Sports Administrator

Job Description

We are looking for a Sports Administrator to join our Communities Team as we look to build community and provide support through sport and physical activity. This is an exciting time as we have just merged to become City St George’s Students’ Union with an incredibly engaged student sporting community across three sites Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting. We’re looking for someone to support the development of our sports clubs to grow their membership, create more inclusive communities and increase participation in sports clubs.

In this role you will be responsible for delivering the administration of sports teams to ensure the successful running of match days. You will be the primary liaison with sports captains, university administrators and umpires, provide weekly fixture confirmation, process umpire payments and prepare necessary arrangements to ensure sport teams and Individuals arrive at home and away games. This will require excellent organisational skills, prioritisation and time management abilities. A strong understanding of health and safety is a must!

In this role you will also provide support and development to students involved in sport. Whether that is organising the sport captains training day, ensuring our sport leaders are trained in first aid, providing insight through annual feedback surveys or providing 1-2-1 support to sport captains on events and budgeting; you will be at the frontline of supporting our students involved in sport to success.

You’ll also be the key liaison and first point of contact for our representational sports team coaches. You will recruitment and onboard all coaches and be their primary point of contact leading up to, and throughout the season. You will ensure that coach invoices are correct and processed in a timely manner and will liaise with them throughout the season with regards to team training plans and fixture confirmations. Excellent communication skills are key to this role.

This is a student facing role and candidates are required work on site up to 5-days a week during term time to ensure we deliver an excellent service for students.

During term time, this position may be required to work two primary shift patterns: 8.45am – 4.45pm and 10:45am – 18:45pm. Additionally, candidates may need to be available for some evening and weekend shifts as needed.