Sport Tech Hub Programme & Operations Manager

Join the Team

By joining the team at London Sport, you’ll become part of a group of people who believe that physical activity and sport can change Londoners’ lives for the better.

London's diversity is its biggest asset and London Sport champions equality and is an inclusive organisation that strives to reflect this diversity in our Board and staff appointments. We particularly welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds, ethnic minority groups, disabled people, women and members of the LGBTQ+ community for our roles.

We work in all parts of London and on behalf of all Londoners to support them to live more active lives. We’re constantly challenging the sport industry to think more creatively about the ways that it works for London and we include ourselves in that challenge, too. If we’re not thinking creatively, we’re not thinking clearly enough about what matters for Londoners from every corner of the capital.

And we believe in activity in the workplace too. Our office is part of the House of Sport, a three-storey co-working space founded by London Sport to provide physical activity and sport organisations in London with a base to collaborate, network and learn from one another. Along with our counterparts throughout the building, we are proud of a working culture that supports people to be active, whether that’s through early morning yoga classes, lunchtime runs or evening tag rugby leagues.

In recent years, we’ve had a run of successes which we’re excited to build on in the years to come. From the growth of our landmark London Sport Awards event to the launch of our groundbreaking Sport Tech Hub and the expansion of our work with local and regional governments, we’ve been involved in some of the most exciting moments for grassroots physical activity and sport in London.

We look for colleagues who will challenge us, encourage us and work with us to raise the game for physical activity and sport.

The Role

Do you believe that being active can change people’s lives?

Do you believe technology is a key part to helping people become more active?

Could you help us get more people active in London and beyond?

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and entrepreneurial person to play a vital role in the future success of the Sport Tech Hub.

You will lead the operations and delivery of our programmes, projects, training, processes and engagement with our community.

About Sport Tech Hub:

Sport Tech Hub was born out of a vision to bring the power of tech innovation closer to national efforts to increase participation levels in physical activity and sport.

Sport Tech Hub is a community of founders, mentors, investors, partners and organisations fostering the acceleration and use of technology to help people become more active.

Over the past three years, we have provided support to 31 ventures which, between them, have reached more than 130,000 Londoners through over 40 pilots brokered between the traditional sport sector and tech ventures. Furthermore more than £4m has been raised by businesses backed by Sport Tech Hub

About the role:

You will drive the positive impact of technology on physical activity levels, in particular supporting less active people and under-represented groups and to help make the technology ecosystem more diverse particularly in terms of ethnically diverse, gender, disability and lower socio-economic groups.

You will work to support the wider tech ecosystem to accelerate innovation and the creation of products that have a positive impact on participation levels and tackling inactivity.

This role will focus on the day-to-day delivery of Sport Tech Hub, implementing and managing key programmes for founders, that are launching, growing or scaling technology to support physical activity and managing our alumni and community.

This role will engage organisations that have the potential to use sport tech to achieve their goals, making them aware of relevant tech solutions and connecting them to relevant ventures to develop partnerships for mutual benefit.

Finally, this role will be key to showcasing the impact of Sport Tech Hub and the contribution it is making towards London Sport’s vision of making London the most active city in the world.

What you’ll do:

Programme Operations:

• Lead the delivery and review of programmes and services to accelerate the use of technology to help people become more active.
• Coordinate the selection of start-ups or SMEs onto our programmes as well as the agreement of business plans for the founders accepted on to the programme.
• Design and deliver programmes and initiatives focused on supporting organisations to use and adopt technology as means to help people become more active.

Relationships and Community Operations:

• Develop and maintain relationships with the Sport Tech Hub community, prospective start-ups and SMEs and stakeholders.
• Act as a mentor and connector to founders in our community, as well as delivering engaging events and workshops, to help accelerate their businesses.

Internal Operations:

• Work with London Sport colleagues to ensure that Sport Tech Hub activities integrate, contribute towards and benefit from wider London Sport work areas.
• Produce regular updates and reports to share the successes of the Sport Tech Hub community.
• Support the delivery of effective digital communications as an integral tool to the continued role and growth of Sport Tech Hub.

Who you are:

• You can demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion in relation to London.
• You have experience of supporting founders of tech ventures acting as a sounding board as individuals go through the development of products, services, or businesses.
• You are an experienced project manager able to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate projects.
• You are a creative thinker that will thrive within an innovative environment and lead innovation.
• You have excellent customer service skills are have the ability to initiate, develop and manage positive stakeholder relationships.
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to enthuse, persuade, negotiate and influence people through all forms of communication.
• You are positive, proactive and enjoy working as part of a team and have a commitment to personal development.

Your Team

The Insight, Technology and Data directorate is a large team with very different backgrounds, experiences and specialisms.

Meet some of the team you’ll be working with:

Alex Zurita | Head of Sport Tech Hub

I have responsibility for shaping the strategic commitments to supporting technology, data and digital initiatives designed to raise levels of participation in physical activity and sport in the capital.

This includes leading Sport Tech Hub's implementation and delivery since inception, including supporting over 31 ventures which, between them, have raised £4.2m of investment and reached more than 130,000 Londoners.

Jennie Rivett | Business Development and Partnerships Manager

I started at London Sport almost four years ago and helped to start our Commercial Programme. I currently oversee our Consultancy Services and account manage our corporate partners, and really enjoy working for such a dedicated and innovative team. When I am not working I do lots of swimming, running and cycling, and love being in the great outdoors.

Tim Copley | Director of Insight, Technology & Data

I oversee a great team that uses insight, tech and digital approaches to support our goal of helping Londoners be more active. I enjoy problem solving and working our new ways to improve what we do. I’ve previously worked at Sport England and was also a Director of a sport and physical activity consultancy. Outside of work I’m probably running or looking after two rather energetic kids – often both at the same time!

The Process

Application is by completion of a short online application via our recruitment platform.

We are committed to fair and unbiased recruitment and use Applied to remove any unconscious bias from our process. You will be asked to answer a small set of questions that address the job description and person specification.

Candidates who successfully progress from application stage will be invited to an interview.

Key Details:

• Full-time permanent contract
• Salary: £37,000
• Offering 28 days’ holiday + 8 public holidays
• Based at our central London offices in the House of Sport with travel required throughout London. Currently all staff are working from home.
• By applying for the role, you are stating that you are eligible to work in the UK. London Sport is unable to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Timeline:

• Deadline for applications: 23:59 on 07 March 2021
• Interviews: 16 March 2021