- The Sport Officer’s responsibility is to represent the student voice in all areas relating to sport. This includes club development, processes and procedures, student engagement, scholarships and recruitment, finances, gameday experience and club run events, facilities and media content.
- The Sport Officer oversees the strategic development of sport within the SU, acting as a representative on relevant University committees and at the national level to sporting bodies such as British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS).
- The Sports Officer helps sports clubs devise and implement their own development plans along with supporting the Sports Executive committee to further the development of student sport
What does a typical day or week look like in this role?
- Most of the week involves tailored 1-to-1 support for clubs and committees as well as lobbying the university sports department, university leaders, and local policy makers
- Advise and represent students in a variety of meetings, particularly scholarship and alumni fund panels
- Attend BUCS conferences and regular regional events on behalf of the Student’s Union
On which University committees, working groups or meetings does this role represent students?
- Sports Scholarship Panel
- Regular Meetings with the Deputy Director of Sport
Within the SU, what working groups or committees does this role sit on?
- Alumni Fund
- Sports Executive Committee
- Organisational Development Change Champions
- SUmmit
- Board of Trustees
- People and Engagement
- Weekly Leadership Group Meetings
- Weekly Student Voice Meetings
- SU Sports Group
What do you find most rewarding about being a Student Officer?
I find being able to see positive change the most rewarding part of being an Officer. I really enjoy things being made better as a result of the hard work the Officers put in.