This is currently a fixed-term role to the end of December 2026 renewable on a 12-month rolling basis subject to funding and agreement

Main purpose

As part of the Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) partnership with British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), this role will provide support to the Tennis in Universities strategy, focusing on; communications with stakeholders in the sector, coordinating the delivery of the BUCS Team and Individual Tennis Competition Programmes, and providing data and insight on Higher Education Tennis activity in the sector.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the BUCS Tennis Competition Programme by:

1. Providing a point of contact for any team match or individual event queries

2. Generating fixtures for National League programme to complement wider LTA competition structure

3. Collating and answering any queries related to the sport specific Tennis Rules and Regulations; including liaising with the BUCS Sport Compliance and Governance Manager to ensure regulations are annually reviewed and improved.

· Working with the BUCS Competitions Team, provide regular reports to the LTA on the BUCS Tennis Competition Programme; including collation and analysis of fixture completion data and participation statistics, to highlight growth trends and areas for intervention.

· Support the transfer of fixture and result data between the LTA and BUCS Play systems by:

1. Supporting BUCS Tennis captains with the inputting of BUCS results to the LTA, acting as the contact for any queries from institutions and their teams regarding tennis results submissions

2. Increasing the percentage of completed results submitted to the LTA, ensuring that all players in the BUCS leagues have a British Tennis Membership.

·Lead the delivery of BUCS’ Tennis events; including organising, promoting and attending at the BUCS National Premier League Super Weekends, BUCS National Team Finals and BUCS Individual Championships Qualifying and Finals.

·Support the LTA in the promotion of their tennis programmes for institutions including playing a lead role in delivering the competition offer for players who don't make the BUCS teams and coordinating activity related to the Student Tennis Network and specifically the development of student officials 

·Support BUCS and the LTA in planning and delivering year-round social media content to report on and promote all aspects of Higher Education tennis, including the international programme.

· Promote, coordinate and attend LTA events and training as required including University Tennis Coordinator (UTC) training and to support the BUCS Tennis Sport Advisory Group (SAG) under the guidance of the BUCS National Performance Manager and/or Head of Competitions and Performance

· Coordinate the League Management Committee for the BUCS Tennis National League, supporting the Chair with meeting administration and reporting.

Other

· Undertake duties as can be reasonably expected to ensure the smooth running of BUCS and in compliance with BUCS policies.

This role may involve weekend and evening work and overnight stays at BUCS events.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications (Desirable)

· Officiating, coaching or other LTA based qualification/course

Essential knowledge and experience

· A genuine passion for tennis

· Understanding of the LTA and domestic tennis within the UK

· Experience of sporting competition structures

· Knowledge of university structures and sport delivery models, especially within tennis

· Knowledge of social media management tools and their application

Desirable knowledge and experience

· Experience of competition management systems

· Experience of administrating sporting offers – leagues and/or events

· Understanding of BUCS sport and Higher Education structures, competition and event schedules, leagues and championships

· Experience of sporting event delivery

· Experience of working with multiple stakeholders to deliver a project, programme or event

· Experience of working in a membership organisation

Essential skills and abilities 

· Excellent planning and organisational skills

· Budget and financial literacy

· Ability to think logically and consistently

· Good people skills, ability to negotiate

· Ability to develop creative solutions to problems

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Good administrative skills and attention to detail

· Strong focus on the provision of customer service