Department Sport & Physical Activity
Reports to Project Active Coordinator
Pay £13.85 per hour
Hours 10 - 15 hours per week
Purpose of the job
The Sport and Physical Activity department aims to provide the UCL community with a wide range of opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity. As part of UCL’s Bicentenary celebrations, Students’ Union UCL is launching UCL200 Active, a bold, high-profile campaign celebrating 200 years of UCL by bringing 200-themed physical activity challenges to life across the community. With a target of engaging 2,000 unique participants, this flagship initiative is designed to generate real momentum, visibility and impact, and you will play a key role in achieving this ambitious goal.
Students’ Union UCL is seeking a driven and enthusiastic Project Assistant to support the coordination and delivery of the UCL200 Active programme. The role offers the opportunity to be at the heart of an exciting, university-wide campaign, shaping, coordinating and promoting five dynamic headline challenges. Each challenge will be designed to captivate different audiences across UCL from Sports Club members and gym users to staff and the wider student body. This is a chance to play a key role in a landmark moment in UCL’s history, driving participation, sparking community spirit and helping to embed physical activity as a vibrant and lasting part of UCL’s 200-year legacy.
About the Students Union
Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. UCL students have the potential to do anything, and the Union plays an essential role in helping them to achieve things they may have never thought possible. As a charity we employ over 130 career staff and over 250 part-time student staff and deliver a wide range of services and representative functions for students. We work in partnership with UCL towards a fantastic experience for all of our 48,000 students and to ensure that university life enables them to develop the skills, experience and confidence to become the leaders of the future.
Our Vision
An outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world.
Our Mission
We build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.
Our Values:
Community Building, Democratic, Empowering, Sustainable, Inclusive, Fun and Bold.
Job description
Assist with the design, planning, coordination and delivery of five UCL200 Active headline challenges.
- Assist with the end-to-end delivery of each challenge, from set-up to evaluation.
- Create, update and manage challenge content on the Students’ Union website, including writing engaging copy.
- Develop and deliver marketing and communications across digital, social media, email and on-campus channels.
- Respond to enquiries via the shared inbox in a friendly, professional and timely manner.
- Promote challenges directly to students to drive awareness and participation.
- Coordinate participant tracking, prize draws and incentives.
- Organise and facilitate student focus groups ahead of challenge launches.
- Liaise with Union colleagues, UCL staff and external suppliers to support delivery.
- Provide event-day support at campaign activations and headline events.
- Monitor engagement data, gather participant feedback and produce post-challenge reports.
Ensure equality of opportunity for all students and always adhere to Students’ Union policies.
Carry out all duties professionally and maintain appropriate confidentiality
We are looking for an enthusiastic, detail-oriented UCL student who is passionate about engaging their peers in sport and physical activity, and who is excited to support the delivery of a high-profile campaign.
The post holder must be available to work from now until the end of the summer. Please note that additional hours may be available during busier delivery periods.
Recruitment process
Interviews will take place week commencing 23 March.
If you require reasonable adjustments for your interview, you will have the opportunity to let us know if you are invited to interview.
All Students’ Union student staff roles are subject to successful right to work checks. For British & Irish nationals, you will need to bring your right to work documents (e.g. British passport) in to be checked and scanned on campus before your start date. Visa holders will need to provide their share code and can provide a digital copy of their passport online via the onboarding process. Further information will be provided at the time.
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