Sport Officer

**SPORT OFFICER
- Create, organize, administer, and supervise sport programmes.***
- Recruitment of players and coaches.***
- Order equipment and uniforms and ensure training equipment is properly

maintained and accounted for.***
- Schedule games/practices as needed, etc.***
- Evaluate available recreation/sport opportunities for students and conceive,

and implement new programs and or classes to fill gaps.***
- Teach recreational enrichment classes during after school as assigned by the

programme Manager/ Director.***
- Manage the contract and register for coaches.***
- Perform all necessary administrative responsibilities as assigned in the

allocated operational areas.***
- Manage inventory of recreational and sports equipment, ensuring that the

amount of equipment is sufficient for programme needs and that equipment is

in good working condition.***
- Plan, coordinate, schedule, promote, lead, and evaluate recreation programs

and special events.***
- Assist in the development and monitoring of Sports and Recreation activities.***
- Design and manage conditioning programmes for teams and create daily

fitness activities.***
- Participate in the coordination and administration of gym activities.***
- Perform other duties in the department as assigned.***
- Travel with various sporting codes and ensure the standards set by the

Department are kept at all times.***
- This job may require you to work over weekend and evenings.
- Ability to manage code budget/ funds.
- Participate and organise in fundraising activities.

**Requirements and Qualifications**:

- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education/ Sport Science/

Kinesiology/Exercise Science/ Biokinetics or a related field.***
- Minimum 2 years working in the field of sport in preferred.***
- Experience in working with/assisting student athletes.***
- Ability to prepare written reports.***
- Ability to organize and priorities workload.***
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.***
- Abilityy to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as needed.***
- Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with participants

and co-workers.***
- Knowledge of planning, organising, promoting, and evaluating recreation

programs.***
- Ability to report to the line manager in professional manner.***

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**CLOSING DATE: 27 OCTOBER 2023**

contact numbers of three (3) referees, certified copies of all qualifications including

Matric/ Grade 12 Certificate, Academic transcripts and a South African ID/ Passport
- Telephonic enquiries regarding conditions of service: Ms DM Diale (015) 268 2800 _
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign obtained qualifications evaluated by _
- the South African Qualifications Authority. Please note that failure to submit the _
- The University of Limpopo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All appointments will be _
- made in accordance with the University’s Employment Equity Policy. Preference: _

**_SPORT OFFICER:_**_ will be given to Male (Africans. Indians and Coloureds) Female _
- (Indians, Coloureds and Whites) _
- not been contacted within 30 days of the closing date must consider their applicants _
- as unsuccessful. _

**_The University reserve the right not to make appointment._