Active Lifestyles Manager - South Kensington, London

Grade 3a £30,770 - £34,960

This is a unique opportunity to work within the framework of one of the top 10 Universities in the world. In addition Imperial College London is ranked as the number one sporting University in London.

Sport Imperial Department at Imperial College London are committed to providing sports facilities of the highest standard, to promoting sporting excellence and actively encouraging participation in physical activity across all levels, leaving no doubt that it is the place to be to fulfil both academic and sporting aspirations.

The Active Lifestyle Manager will be based at South Kensington Campus. You will be responsible for planning and delivering a series of events and long term programmes to engage students, staff (and where appropriate local community partners) in sport and physical activity as part of the wider wellbeing agenda.

You will line manage the Active Lifestyles Team, (six members of staff) to deliver physical activity based interventions across Sport Imperial facilities and all College campuses and sites. You will also be a key point of contact both internally and externally for the development of opportunities around improving wellbeing in line with the sport strategy and explore opportunities to secure additional resource to support this goal.

To be considered for this post you must have extensive experience of working within a fast-paced, multi-site environment and have experience of effectively managing and providing leadership for staff.

Duties and responsibilities

• To provide a lead role within Sport Imperial to develop a comprehensive sport and physical activity participation programme
• To line manage the Active Lifestyles Team to ensure the gym needs are met and resource is maximised across all Sport Imperial sites
• To manage the implementation and coordination of all elements of the participation programme in liaison with internal colleagues and external partners
• To lead on the management and delivery of specific projects and events
• To establish where appropriate intramural leagues, tournaments and events to increase and sustain involvement in sport
• To work with other departments in College and the Student Union to develop and progress a volunteering strategy for Imperial College London thinking specifically about sports engagement
• To create and sustain development links through Sport Imperial and its facilities, with College sports clubs to deliver services to the College population.
• To manage the delivery of any national or government initiatives that may relate to strategic aims or funding requirements i.e. Sport England funding.
• To manage a coaching team including temporary or casual personnel employed for tournaments and events, coaching courses and schemes etc, demonstrating team leadership and motivation and ensuring all procedures meet current recruitment guidelines and principals
• To liaise with other partner agencies providing lead officer and specialist developmental support to governing bodies, priority sports clubs and community groups

Essential requirements

• Experience of managing sports activities
• Experience of working in a higher education environment
• Experience of Team Management and ability to train, motivate and supervise staff
• Experience of working in the fitness industry
• Experience of running sports/fitness clubs or programmes
• Understanding of Equal Opportunities within the context of a student leisure environment
• Knowledge of how the Health & Safety Legislation apply to a sports environment
• Able to communicate effectively with a variety of customers
• Administrative/organisational skills, time planning

Further Information

Contract Details:

• Grade: Operational Services Level 3a
• Type of Contract: 1 x Full time open ended position
• Hours: 5 days over 7, the  standard working week consists of 35 hours per week
• Location: Ethos Sports Centre, South Kensington
• Department/ Division: Sport Imperial/ Campus Services

In addition to your competitive salary, other benefits offered by the College include:

• Career development training
• Generous holiday allowances
• A company pension scheme
• A reduced rate in our sports centre
• Childcare vouchers
• Interest free season ticket/cycle loan schemes.

If you are looking for the next stage in your career, you could be just the person we’re looking for. Please apply now!

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Job description and person specification

Closing date: 27 June 2018

Interview date: 09 July 2018

To apply please click the apply button below. 

For further information please contact Hannah Blandford, Sports Development Manager.

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About Imperial College London

Imperial College London is the UK’s only university focussed entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business and we are consistently rated in the top 10 universities in the world.

You will find our main London campus in South Kensington, with our hospital campuses located nearby in West and North London. We also have Silwood Park in Berkshire and state-of-the-art facilities in development at our major new campus in White City.

We work in a multidisciplinary and diverse community for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle the big global challenges our complex world faces.

It’s our mission to achieve enduring excellence in all that we do for the benefit of society – and we are looking for the most talented people to help us get there.

Additional information

Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

All Imperial employees are expected to follow the 7 principles of Imperial Expectations: 

• Champion a positive approach to change and opportunity
• Communicate regularly and effectively within, and across, teams
• Consider the thoughts and expectations of others
• Deliver positive outcomes
• Encourage inclusive participation and eliminate discrimination
• Develop and grow skills and expertise
• Work in a planned and managed way 

In addition to the above, employees are required to observe and comply with all College policies and regulations.

Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We are an Athena SWAN Silver award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

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