Wesport - School Sport Competition Manager

West of England Sport Trust (Wesport) in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust and supported by the University of the West of England (UWE) is seeking to appoint a Competition Manager.

The details for the post are as follows;

Post Title: Competition Manager

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £24,403 – £26,666

Contract: full time until March 2011

Location: Frenchay Campus, UWE.

Funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), the new post holder will join an established team of four Competition Managers hosted by the West of England Sport Trust. The role of Competition Manager is to work with the School Sport Partnership network to develop, influence and deliver inter-school competition in line with the National Competition Framework.

This challenging role will require a good understanding and practical knowledge of working within schools, school sport partnerships and/or community sport settings. With experience of partnership working and the ability to instigate change to improve the number and quality of competitive opportunities within school sport and linked to community sport.

Application Information
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Beth Mayman, Senior Competition Manager on 0117 328 6255/ 07919 211729 or email beth.mayman@uwe.ac.uk

For an application pack, please telephone the University West of England Personnel Services 24 hour answerphone service on 0117 32 82890 to request documents by post. or visit www.uwe.ac.uk/vacancies

Completed application forms to be returned to: Personnel Services, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, BRISTOL, BS16 1QY. Please state clearly which post you are applying for.

• Closing Date for applicants: Friday 24th July
• Acknowledgement for interview by: Friday 31st July
• Interview date: August/early Sept – tbc

We are an equal opportunities employer.