Sid Fletcher Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

• Senior manager responsible for the development and delivery of strategy and partnerships to increase participation in sport and physical activity through the effective co-ordination of team members, facilities.
• University Sports Activity Board member representing the ActiveHud service
• Lead the ActiveHud service with responsibility for the staff team’s management and development
• Set the commercial strategy for income generation targets from membership sales and facility hire
• Delivered transformational capital projects for gym refurbishment and performance suite development
• Designed data insight and participant demographic analysis reporting mechanisms

Kirklees, England, United Kingdom

Active member of the Everybody Active (EA) Steering Group representing the University of Huddersfield, alongside key strategic partners for sport and physical activity in Kirklees including Locala, Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL), Disability Sport Yorkshire (DSY), Huddersfield Town Foundation, Kirklees Schools, Kirklees Council, Huddersfield Giants Community.

• Providing remote consultancy services to a range of organisations on management, funding and business implementation themes including;
• Community funding and fundraising opportunities
• Covid-19 physical activity strategies
• High performance student-athlete recruitment
• Competitive sport structures

Manchester, Oxford Road

• A strategic senior management role with dual performance sport and business development remits, responsible for supporting the largest UK HEI in engaging 20,000 students and staff into physical activity.
• Member of the Senior management team that strategically delivered organisational change and implemented continuous improvement planning across multiple sites
• Contributed towards the delivery of the University’s vision for Sport, and the overall strategic management and direction of UoM Sport, and deputised for the Head of Sport as required
• Oversight for multiple facility refurbishments
• Provided leadership for the performance sport multi-disciplinary team and business development workforce
• Project management lead on a range of successful business cases

Wivenhoe Campus Colchester

• Senior manager and primary lead for performance sport and sports scholarship programme with the central aim to help talented young athletes achieve their potential through an extensive package of coaching, support.
• Senior leader and member of SMT that oversaw departmental restructuring and implementation of continuous plans that enhanced programme delivery and raised customer satisfaction levels
• Contributed towards the delivery of the University’s vision for Sport, and the overall strategic management and direction of UoE Sport, and deputised for the Director of Sport as required
• Operational Group member that oversaw facility management including the £12m Essex Sports Arena
• TASS and University of Essex scholarship programme manager, ensuring dual career outcomes were achieved for professional, international and aspiring sport performers
• Provided leadership for, and directly managed, the multi-disciplinary team, contractors & student volunteers

Falmer Campus, University Of Brighton

• Primary lead for the financial, administrative and performance management of the Sport England "Sportivate" programme in Sussex. In all, £500,000 was awarded to projects resulting in over 15,000 11-25 year old children.
• Overall responsibility for the Sportivate programme, ensuring all delivery targets were exceeded
• Developed and implemented strategies to successfully target hard to reach inactive groups
• Brokered and maintained partnerships with hard to reach communities and organisations
• Worked closely with Sport England to provide comprehensive programme evaluation reports
• Developed Coach Education and Training Course portfolio support for project deliverers

• Regional representative of the BUCS South East region in several roles including Deputy Chair and Competitions representative.
• Main point of contact for staff members in the region and represent their needs, concerns and aspirations as expressed at Advisory Group meetings and providing feedback to South Eastern regional meetings.
• Worked with the staff and student chair to ensure regional update paper were circulated.
• Responsible for disseminating information to staff members in the region, circulating consultation documents and ensuring responses are received were presented at national advisory group meetings.

Chichester

• Senior manager and department lead for the management, development and administration of the Sports Federation and it’s Clubs.
• Senior member of the management team that oversaw the strategic and operational delivery of student enhancing activities and delivered the strategic short and long term goals of the Sports Federation
• Member of sports facilities management group advising on health and safety matters, programming and community engagement strategies and local plans including bringing on-line the £1m Sports Dome facility
• Designed and delivered training to create strong leaders and a culture of advocacy
• Designed and delivered a range of strategies and sports development plans to grow engagement and physical activity levels resulting in a trebling of physical activity participation and membership numbers
• Operational management lead for the competitions and fixtures programme for over 40 teams

Ipswich, United Kingdom

• Sabbatical officer role with leadership responsibilities for full programme of daily activities
• Promoted the Sports & Society opportunities available to over 5000 FE & HE students at Suffolk College.
• Represented student body as a Corporation member in the Senior Management Team
• Co-organised football tour to Amsterdam & skiing trip to France
• Managed Court 1 fitness; student gym, sports hall, & 3 squash courts for members use.
• Manager of Suffolk College Hurricanes in Ipswich & District Basketball League