Sports Development Coordinator
- Full time
- £22,662
- Hybrid (home working & commutable distance from one of the UHI Academic Partners)
- Closing 27th October 2022
- Advertised from 30th September 2022
- 35 hours per week. Contract duration: 3 years, fixed term.
Role
Sport and physical activity is an important part of developing healthy individuals, along with creating a thriving community and developing the employability of our students.
The role of the Sports Development Coordinator will develop the foundations to transform, create and deliver a sustainable Sporting Community. This will include increasing opportunities for students to take part in Sport and Physical activity across the Highlands and Islands and supporting Sports clubs to develop greater resilience and sustainability. The Coordinator will also play a key role in signposting and encouraging students to develop an active lifestyle, working with both internal and external partners to increase the awareness of physical activity initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Student Engagement
- Develop physical activity initiatives across the partnership to encourage sustainable physical health and encourage more students to become active.
- Support student-led sport clubs, supporting facilities management where relevant.
- Create and develop digital content in collaboration with the Communications team, including promoting opportunities/courses and a monthly newsletter.
- Coordinate events over the course of the academic year in both local areas and regionally.
- Work in partnership with UHI to build sports development opportunities for students through academic courses.
- Support the delivery of large-scale departmental projects, specifically with work surrounding sport, and assisting with Freshers Fairs.
- Target specific groups to reduce barriers to participation and promote activities that lead to an increase in activity levels for students.
- Lead on sporting projects like the Sporting Blues Project, team sports, club connections, etc.
- Assist the Activities Department in their role as a focal point for student activities enquiries through the Activities Inbox, ensuring that referred requests for information are directed to appropriate teams and that sports and activity inquiries are dealt with promptly and efficiently.
- Assist in the development of clear organization and procedural practices to increase sustainability and resilience of sports/health programming, clubs, and volunteerism.
- Lead on digital competitions or participation programs with apps like Strava.
- Community Engagement
- Maintain and develop relationships with SportScotland, SSS, BUCS, Sports Councils, Community Hubs and other relevant organisations to enhance the opportunities for students at UHI.
- Conduct research to support the development of sport and physical activity across all UHI partners.
- Identify and apply for sustainable funding resources for sporting or physical activity programmes from relevant bodies, both in the UK and internationally.
- Identify and promote training opportunities for both staff and students across the network, including courses and workshops in relevant areas.
- Participate in and represent sports in appropriate team meetings, conferences, and training events across Scotland in Sports Development. I.e.: SSS, BUCS.
- Build relationships with local community clubs and the UHI network to promote and develop opportunities for students to play an active role in community participation.
- Work with relevant colleagues to identify sponsorship opportunities with community and commercial partners.
General
- To adhere to all relevant HISA policy, procedures and governing documents at all times.
- To undertake appropriate training and development as required for the role.
- To undertake any other duties appropriate to the role, role grade and organisation, within their competence as required by management, to provide operational cover or support for colleagues including absence and periods of peak workload as required.
- It may be necessary for the post-holder to work out of hours on occasion e.g. to cover events and extended office opening hours. A system of time off in lieu will operate to cover this.
- A degree of travel between campuses will be expected.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Training and Experience
Essential:
- Educated to HNC, Highers or equivalent
- Experience working with, managing or supervising volunteers
- Experience developing training for staff or volunteers
- Experience in delivery of support, advice and information to a diverse audience
Desirable:
- Experience delivering large - scale projects
- Experience in budgeting, and financial systems
- Experience in Sports Development
- Experience in meeting management and administration
- Qualified in Sports Coaching
- Experience working in rural communities
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential:
- Excellent self-management skills including time management, autonomy and initiative
- Knowledge of Higher Education and Further Education
- Able to work effectively in a democratic environment
- Able to deal with multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities
- Excellent interpersonal skills including communication, leadership and negotiation with people at all levels
Desirable:
- Knowledge of the principles of health and safety, and experience in completing risk assessments
- Appropriate level of IT skills and willingness to learn new software packages.
Values:
- Student-Driven
- Supportive
- Sustainable
- Inclusive
Application notes
Application Deadline: 27/10/2022 at 9:00 am
Interviews: w/c 31/10/2022
To apply, pleasevisit our website.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £65,000
- Merchiston Campus in Edinburgh, with regular travel to Craiglockhart and Sighthill Campuses within the city. (On site)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association (‘ENSA’ to our friends) exists to enable students to make the most of their university experience. We do this by representing, supporting, and developing Edinburgh Napier students to be successful in their studies; to try out new things; to engage in, and contribute to university life; to be healthy and happy; to bring about positive change; and most importantly have fun to make it an unforgettable experience.
As our CEO is moving on to pastures new, we are now looking to recruit a new Chief Executive Officer who will lead a motivated and dynamic professional staff of 14 and develop and support our three sabbaticals who, each year, are elected by the student community at Edinburgh Napier. The post-holder will have the opportunity to lead on the development and delivery of a new strategic plan as our Strategy 2021 – 2024 comes to an end.
