Sport Development Manager

Interviews are expected to to be held 10th February 2026.

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements

Do you have a passion for enabling people to reap the benefits of sport and physical activity? Do you have excellent management skills and experience in leading teams and people? Do you have a track record in driving both participation and performance?

This new role will be responsible for developing and delivering an integrated, inclusive and high quality sport and physical activity offer for students and staff, aligned to the Sport and Physical Activity plan and the Sport Development: Our Approach framework.

You will drive participation and performance, improve health and wellbeing, strengthen belonging, and develop the student workforce—using robust planning, partnerships, and data led evaluation to maximise impact across the University.

You will co-ordinate the delivery of the Sport Development Team in ensuring opportunities meet the needs of our communities, increases participation, provides an environment to achieve their potential and enhances their skill development.

The role will also support a robust approach to KPI setting, data capture and insight (participation, performance and wellbeing outcomes; belonging/engagement; satisfaction/NPS; recruitment/retention/attainment proxies) and use findings to inform decision making.

There is some evening and weekend working required with this role.

Please see details of the University’s Pre-employment Health Assessment within the Candidate Brief. 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa 

What we offer in return:

26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary/Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.All Faculty of Medicine and Health staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your line manager about how you can utilise these.Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available. 

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Andrew Lockwood, Assistant Head of Sport (Development)

Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 25 Jan 2026

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum