Sussexsport Participation Coordinator

Hours: Full time – 36.5 hrs per week.

The role covers 5 days over a 7-day working week and will involve some weekend work in term time.

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need). 

Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Expected Interview date: To be confirmed 

Expected start date: To be confirmed

Sussexsport and the University of Sussex have ambitions to increase sports and physical activity levels across the student and staff populations on campus.

The ‘Active US’ project is an exciting and innovative project delivered by Sussexsport, with the aim of getting the University of Sussex student population more physically active. Focusing on key demographic groups, the project delivers a term time weekly programme of peer led, accessible and sociable sporting opportunities across the academic year.  This is complemented by themed weeks and one-off events, working with key partners on and off  campus. 

Sussexsport also delivers our ‘Active Staff’ initiative - a year-round programme of staff focused events and activities, including themed weeks and months, staff roadshows, a staff multisports competition, weekly drop-in sessions, a boundary run and walk, and beach volleyball competition. 

To help deliver our Active US and Active Staff programmes, we require an enthusiastic, creative and self-motivated Participation Coordinator who will have a remit to work with the Students’ Union, schools of study, residences, non-active societies, National Governing Bodies of Sport, staff groups, the staff wellbeing team and other key partners to grow and develop a programme of sporting activity to meet the needs of staff and student groups amongst the University of Sussex population. 

The role will also be expected to work closely with other members of the Sussexsport team to support the day-to-day operations of the service.

The applicant should have a strong understanding of planning, promoting and delivering a programme of sport; a proven ability to engage and motivate sporty and non-sporty students and staff; experience in delivering coaching sessions; experience in line managing sessional staff; competence in the use of IT tools and social media; an understanding of sporting structures; the health and fitness benefits of physical activity; being able to work within set budget parameters; knowledge of recording and evaluating data; the ability to plan, prioritise and organise work to meet agreed objectives and being able to work as part of a team.

Please contact Luke Terrill (Deputy Head of Sport) on 01273 877687 or [email protected]  for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply please click the 'Apply' button, above.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Please note: The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK.