SSS Events Coordinator

Grade 5 (£25,500 –£29,500 approx)

Full Time

Open-ended role

Introduction

Scottish Student Sport (SSS) seeks an outstanding individual to join the staff team.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of Competitions to provide coordination and delivery of a vibrant multi-sport programme of national student sports competitions and events across Scotland.

About SSS

SSS is a members’ organisation for colleges and universities across Scotland, providing students with sport and active health opportunities. SSS is at the heart of a network of over 600 clubs and approximately 42,000 participants. It delivers organised sports competitions, provides a range of sports development services, and champions the role of sport and active health at the heart of the student experience.

SSS is supported by sportscotland, SFC, and BUCS. Further information is available on the SSS website.

SSS works for all the universities and colleges in Scotland as an independent organisation, but is hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

The Role

We are currently seeking to appoint a full-time Events Coordinator to oversee the Events Programme at Scottish Student Sport alongside the Head of Competitions and Competitions Assistant.

The successful candidate will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills to effectively oversee and administer sporting events with a variety of stakeholders.

The post holder should have an interest in and knowledge of student sport and physical activity and have a minimum of three years experience in a sports capacity – either paid or voluntary.

In addition, the post holder should be able to demonstrate their knowledge of various Microsoft Office applications and data management systems. An excellent telephone manner is essential as is the ability to work individually and as part of a team. Experience or knowledge of SSS events is desirable.

The successful candidate will report to the Head of Competitions.

Equality
Scottish Student Sport is committed to reducing barriers to sport and physical activity for students across Scotland. We welcome applications from all communities, including from trans people and people with variations in sex characteristics, from Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse people, and from disabled people who are currently under-represented in our staff team.

Application procedure

The closing date for applications is the 15^th of October at 23:59. All applications must be made online via: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001

 You can read the full job description here.

For further info, please contact:

Chris Purdie – Head of Competitions

07921 801 649

chris@scottishstudentsport.com

Interviews & start date

Interviews will likely take place on Friday the 27^th of October. Candidates will be notified the week commencing the 16^th of October 2023 if they have been shortlisted for an interview.

The deadline to apply is at 23:59 on Sunday 15^th of October.

JudoScotland is delighted to be recruiting for the role of Club Support Officer, a role that will empower and enable clubs to make a positive contribution to Scottish society and grow an engaged, diverse membership.

We are looking for an individual/individuals to join the dynamic Business Delivery Team, who will work directly with member clubs to provide bespoke club support and develop targeted and inspiring initiatives and opportunities to attract and retain members.

The role has been developed as part of our new strategic plan Judo For All, with the aim to maximise the contribution of judo to Scotland’s communities through the provision of safe, inclusive and inspiring clubs based on judo’s values.

See the full job description here.

Dance Coach

Purpose:  The Dance coach will be responsible for delivering sessions within the local community and Movement Park facility.

This Person is Responsible to:  CEO

Main Functions and Duties:

• To work with all staff and volunteers to ensure that the charity is dynamic, responsive, and efficient in its day-to-day operations
• To assist in providing all coaching of various sports sessions
• To ensure that the building, and all its assets are always kept in a clean and tidy manner, ensuring that new and existing partners always feel welcomed by the charity
• To ensure that all the equipment at the charity is kept in a safe and tidy condition, regularly checking the equipment, and reporting / dealing with anything which is damaged
• To assist the Operations Manager with all aspects of the day-to-day running of the facility, including setting up procedures/processes and subsequent compliance
• To always represent the charity in a professional manner when engaging new and existing partners.
• To staff events, when necessary, in conjunction with the Movement Park Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a significant new phase within Movement Parks growth and development.

Employment Overview

Movement Park (SCIO)

Movement Park is a Glasgow-based charity that uses movement-based activities and creative play to enhance the wellbeing of the local community. Based in a converted warehouse in Whiteinch, Movement Park is an innovative multi-activity facility, delivering a wide range of movement competency-based activities that will provide a strong solid base for life-long participation in physical activity and develop social skills.

Our long-term people attitude will look at every age and stage and seek to provide appropriate time on task for activities across a range of different sessions. We believe that ‘physical literacy’ is as important to understand as any of the other competencies taught such as literacy, numeracy, critical thinking, art and music.

Equal Opportunities

The charity (SCIO) is fully committed to the principles of equality and equal opportunities and is responsible for ensuring that no member, employee, or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, nationality, colour, parental or marital status, pregnancy, religious belief, class or social background, sexual preference, or political belief.

