Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a College Sport Coordinator to support University and College Sports Clubs with the coordination and delivery of recreational student sports programmes, competitions and events. The role holder will work with a range of stakeholders to ensure a collaborative approach to growing participation levels in teams, leagues and cup competitions


The role holder will coordinate and support delivery of a sustainable, flexible, safe and enjoyable college sport programme. The programmes provide regular training and playing opportunities for all players and promotes lifelong participation in sport and physical activity. The post holder will act as key liaison between University Sports Clubs, Colleges and other key stakeholders across University and the wider community, to promote participation, ensure playing compliance and to further opportunities which enhance the student and player experience (i.e. funding, participation and player welfare).


The role holder will have a keen interest in sport with specific experience through coordinating sports programmes in relation to fixture administration, sport development and team organisation. They will support the College Sport programmes incorporating a wide range of sports, including rugby union, football, hockey, netball, lacrosse, tennis, badminton, squash, volleyball, rowing and much more.


This is a full-time, permanent position working 36.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday variable shift pattern to suit operational and business needs.


Required Skills and Qualifications: Educated to GCSE Level and HND, HNC, level 4/5 vocational qualifications or equivalent level of practical experience.


Applicants should have experience of: - Coordinating, delivering and supporting programmes for students, student groups, sports clubs and/or volunteers. - Experience of working in collaboration with a range of stakeholders to deliver projects and activity programmes. - Experience of governance and operational arrangements within sport, including safety and welfare policies and procedures.


The role-holder will require strong administrative skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to details and with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely on the telephone, in writing, and in person at all levels both internally and externally, including giving presentations. Experience with using social media platforms is also required along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages. Experience of using web and App based systems/technology would be desirable although training can be provided where required.


Benefits of working at Cambridge include: - Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases. - Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays). - Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare). - An auto-enrolment pension scheme with a generous employer contribution. - Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores. - Schemes to support with relocation/the provision of accommodation.



Prospective candidates are encouraged to use the Suitability for the Role section of the application form to highlight how they meet the person specification and what skills, knowledge and experience they would bring to the role.


Disability Confident Scheme We do not provide our recruiting teams with any information about a candidate's protected characteristics, including disability. If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme, we encourage candidates to state this under the 'Reasonable Adjustments' section of the application. This information is only available to recruitment administrators.


Please note: The University is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role as it is not eligible for sponsorship.


The interviews will take place on Wednesday 1st October 2025.


For a full and Person Specification, please see the Further Particulars of the role.


If you have any questions which are not covered by the Further Particulars or the Sports Website, please e-mail recruitment@sport.cam.ac.uk


Please quote reference DG47132 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.


The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.


The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Key information

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Department/location

University Sports Service

Salary

31,236-35,608

Reference

DG47132

Category

Assistant staff

Date published

2 September 2025

Closing date

21 September 2025