sports programme coordinator

What the work can involve

Sports programme coordinators turn sport and recreation aims into scheduled activities, participant offers and usable facilities. Work can include programme design, booking spaces, promoting participation and checking that activities match local policy or community goals.

Skills and specializations

Useful depth includes activity planning, facility coordination, volunteer or coach contact, participant communication, inclusive programme design, promotion, basic budget follow-up and practical problem solving around venues and equipment.

Salary context

Salary context depends on programme size, facility responsibility, budget handling, evening or weekend coverage, number of participants, staff or volunteer coordination and the mix of policy work and hands-on event delivery.

Career paths

Career paths can move toward recreation manager, community sport development, facility coordination, programme lead, club development, event coordination or policy administration for sport and leisure services.

Good to know

Check whether adverts name specific sports, recreation centres, schools, clubs, public facilities, participant groups, maintenance duties, programme budgets, outreach targets and responsibility for volunteers or coaches.

Editorial note

This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.

Alternative labels

Occupation group

Policy administration professionals (2422)

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