Application notes

To apply to be a part of Movement Park’s future, please send a covering letter and a copy of your CV to billy.mclafferty@movementpark.org.uk

For further information regarding the post or to arrange a chat with Stephen J Somerville, please call 07368 665 770

Head of Operations

Reports To Director of Sport & Active Health
Grade: 8
Salary Range: £45585 – £56021
Contract Type: Open Contract
FTE 1 (35 hours/week)
Closing Date 8th October 2023

Job Advert

Strathclyde Sport is the heart of sport and active health at the University of Strathclyde, with the vision of being the most active city centre campus in the UK.  Since opening in September 2018, its impact on delivering an outstanding student experience has been incredible, annually attracting more than 7,000 members and over 450,000 visits across the sporting estate.  We are continually growing our profile to not only create the Strathclyde Sport identity but to also provide further strategic support to the wider University mission.

To continue doing so, the University of Strathclyde seeks to appoint a dynamic and visionary leader with the ability to inspire others to continue to deliver excellence in Strathclyde Sport operational services.  The Head of Operations is a new role and will be a pivotal member of Strathclyde Sport Senior Management Team and will contribute to the departments’ leadership to deliver its strategy for the benefit of the whole university sport and active health community.  The role will lead the formation, management and activation of capital planning, operational systems and activity programming, whilst ensuring throughout, the provision of an outstanding user experience.

To be considered for the role, you are expected to be degree qualified and have substantial experience in a similar specialist role along with demonstrable track record of managing specialist teams and associated financial resources whilst having a visionary outlook to seek out new innovative opportunities to engage the Strathclyde community.  You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to unlock people’s potential and contribute to department strategy planning, business case preparation and complex decision making.

Job Description

Brief Outline of Job:

The Head of Operations will lead the strategic development, management and effective delivery of Strathclyde Sport’s operations, income generation through membership and commercial opportunities and facility utilisation.  The role will also contribute to the development of capital opportunities to continue to drive investment in the sporting estate at Strathclyde.  The role will lead shaping the already excellent customer experience built on our growing reputation in sport and active health, anticipate and serve the growth in demand of the diversity of service expected from a leading technological university.  Line management duties will include leading the Facilities, Active Health and Communications & Membership Managers. The Head of Operations will be responsible for driving forwards the service delivery in these portfolios of work whilst actively contributing to the overall strategic leadership and development of the department.

Main Activities/Responsibilities:

Person Specification

Application Procedure

Select Application Procedure (HR use only)

Other Information

Further information on the application process and working at Strathclyde can be found on our website (http://www.strath.ac.uk/hr/workforus).

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Neil Brown, Director of Sport and Active Health (0141) 5482782, neil.f.brown@strath.ac.uk.

Conditions of Employment

Conditions of employment relating to the Administrative and Professional staff category can be found at: Conditions of Employment.

Rewards and Benefits

Our staff have access to a wide range of outstanding benefits that include financial rewards, family friendly and wellbeing benefits and career development opportunities, details of which can be found here.

PVG Check

This position involves regulated work, making it a legislative requirement that the successful candidate becomes a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme. If appointed, employment with the University will not be confirmed, until membership of the Scheme has been received. The successful applicant will be precluded from working with protected groups until that time.

Basic Disclosure

This role requires the satisfactory outcome of a Basic Disclosure Scotland Check. The successful applicant will be asked to carry out a Basic Disclosure Scotland Check. Whether an outcome is satisfactory will be determined by the University.

Pre-employment health screening

An offer of appointment will be subject to a medical assessment by Occupational Health. An individual who accepts an offer of employment must complete a confidential medical questionnaire and forward it to the Occupational Health Nurse within 5 days of receipt. If further information is required the individual may be contacted by the OHN or a Medical Advisor and a personal appointment with the individual may be arranged. An unconditional contract of employment will not be issued until Human Resources receives confirmation that applicant is fit to undertake the duties of the post.

Probation

Where applicable, the successful applicant will be required to serve a 12 month probationary period.

Pension

The successful applicant will be eligible to join the Universities’ Superannuation Scheme. Further information regarding this scheme is available from Payroll and Pensions.

Relocation

Where applicable, the University offers a relocation package to support new employees who meet the eligibility criteria. The relocation package is offered as a contribution towards costs incurred, and is designed to be flexible, allowing staff to use the financial support available in the way that will be most helpful to them. Further details are outlined in the Relocation Policy.

Interviews

Formal interviews for this post will be held on 30/10/2023.

Equality and Diversity

The University of Strathclyde is a socially progressive institution that strives to ensure equality of opportunity and celebrates the diversity of its student and staff community.  Strathclyde is people-oriented and collaborative, offering a supportive and flexible working culture with a deep commitment to our equality, diversity and inclusion charters, initiatives, groups and networks.

We strongly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, women, LGBT+, and disabled candidates and candidates from lower socio-economic groups and care-experienced backgrounds.

University Values

The University’s Values capture what we’re all about: who we are, what we believe in and what we stand for. Our Values have been derived from how we act and how we expect to be treated as  part of Strathclyde.