Senior Sports Officer Grade 7 (Formerly Grade 11) at South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU)

SENIOR SPORTS OFFICER GRADE 7 (FORMERLY GRADE 11)- REF: SEKU/ADV/AD/8/08/2024 - 1 POSITION

• Basic salary: KES. 87,080.00 p.m- KES. 124,524. 00 p.m
• House allowance: KES. 47,915.00 p.m
• Commuter allowance: KES.13,000.00 p.m.
• Leave Allowance: As provided by the University
• Medical Cover: As provided by the University
• Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

Duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities entail assisting in:

• Promoting SEKU sports programming.
• Maintaining standards for SEKU sports.
• Attending weekly staff meetings.
• Collating of information for the preparation of a quarterly sports department reports to be submitted to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (ARI).
• Preparing weekly training programmes for all University teams and maintain an attendance schedule for the teams to ascertain training progress.
• Preparing reports of the weekly scheduled meetings and archive them in the department’s repository for future reference by the University management.
• Ensuring the sports facilities are regularly maintained and marked appropriately for use during training and games competition.
• Archiving sports information, records and artifacts in the institution to keep up to date records for future reference in the institution.
• Providing recreational and leisure time opportunities for both students and staff to ensure satisfaction of leisure needs and build a spirit of togetherness within the institution.
• Ensuring the event calendar is prepared clearly to outline the events and activities throughout the year.
• Providing information to the Senior Games Officer on games equipment that need to be procured or repaired to ensure availability of equipment for sports activities.
• Preparing and enter teams in local, national and international championships to represent the University in curriculum activities.

Person Specification

For appointment to this post, a candidate must:

• Have a Master’s Degree in Physical Education or its equivalent from an accredited and recognized university.
• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education or its equivalent from an accredited and recognized university.
• At least six (6) years relevant working experience.
• Supervisory course lasting for at least two (2) weeks cumulatively.
• Have sound knowledge of coaching and training a wide range of sports disciplines.
• Have technical, specialist or analytical skills acquired through tertiary education or the equivalent experience.
• Be computer proficient and conversant with ERP system.
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya on Leadership and Integrity upon successful appointment.