Performance Sport and Scholarships Manager

FTE: 1.0 FTE (working 37.5 hours per week)

Salary: HSV07 – HSV08 £35,148 pa to £40,525 pa plus Performance Related Pay

Annual Leave: 25 days plus standard public holidays rising to 28 days after 4 years continuous service

Location: de Havilland campus, Hatfield, Hertfordshire 

Main duties and responsibilities

You will co-ordinate and manage the delivery of the university’s Sports Performance Programme and lead and be responsible for all Performance Athlete Recruitment in conjunction with individual Head Coaches. The postholder will co-ordinate the delivery of all key support services and manage all administration connected to the University of Hertfordshire Sports Scholarship Scheme. In conjunction with the relevant HSV Marketing staff, lead and deliver the HertSquad performance social media platforms, ensuring content is high quality, consistent and informative and importantly contributes to the wider recruitment of student athletes into our performance programmes. You will demonstrate a Service Excellence mindset by providing a consistent, efficient, high quality and customer-oriented service to all customers of the Sports Village through implementation of agreed operating procedures and standards, ensuring that the customer is at the heart of every decision.

Skills and experience required

You will have experience of leading/managing sports development projects and programmes and experience of working in a higher education or performance sport programme. You will have good knowledge of sport, National Governing Bodies, external agencies and knowledge of sporting performance pathways. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, excellent customer service and provision and excellent IT skills including Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel (or equivalents) is essential.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of a Degree or equivalent qualification in sport or management or equivalent proven experience. A TALS accredited Qualification or UK Coaching First4Sport Level 3 Certificate in Athlete Personal Development and Lifestyle (Or working towards completion within 9 months) is desirable.

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 as amended. The University requires that the successful applicant who is offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. An Enhanced Disclosure will be required and this will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions. The University of Hertfordshire complies with the ‘Code of Practice for Registered Persons and other recipients of Disclosure Information’.

Overseas applicants and UK applicants who have lived abroad

Successful applicants who have lived outside the UK, for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total), in the last 10 years, will be required to produce a ‘Certificate of Good Character/Conduct’ from each of those countries.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

Internal applicants – please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: For an informal discussion about this post please feel free to contact Bryn Clark, Deputy Director of Sport by email b.n.clark@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 09 June 2026

Interview Date: 18 and 19 June 2026

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