Sports Director x 1 -Gwanda State University 349 views

Vacancy : Sports Director 

 Qualifications and Experience

• Five (5) Ordinary Level Passes including English Language.
• First degree in Sport.
• A Master’s degree in Sport an added advantage.
• At least five years’ experience of managing and administering sport.
• Affiliation to a Sporting body /association an added advantage

Duties and Responsibilities

• Schedule, coordinate and facilitate meetings of the University Sports and Recreation Advisory Board.
• Draw and ensure implementation of the section calendar.
• Source sponsorship in cash or kind from the various stakeholders who do business with the institution.
• Lead and accompany various teams on trips and excursions and attend Student Activities Committee meetings.
• Promote the University’s sporting and recreational vision, mission and objectives.
• Develop and manage the university sports academy by ensuring a wide range of organized activities on offer.
• Work closely with each University’s athletics and student activities departments to define needs, build connections and negotiate space for the program.
• Negotiate external facilities as needed.
• Develop and implement assessment and evaluation mechanisms, providing data and reports to key University committees including the Dean of Students.
• Evaluate, develop and ensure compliance with best practices in program and risk management.
• Manage the Sport and Recreation budget.
• Identify collaborative program opportunities across campuses and reserve shared space for programs.
• Collaborate with other departments, particularly in efforts to advance fitness and wellness.
• Develop collaboration and strategic partnerships with sports organizations (Sports and Recreation Commission, Zimbabwe Olympic Committee and National Sports Association foundations, corporate world and government agencies).