Senior Physical Education Officer (Student-athletes Development)

Senior Physical Education Officer (Student-athletes Development) in the Student Development Services [Ref. B/859/03]

Duties

Reporting to the Associate Director of Student Development Services (Physical Education), the appointee will be required to:

1. Be responsible for the planning, organising and quality assurance of student-athletes development programmes (including Leadership Development and Service Learning Projects, Sports Ambassadors Programme);
2. Take a major leadership role in managing the Student-Athletes Admission Scheme (Local);
3. Manage Sports Scholarship Schemes;
4. Take a major leadership role in organising Sports for All programmes and Healthy-U activities, all of which are well received by the CityUHK community;
5. Teach PE courses, manage/coach CityUHK Sports Teams and serves as advisor for student sports bodies; and
6. Perform any other duties as assigned.

The appointee will also be required to work irregular hours.

Requirements

1. A Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education or related disciplines, preferably with a Master’s degree;
2. At least 10 years’ solid administrative and/or supervisory experience;
3. Substantial experience in teaching and coaching at tertiary level, organising sports activities and other management duties;
4. Being a good leader with ability to manage a team of sports professionals;
5. Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua); and
6. Good command of computer literacy.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a written test.

Salary and Conditions of Service

Remuneration package will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract; fringe benefits include gratuity, leave, medical and dental schemes

Information and Application

Further information on the post and the University is available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk, or from the Human Resources Office, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong [Email : hrojob@cityu.edu.hk/Fax : 2788 1154 or 3442 0311]. 

To apply, please submit an online application at http://jobs.cityu.edu.hk. The closing date is 26 July 2024. Applications will receive full consideration and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The University’s privacy policy is available on the homepage.

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