Senior Manager: Sports
- Location
- Eastern Cape
- Minimum qualification
- Bachelor's degree
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** The Senior Manager: Sports at the University of Fort Hare reports to the Executive Director: Student Affairs. This role entails providing institution-wide strategic and operational leadership for recreational, developmental, competitive, and high-performance sport across all UFH campuses. **What you will do** The Senior Manager: Sports is responsible for: * Providing institution-wide strategic and operational leadership for recreational, developmental, competitive and high-performance sport. * Broadening inclusive participation. * Strengthening athlete development and academic support. * Overseeing clubs, teams, facilities, events and partnerships. * Ensuring compliance with University policies, federation rules, event-safety and anti-doping requirements. * People leadership. * Budget and contract management. * Sponsorship and resource mobilisation. * Risk management. * Performance reporting in support of an enhanced student experience and UFH's sporting profile. * Leading the Institutional Sports function. * Financial Planning and Budgeting. * Organisational Unit Staff Management. * Institutional Sports Development. * Creating a conducive set-up to enable University athletes to participate at the highest level of University Sport, Provincial, National and International representation. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Minimum Requirements:** * Post Graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Sport Management/Sport Administration/Sport Science. * At least five (5) years’ experience at senior level within an organised sports environment. * Exposure to leadership in university or other sports director positions would be advantageous. * Experience in managing a complex student sport environment, including having an appreciation for the increasing high performance and semi-professional level of student sport (five years). * Knowledge of the latest legislation and trends in sport and their impact on sport at tertiary level. * Sound knowledge of sport at local and national levels. * An understanding and appreciation of the role of sport in Higher Education. * **Added Advantages:** * Master’s degree in Human Movement Sciences or related fields. * **Competencies (as per the University Competency Framework):** * Business Acumen. * Change Leadership. * Critical Thinking. * Clear communication, negotiation and stakeholder management. **Who should apply** Candidates with a post-graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Sport Management, Sport Administration, or Sport Science, coupled with at least five years of senior-level experience in an organised sports environment, are suited for this role. The ideal applicant will have experience managing complex student sport environments, an appreciation for high-performance and semi-professional student sport, and strong knowledge of sports legislation, trends, and the role of sport in Higher Education. Exposure to leadership in university or other sports director positions and a Master’s degree in Human Movement Sciences or related fields are considered advantageous. Essential competencies include business acumen, change leadership, critical thinking, and effective communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/senior-manager-sports-university-of-fort-hare Source: myjobmag
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