Sport Promotion Officer: School Sport

REQUIREMENTS

• National Senior Certificate plus a three-year Degree/Diploma NQF level 6 as recognised by SAQA in Sport Management / Sport Administration / Human Movement studies / Recreation Leisure studies / Sport coaching and Human sciences / Sport and Exercise science / Sport and Exercise technology coupled with 1 to 2 years' relevant experience in Sport and Recreation environment. Competencies: Good communication and organising skills. Knowledge of relevant pre-scripts in sport and recreation. Ability to work under pressure.
• Knowledge and understanding of the departmental policies and procedures. Coaching and mentoring skills. Project and event management skills. Basic computer skills. Basic knowledge of Financial Administration. Report writing skills, Presentation skills will be an added advantage. Knowledge of relevant prescripts. Exposure in several codes or federations. A valid driving license is required.

DUTIES

• Coordinate the establishment and provide support to sport and recreation structures in schools, wards and local areas, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders. Establish and maintain sport and recreation structures and clubs in schools, wards and local areas. Provide support services to federations, clubs and school sport structures. Provide support to provincial sport academy and satellites. Implement programmes to increase and improve relations between sport and recreation stakeholders. Establish good governance structures of sport and recreation as dictated by relevant legislation. Facilitate sustainable capacity development programmes in sport within schools, wards, local areas and districts. Facilitate capacity-building programmes. Create an enabling environment for talent identification. Administer coach education in terms of different sporting codes. Monitor and evaluate progress of education and training activities.
• Promote sports and skills management. Implement sport and recreation programmes in the schools, wards, local areas for the development of sport and recreation. Perform events management / coordination activities. Liaise with hubs, sport federations, sport councils and academy to increase the number of participants in sports and recreation activities. Implement programmes to increase and improve relations between sports and recreation stakeholders. Plan, develop and implement school and community sports, school and community mass participation and high-performance programmes. Formulate and administer league-related sports programmes. Promote health and fitness in communities. Provide an oversight role in the implementation of sports academy and recreation council programmes. Encourage all levels of communities to participate in different codes of sport and recreation activities. Coordinate flagship programmes through sport and recreation activities.
• Monitor and evaluate compliance with sport and recreation transformational policies. Monitor the implementation of all transformation policies and programmes. Promote gender mainstream in sport and recreation. Promote integrated programmes of all sector departments and relevant stakeholders. Promote awareness and participation to all ages, gender and capability categories. Provide administrative functions in relation to programmes that are implemented. Collect, analyze, compile and update data in all sport and recreational activities. Provide administrative and technical support with regard to sports and recreation facilities and infrastructure. Administer the system for storage, maintenance issue and return of sport and physical recreation equipment. Examine, compile and monitor transfer payments of funded projects.