Project Manager - Active

University of Hertfordshire - Hertfordshire Sports Village, HertSquad

Location: Hatfield

Salary: £34,118 to £39,337 pa plus performance related pay, HSV07 – HSV08

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 17th September 2025

Closes: 1st October 2025

Job Ref: REQ000199

FTE: 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours per week)

Duration of Contract: Permanent

Annual Leave: 25 days plus standard public holidays rising to 28 days after 4 years continuous service

Location: University of Hertfordshire Sports Village, de-Havilland Campus, Hatfield

We are looking for an exceptional and proactive individual to join our successful HertSquad team in managing our Active Students and Active Staff programmes. The post offers a unique opportunity for the successful applicant to lead, manage, and develop project management skills in a supportive environment.

Main duties and responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing, managing and developing a comprehensive programme of sport, recreation and physical activity as part of the University wide Active Staff and Students programmes.

You will be required to work collaboratively with key staff and departments across the University to ensure the Active programmes are embedded into the student and staff experience and offer excellent engagement opportunities that are delivered on budget, promoted effectively, and have robust monitoring and evaluation in place.

Skills and experience required

You must be able to demonstrate experience of using an insight-led approach to develop successful initiatives that drive participation, particularly among hard to reach groups. Experience of Higher Education & University sport and experience of budget management and financial planning would be advantageous.

You will have line management experience and have experience in managing projects. You will believe strongly in adopting and promoting excellent customer service across all programmes and have an understanding of the value of physical activity interventions to improve health and wellbeing. You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be highly organised, work well under pressure and be able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of a Degree or equivalent qualification or relevant demonstrable experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Benefits Include:

• Free Gym Membership
• Up to 28 days annual leave per year, plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Annual performance related bonus and pay award
• Sick pay & pension scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• UNiDays, TOTUM (formerly NUS Extra) and Galleria discount cards
• Discounted travel on UNO buses
• Regular staff social events
• 1 hour a week paid exercise time
• And much more…

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: For an informal discussion about this post please feel free to contact Laura Johnson, Head of Student Sport and Physical Activity by email L.6.Johnson@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 01 October 2025

Interview Date: 16th and 17th October 2025

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts