Performance Sport and Scholarships Manager

Main duties and responsibilities

You will co-ordinate and manage the delivery of the university’s Sports Performance Programme and lead and be responsible for all Performance Athlete Recruitment in conjunction with individual Head Coaches. The postholder will co-ordinate the delivery of all key support services and manage all administration connected to the University of Hertfordshire Sports Scholarship Scheme. In conjunction with the relevant HSV Marketing staff, lead and deliver the HertSquad performance social media platforms, ensuring content is high quality, consistent and informative and importantly contributes to the wider recruitment of student athletes into our performance programmes. You will demonstrate a Service Excellence mindset by providing a consistent, efficient, high quality and customer-oriented service to all customers of the Sports Village through implementation of agreed operating procedures and standards, ensuring that the customer is at the heart of every decision.

Skills and experience required

You will have experience of leading/managing sports development projects and programmes and experience of working in a higher education or performance sport programme. You will have good knowledge of sport, National Governing Bodies, external agencies and knowledge of sporting performance pathways. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, excellent customer service and provision and excellent IT skills including Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel (or equivalents) is essential.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of a Degree or equivalent qualification in sport or management or equivalent proven experience. A TALS accredited Qualification or UK Coaching First4Sport Level 3 Certificate in Athlete Personal Development and Lifestyle (Or working towards completion within 9 months) is desirable.