National Competitions Coordinator

Description

About the Role

The National Competitions Coordinator will play a key role in the delivery of the BUCS National Competitions Programme, supporting the coordination of league and knockout competitions across 24 sports and 41 competition offers. Working closely with the National Competitions Manager, you will ensure competitions are delivered efficiently through the BUCS Play system, providing excellent support to member institutions while helping to create inclusive, engaging and high-quality sporting experiences for students across the UK.

The successful candidate will coordinate competition administration, including team entries, fixtures, results, league standings and competition queries, while supporting the ongoing development and improvement of BUCS Play. You will work collaboratively with colleagues, member institutions, National Governing Bodies and digital partners to ensure competitions are delivered in line with BUCS regulations and to the highest standards of customer service. You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of competition processes, support governance and compliance activities, and assist with the delivery of BUCS events throughout the year.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive, organised and customer-focused individual with experience in sports administration or competition delivery. If you are passionate about delivering exceptional sporting experiences, enjoy working with digital systems and stakeholders, and want to help inspire, develop and unite students through sport, we'd love to hear from you.

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National Competitions Coordinator JD

Developing at BUCS

At BUCS we want to invest in our staff by providing further opportunities for career development within our organisation. You may be considering a departmental change, a different role within the business that excites you, or you are ready to progress in your career. As an organisation, we want to encourage you to apply and showcase all the reasons why you would excel in the role.

By engaging in our internal recruitment process the hiring team will always lead to feedback after the process to help with your personal development. We encourage you to have informal conversations about the job role with the hiring team to support you in the process, contact Hannah Underhill to discuss any role-specific questions prior to submitting your application.

Interview

All internal candidates will be given the opportunity for either an in-person or virtual interview to demonstrate why they are suitable for the role. This will be organised according to the hiring team’s recruitment timeline and the employee's availability.

Interviews will be scheduled for Thursday 20 August, with a potential Stage 2 interview on Tuesday 25 August if required.

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