Job Description

Sport Lancaster Marketing and Engagement Intern - GROW Your Future Micro Internship
Closing Date: 26/11/2025
12.21 per hour + 1.47 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
26 Nov 2025

• Sport Lancaster Marketing and Engagement Intern - GROW Your Future Micro Internship

Role & Department Overview
Eligibility
This micro internship is for 30 hours in total (including 4 hours for training) and is aimed at students who have limited professional prior work experience and are looking for an opportunity that supports them to develop their employability skills.
To apply for this micro internship, students must be part of GROW Your Future.
GROW Your Future is an opt-in scheme for UK undergraduates and postgraduate taught students who also meet specific Widening Participation criteria, e.g. students who are:

• first in their family to go to university;
• in receipt of a Lancaster Bursary;
• received free school meals
• over 21 when they start their first undergraduate degree;
• Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic;
• disabled (including learning disabilities, physical or mental health conditions);
• care leavers or have caring responsibilities, or estranged from family
• a refugee or asylum seeker, from a gypsy or Traveller community, or from a military family

For more information and to sign up see the following link
As stated above, the GROW Your Future Micro Internship Scheme aims to support students with limited professional work experience, therefore priority will be given to students who meet this criteria. This includes students who may have already completed a GYF micro internship.
Internship Overview
Be a part of something inspirational. Sport Lancaster has recently undergone an exciting phase of change and development which has opened a wide range of opportunities within an emerging and evolving environment. Joining the team at this stage means you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of Sport at the university and be a part of something inspirational.
The University has made significant investment in Sport Lancaster over recent years with the latest phase being a new 8-court badminton sports hall completed in June 2020 and now offering a truly outstanding Sports Facility.
The Sport Lancaster Team operate a purpose-built Sports Centre, facilitating our 8.5m climbing wall, multi-function Sports Halls, Swimming pool, sauna & steam room, 100 station Technogym Fitness Suite, Squash Courts. We also operate the University's impressive Outdoor facilities including Rugby Pitches, 3G surfaces, Tennis courts and much more.
The Sports Centre is owned and managed by the University and is open to students across the UK, University staff and members of the local community. Sport Lancaster also proudly hosts several national events throughout the year.
Our team pride themselves on their knowledge and experience in their chosen area and are always on hand to guide and advise. We aim to inspire our customers to be physically active by creating a community which enables them to grow stronger, fitter and most importantly, more confident. We cater for all abilities and our facilities are fully accessible to everyone
The role will support Sport Lancaster by assisting with the delivery of existing activities, campaigns and initiatives for 2026.
Creating engaging content to support the marketing and promotion of the campaign and other wellbeing initiatives, that meet the needs of our campus and university community.
Preferred Start Date: 12th January 2026
Expected End Date: 20th March 2026
Interview Date: 8th December 2025
Location: On the Lancaster University Campus
Working Pattern: 3 Hours per week

• To ensure that visitors experience exceptional customer service, dealing with a wide variety of people in an efficient and helpful manner and be courteous and sympathetic to the needs of students, staff and visitors.
• Support the delivery and promotion of the Positive Change campaign.
• Support the delivery and promotion of initiatives/events such as Wellbeing Departmental Days, Woodland Walks, fundraising events.
• Create content for Sport Lancaster social media channels, supporting the Marketing Assistant.
• Be creative and innovative to engage with the university community to showcase Sport Lancaster.
• To contribute new ideas and make suggestions for the continual improvement of services and procedures
• To promote the sports centre Customer Care Policy and to integrate in their approach and delivery of services.
• To adhere to the Sports Centre Normal Operating Procedures (NOPs) and Emergency Action Plans (EAPs).
• To conduct any other duties as may reasonably be required, consistent with the grade of the post.

Person Specification

• Confident verbal communication and organisational skills
• A good understanding of the current University offer provided by Sport Lancaster, at the Sports Centre and on campus.
• Ability to work alone and/or within a team
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload
• Ability to build positive working relationships and networks both with staff, students and general public.
• Flexibility to adapt to reactive issues and changing workloads.
• Willingness to undertake training to improve skill base or adapt to changing circumstances.

As this internship is aimed at students who do not have prior professional work experience, please draw upon examples from extra curricular activities, hobbies, interests, volunteering and part time work in your CV and cover letter.
Please also outline in your CV and cover letter why you believe this micro internship will benefit you and your career progression.
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

• Collaboration
• Multi-tasking
• Creativity
• Flexibility
• Leadership
• Organisation
• Resillience
• Teamwork

Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.
You are required to submit a to support your application.
Applications without a cover letter or CV will not be considered, please ensure your CV and cover letter are tailored to yourself and the role you are applying for.
Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours. However, hours are not guaranteed, and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand.
Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
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