Deputy Head of Sport and Fitness

Department: Students' Union
Salary: £42,405 - £49,785 per annum (Grade 5)
Reference: 874
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 18 January 2024
Closing date: 1 February 2024

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About the Role

This exciting new role will be responsible for supporting and assisting the Head of Sport and Fitness in the advocacy, implementation and ongoing development of the University’s Strategic Framework for Sport.

The Deputy Head of Sport will play a key role in achieving increased levels of participation in sport and physical activity by students and staff, improved performance standards across sport for student athletes/teams and in implementing the planned provision of quality sports leadership and coaching development/educational opportunities.

About the Department

Queen Mary University of London Students’ Union (the Students’ Union) is a representative and campaigning organization providing high quality services, activities, and opportunities for Queen Mary University of London students. The Students’ Union’s mission is ‘Together, we improve students’ lives’ and works towards objectives such as improving the community on campus, providing better representation, and supporting and developing students.

QMSU Services Limited is the wholly-owned subsidiary of the charity (QMSU the Students’ Union). Carrying on the business as a commercial social purpose company, the services are provided principally for students, staff, and guests of the University.

Qmotion is the Students’ Union run Sport & Fitness Centre, located on the Mile End campus, and provides students, staff and the wider community with diverse and inclusive fitness facilities and services to enable an active lifestyle.

About You

Applicants should have excellent communication skills and have the ability to work with a wide range of people.  Experience of working within a sporting and a student environment is essential.  Candidates must have the ability to work well under pressure, prioritise a varied workload, meet deadlines and be an inspirational leader to university students and staff.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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