Sport Development Officer - (7939)

Join our collaborative, diverse community where teamwork, knowledge-sharing, and your contributions are valued! As a Sport Development Officer, at Manchester Met, you'll gain all the support and opportunity you need to excel in your career. 

About the Department: 

The Sport team at Manchester Met University oversees all non-academic sport and physical activity programmes across the University.  This includes our extensive free sport and fitness programme, intra-mural leagues, over 40 student-led sport clubs and an elite sport scholarship programme. We are proud to boast state-of-the-art facilities and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to stay active, happy and healthy while at University. 

We are recognised as a performance sport institute, working with the Manchester Met Institute of Sport and elite sporting partners in our city to support talented athletes.  We are passionate about supporting students to fulfil their sporting potential and are excited to be working with our student athletes to achieve that.    

About the Role: 

The Sport Development Officer (Participation), will be responsible for supporting the delivery of our none competitive sport office and help create and implement new initiatives designed at increasing and sustaining participation opportunities at the University. 

Should you want to discuss the role informally, please email Darren Waldron, Senior Manager (Sport Development), via d.waldron@mmu.ac.uk. 

About You: 

If you're looking to join a welcoming, friendly, and dedicated team made up of passionate sports professionals, are excited about using the power of sport to get people active and achieve their goals and like the idea of adding real value to help us meet our goals, please send us your application.  

To succeed in your application you will: 

• Have a Sports specific undergraduate degree/similar level qualification (ie. NVQ Level 4) or substantial relevant experience that demonstrates a high order of literacy, numeracy and analytical skills. 
• Have experience in organising, promoting and delivering sports activites, events and competitions. 
• Have experience of delivering outstanding customer service, preparing reports and working with a range of stakeholders and partners to deliver sports programmes and activities.  
• Be able to demonstrate you are passionate about getting people physically active! 

For more details on the person specifications for this role, please refer to the attached Job Description below. 

How to Apply: 

Please submit your CV and Cover Letter, outlining your suitability to the role based on the Person Specification found in the attached Job Description below.  

Manchester Met University is committed to creating an intentionally inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We understand the importance of having a diverse workforce and the benefits it can bring to ensuring diversity of thought and innovation in everything we do. We, therefore, encourage applications from our local and international communities, in particular people from ethnic minority groups, disabled people and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.