Part-time Competition Support Officer

Part-Time Competition Support Officer

£14.00 per hour

Fixed Term Contract to end August 2024

2/3 days per week to include some weekends

Home Working (Occasional Travel will be required)

England Athletics is the membership and development body for athletics and running in England. We work in partnership with the wider athletics family, especially our member clubs and bodies, UK Athletics, Sport England & commercial partners, to grow opportunities for everyone to experience our sport and to enable them to reach their full potential. England Athletics also provides national-level competition and is responsible for athlete development beneath world-class performance levels.

England Athletics is a membership organisation with c1,770 member clubs/bodies and c166,000 registered athletes, which exists to provide services and support to its members and to promote and deliver athletics and running activities across all ages, event disciplines, ability levels and aspirations; and to give support to the wider sport where there are more than 6m who run each month in England, 3,500 licensed road races and 206,991 active RunTogether participants operating in more than 3,287 groups.

We want to inspire more athletes and runners of all abilities and backgrounds to fulfil their potential and to have a lifelong love of the sport. It is our vision for athletics to become an inclusive sport where everyone belongs and can flourish. We want every participant involved in our sport, whether they are an athlete, runner, coach, official, leader, volunteer, facility operator, parent, or guardian to see and experience first-hand the guiding principles that continue to drive our work – including putting the athlete and runner first, encouraging high standards and ethical success across all aspects of our work, enhancing experiences, and working together in partnership not in isolation.

The Role:

A vacancy has arisen at England Athletics for a Part-time Competition Support Officer, for a fixed term until 31st August 2024, to support the Talent Team with key administration tasks to ensure competitions and events are delivered to the highest possible standards.

The role will focus on supporting the Talent Team with the delivery of competitions and events including maintaining accurate records, liaising with accommodation providers, supporting the compilation of competition and events communications, data management, supporting the analysis of data and production of reports.

The individual should have strong administrative and customer service skills, and proficient in Microsoft Office. As well as having a flexible approach to work and the ability to use their initiative. The individual should be willing to support the build up to competitions and events which will involve working some weekends.

For Further information and to apply for this exciting post, please visit our website: https://www.englandathletics.org/about-us/careers/

Closing date for applications: 2nd May 2024

England Athletics is committed to providing and supporting an inclusive culture that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are proud of the diverse community we represent and want to ensure our workforce is representative of that community so welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. We will, at every opportunity, advance equality, and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by addressing barriers, encouraging participation, and taking all relevant steps to meet everyone’s needs.