Tukssport: Judo Head-coach

**UP Professional and Support**:
**POSITION**:JUDO HEAD-COACH**

**CONTRACT: PART-TIME FIXED TERM**

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
The incumbent will be responsible for:

- Develop and ensure the optimal functioning and execution of TuksSport coaching philosophy as it relates to TuksJudo.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive coaching strategy that is aligned with the club’s, team's and/or individual’s performance plans, periodisation, goals, and objectives.
- Create and execute effective training programmes to enhance the athletes’ performance, including but not limited to developing technical and tactical skills.
- Design and coordinate the implementation of coaching best practices and protocols as agreed upon with the club manager and other technical personnel within TuksJudo, for the individuals within the high-performance squad, based on their specific needs.
- Develop, influence, and maintain relationships with external, provincial, and national coaches and federations to contribute and influence the sport through best practices, shared knowledge, and creating opportunities for athlete development pathways.

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**:

- Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Judo Coaching
- OR- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Judo Coaching
- AND- Judo South Africa Level 1 Coaching Certificate
- Registered as a coach with a Judo union/association (if applicable)
- Valid driver’s license

**ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS**:

- Criminal record certificate;
- Sexual offender’s clearance certificate;
- Child offender clearance certificate.

**REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES)**:

- Judo knowledge;
- Coaching principles and methodologies;
- Good communication skills (verbal and written);
- Sports science and training principles;
- Tactical analysis and opponent assessment;
- Injury prevention and management;
- Rules, regulations, and laws around the sport and specific competitions;
- Sports Equipment and Technology
- Training Program Design
- MS Office and Google software
- Leadership and Communication
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Interpersonal Skills

**ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES**:

- Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in sport or exercise science or sport management or related field
- Honours Degree
- Sport Specific coaching at a club/tertiary or provincial or national level
- Judo South Africa Level 2 Coaching Certificate
- UCJI Certificate
- Safeguarding Awareness Certificate
- First Aid Level 1/ Basic Life Support

**WORKING CONDITIONS**
- Part-time position (20-25 hours per week)
- Will be required to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays
- Variable, outdoor and indoor sporting facilities both onsite and offsite, and some office based
- Ability to carry equipment, walk to different venues (including hills or stairs), and sufficiently demonstrate techniques of the specified sport.
- Will be required to ensure compliance and/or accreditation with any regulatory bodies or affiliations as required to perform duties or as requested by the line manager or TuksSport
- Reporting to the Club Manager: TuksJudo and Deputy Director Coaching and Performance Management TuksSport

Please note this position includes an _all-inclusive remuneration package_ commensurate with the incumbent’s level of appointment, qualification, and experience.

The incumbent will be appointed on a fixed-term contract with the necessary performance clauses clearly stipulated.
- Certified copies of qualifications, and supporting required documents (e.g. Driver’s license, certificates)
- Latest payslip

**CLOSING DATE**: 30 September 2024

**ENQUIRIES**: Nicola Macleod, Tel: (012) 420 8376 for inquiries relating to the post content.-
- The University of Pretoria reserves the right to not fill the advertised positions_