enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
• Access to LSE staff training courses
• Flexibility for work-life balance
• Interest free Travel loan

Notes

Compulsory Requirement - The UK Government sets the legal regulations that we are required to follow. As an employer we have to ensure that everyone is eligible to work in the UK and this is done by us checking and making a copy of the correct original identification/documentation before your first day of work. Currently we require you to have the right to work in the UK, as we are not a Home Office approved sponsor.

Please also note that interviews are planned for the 22nd or 23rd May 2023 for this position. Please let us know in the notes section of your application if you cannot attend these dates.

Attached documents
Title File
Sports Coordinator Job Description and Person Specification LSESU_Sports_Coordinator_JD_2023.docx
Equality Monitoring Contact Form EO-form-LSESU_2023.docx

This vacancy has now been closed