Skills and Experience • Proven track record of successful leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary team, preferably in a sporting environment • At least degree or equivalent, preferably in a sport &/or management related discipline • Proven strategic thinker, with the ability to engage in strategic debate to achieve innovative strategic outcomes and new opportunities • Highly proficient in, and with a proven track record of business and financial planning & management • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills • Highly confident in application of relevant mathematical disciplines to business planning, e.g. statistics, algebra, financial and other numerical modelling • Ability to maintain attention to detail alongside seeing the overall strategic picture • Ability to deliver results in a pressured environment • Excellent inter-personal skills that build trust, respect and rapport, and creates mutually beneficial relationships with a wide variety of people to influence perceptions and opinions – politically savvy • Communication: ability to communicate thoughts and ideas to others, in writing or speaking, in a clear, concise and confident manner, to effectively engage, persuade and influence a range of individuals and groups. • Excellent presentation skills • Track record of delivering results through successful partnership and collaboration • Excellent organisational skills and ability to effectively prioritise • Negotiations skills, diplomacy, adaptability, patience and resilience • Will have an effective national network within the sports industry Knowledge • Detailed knowledge of current structure, politics and dynamics of sport and its governance in the UK (i.e. which bodies do what) • Knowledge of the general landscape for sport in the UK (e.g. trends and
Person Specification
The
Director of Sport will bring the skills and attributes, and proven track record, of a senior operational and strategic leader in order to support the University’s strategic aspirations and operational requirements of Sport.
The Director will have a mix of strong commercial, entrepreneurial, relevant operational and university/sports sector experience. They will have the ability and desire to contribute to a broad leadership and business agenda within Campus Services, Professional Services and across the University. Intellectually confident, and with the personal qualities to succeed in a highly complex, Russell Group University, they will have an ability to build rapport and collaborate as a team player, and leader, with diverse groups and individuals across the University.
patterns in participation in the leisure industry) • Business and financial planning & management • An understanding of: Sports facility management
Membership management & customer service Sports development Performance sport (sports science/medicine)
Marketing & communications • General understanding of relevant statutory and other guidelines relevant to operating a large, multi-functional sports business • Knowledge of Higher Eduction/Education and key issues influencing the sector • General understanding of teaching and lecturing strategies to enhance student experience and role the sport can play • General understanding of marketing & branding • Broad knowledge of modern IT systems and their application to enhancing business processes and customer service • Understanding of National Governing Bodies of sport and the current environment in which they operate
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