About the Role:
Under the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer is accountable for the leadership, management, and sustainability of the Students’ Association, alongside providing support to the Elected Officers enabling them to fulfil their duties to the best of their potential.
In this role, you will be required to coach, develop, and provide leadership to the Students’ Association’s staff and to take responsibility for ENSA’s management and administration within the accountability frameworks established by the Board of Directors.
The role holder will not only be forward-looking, with a continuous focus on improvement but also have a deep understanding and appreciation for student issues and student experience.
We truly believe in the power of diversity and understand that different viewpoints are important to achieving goals, that's why we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
For a comprehensive list of duties and full job description, please see the Recruitment Pack PDF.
What we will need from you:
• Experienced working at a board-level, either reporting to, or serving on a Board
• Excellent leadership, coaching and influencing skills to drive change forward.
• An excellent understanding of governance, compliance and university structures
• Writing high-quality reports and policy pieces
• Managing budgets and setting and overseeing internal controls
• Developing strategies and implementing strategic change Forging productive partnerships with stakeholders
Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit for the Head of Student Opportunities to join our Student Opportunities team.
Edinburgh University Students’ Association is an award-winning organisation, which exists to provide diverse services, representation, and welfare support to the community of over 49,500 students at the University of Edinburgh. By providing opportunities, helping to create change and offering support, we're here to help students get the most out of their time in Edinburgh.
The Student Opportunities team supports over 300 student-led societies; encourages a range of volunteering opportunities for students to participate in; and manages the Peer Learning and Support programme across the University.
We are a registered charity and all the income we generate from our commercial activity goes back in to supporting our members. We’re also an organisation with a strategic commitment to support and empower all our staff, and have some exciting plans for the future. There's never been a better time to apply and join our organisation.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Edinburgh University Students’ Association is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
We are looking for an experienced manager with a positive and enthusiastic outlook. They will be experienced in supporting a diverse range of volunteers and developing them through their volunteering journey, as well as being skilled in successful transformation projects within a member/volunteer led organisation. They will have demonstrable experience in managing the delivery of co-curricular and extra-curricular student opportunities.
The ideal candidate will contribute to our strategic commitment to support and help build student communities, as well as support students’ personal and professional development. To do this, they will be responsible for achieving the Student Associations’ ambitious plans around increasing engagement and interaction with student leaders and volunteers. This will require prior experience in developing and delivering cross-departmental projects, as well as proven success in engaging with key stakeholders to inform planning and decision making.
Please see the Job Description & Person Spec PDF for more information.
Youth, Children, Families Worker
- Full time
- £27,000 – £31,000
- Troon, South Ayrshire.
- Closing 1st April 2024
Main Purpose:
To lead provision of Christian teaching for children and young people.
To develop relationships with families within the parish.
To engage young people through imaginative and innovative ways of sharing the gospel.
Responsibilities
• Lead and develop the work of the Sunday and other children’s provision.
• Provide and develop opportunities for children and parents to engage in exploring the Christian faith.
• Extend work with children through support and encouragement of volunteers whilst enabling further development.
• Build on existing children’s groups within the Church and create new groups where appropriate.
• Reach out in welcome and follow up those new families who visit us.
• Be an integral part in team ministry.
• Support developmental and missional work e.g., Messy Church.
• Engage with the community with organisation of community events e.g., holiday clubs.
• Link up with other Christian youth workers in Troon with a view to reaching out effectively to non- churched young people in the community.
• Build on existing links with schools and share in chaplaincy work.
• Report regularly to Kirk Session.
• Any other relevant duties as required.
About ENSA
Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association (ENSA) exists to enable our 20,000 student members across Edinburgh and around the globe to make the most of their university experience. We do this by representing, supporting and developing Edinburgh Napier University students to be successful in their studies; to try out new things; to engage in, and contribute to, university life; to be healthy and happy; to bring about positive change; and to have fun.
About the role
As our Chair has now come to the end of her term in office, we are looking to recruit a new Chair with the skills and experience to lead the Board of Directors, promoting good governance and providing effective and empowering line management to support our CEO. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has the strategic focus, governance understanding, leadership experience and time to support and develop a committed Board and ensure ENSA delivers the best experience for students.
Please see the Job Description and Person Spec for full details.
About ENSA’s Board of Directors
The Board is collectively in charge of ENSA, for upholding its values and aligning it to the Association’s charitable aims. It has overall responsibility for ENSA’s governance: budget-setting and financial reporting, health and safety, human resources and legal compliance.
The Board is made up of 12 Directors: six External Lay Directors (including the Chair) appointed through a competitive process for their professional expertise; three Student Lay Directors who are registered students of Edinburgh Napier University and appointed through a competitive process; and three Sabbatical Officers who are elected by the student body.
In line with charity law, all ENSA’s Directors (elected and appointed) have equal status. Directors have a variety of experience and skills which offer different perspectives, and are all, jointly and severally, liable for the governance of the charity. Directors are expected to take their responsibilities seriously, attend meetings, and manage any conflicts of interests appropriately.
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