Sport and Commercial Services Division
UEA Sportspark
Workforce Development Administrator (Sport)
Ref: SP624
Salary on appointment will be £26,800 per annum (pro rata).
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workforce Development Administrator (Sport) to join the UEA+Sport Department of the Sportspark.
The UEA+Sport team are looking to recruit a self-motivated, organised and enthusiastic individual to support the development of student placements, work experience, and volunteering opportunities, and to help students develop their skills, experience, and employability within sport, physical activity, education, and related sectors.
We are looking for an administrator with a passion for supporting people and developing the sport workforce, who will work closely with students, placement providers, schools, sporting organisations and colleagues across the University. You will help to identify and develop high-quality placement and work experience opportunities, ensuring they are inclusive, safe, well-supported and aligned with relevant programme and module learning outcomes.
Your duties will include supporting and monitoring student placements; developing and maintaining relationships with schools, sports organisations and other external partners; administering work experience opportunities within UEA Sport and Sportspark; coordinating the UEA Sport Volunteer Academy; supporting volunteer recruitment, onboarding and CPD; administering sports club committee training; maintaining accurate records and tracking student destinations; and monitoring and evaluating opportunities to support continuous improvement.
You must have A-levels (or equivalent qualifications or directly relevant experience), together with experience of providing administrative support and working with internal and external partners. Experience of working in an educational setting is also desirable. Excellent communication, interpersonal, customer service, IT, organisational and administrative skills are essential, together with the ability to manage competing priorities, work to deadlines and support the professional development of others.
This part-time post is available from 4 January 2027 on a fixed-term period of 9 months.
Your hours under the University's annualised hours system are based on average as a 16-hour week (0.4 FTE) over a 52.2-week year, making a total of 832 hours per year. You will be expected to flex these hours according to the seasonal requirements of the department, which typically will be 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE) during semester dates and significantly reduced during holiday periods. The exact pattern of hours will be discussed and agreed with your line manager.
Benefits include:
- 28 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days (pro rata for part-time).
- Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
- Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
- Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
- Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
- Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.
Closing date: 25 November 2026
The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.
For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Brochure.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Anna Larkins, Student Sport Operations Manager, via a.larkins@uea.ac.uk.
