Sports Executive is changing...

The new structure is a fantastic opportunity for any member of a sports club to get involved and influence the direction of sport at UWE. Below are just a few of the benefits of the change:

• More room for personal development. For example to sit on higher Student s’ Union Committees or chair sub committees, e.g. events committee.
• More opportunity to offer specific advice and use specific skills. For example, website design
• More specific training can be offered, e.g. the NUS campaigning training
• An opportunity to develop each executive role and thus develop Students’ Union Sport
• An opportunity to improve aspects of Students’ Union sport such as events and campaigns
• More specific roles will offer more clarity for committee members when they have questions
• An opportunity for members to use other skills
• An opportunity for students to go on internal and external training courses
• An opportunity to compliment students courses or career path

Details of the roles and responsibilities are given below. If you are interested in getting involved then please come along to Sports Council on Thursday 24th April, 5.30pm in 2D07, Frenchay Campus. Alternatively, if you would like more information on anything, please contact the Sports President on sports.president@uwe.ac.uk .

Responsibilities

The Officer roles will still include

• Agreeing the budgets
• Supporting the Varsity’s, Sports Awards Dinner and Sports Night
• Contributing to & enhancing the Students’ Union objectives
• Where applicable to sit on the Executive Disciplinary & Appeals Panel
• To aid the Sports President with the reviewing and delivering of Committee Training
• To report back to the Sports Council

New Roles

Details of the new positions created by the structure change are given below. If you would like to get involved contact the Sports President on sports.president@uwe.ac.uk .

Vice-President

• To help the Sports President with producing sponsorship proposals & reports for UWESU sport
• To advise Sports Clubs on the best means of attracting sponsorship, & help them where possible
• To help the Sports President run an effective Sports Council
• To aid with the allocation of the budget to the Sports clubs
• To aid in the preparation of UWESU Sports events budgets e.g: Awards dinners, Varsity Series
• To implement new ideas to help sports clubs fundraise or raise their profile
• To raise the profile of UWESU sport clubs
• To aid the Sports President with committee training

Events Officer

• To assist the Sports President in the co-ordination of all UWESU Sports events
• To aid with budget production for all events
• To work with other relevant Students ’ Union Executive members, staff, external organisations to ensure events are carried out effectively
• To aid the Sports President to coordinate the Sports night
• To aid the Sports President to coordinate the Sports Awards

Publicity Officer

• To liaise with the Media & IT Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Sports and Activities staff &, & produce literature relating to Sports events
• To be responsible for collecting footage & photographs of Sports events
• To encourage Sports Clubs to write articles for student publications, & ensure Sports events & successes are regularly reported
• To explore the possibility of building a closer working relationship with the University Marketing Department
• To be responsible for collecting footage & photographs of UWESU Sports events
• To liaise with the local media for the purposes of advertising UWESU Sports events, in conjunction with the Paper Editor
• To coordinate the distribution and placing of other marketing tools such as Posters and flyers

Competition Officer

• To produce a list of target sports in conjunction with the UWESU Sports & Activities Manager where the introduction of more Intramural League would be beneficial & successful
• To work in conjunction with the UWESU Sports & Activities Manager & Centre for Sport to produce an effective Intramural programme that can be successfully delivered to students.
• To extend the intramural programme to Bristol and Bath Athletic Unions.
• To aid the Sports President with the co-ordination and development of the Varsity series

Communications Officer

• To work with the I.T and Media Manager to develop UWESU website
• To update the Sports page on the UWESU website
• To use facebook to add/update Sports events and groups
• To liaise with the I.T. and Media Manager to communicate BUSA results/ Events/ Successes and Sports related topics to the University, Students and external organisations
• To encourage clubs to fill out the Sports satisfaction survey and collate the information to feedback to the Sports Council

Campaign Officer

• To create opportunity & promote ‘Sport for All’ amongst all students
• To aid the Sports President with Awareness or outreach projects/ events specifically relating to Sport
• To implement new ideas to widen participation within UWESU Sports clubs
• To aid the Sports President in running campaigns to implement change within the University
• To promote and coordinate UWESU involvement in nationally run events, e.g. Sports Relief