Principal Sports Coach at the Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN)

The Admiralty University of Nigeria was established as a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) through the joint efforts of Nigerian Navy Holdings (a subsidiary organization of the Nigerian Navy) and Hellenic Education Nigeria - (a private consultancy, with international educators as main partners).

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill Full-Time, Part-Time and Daily Part-Time vacancy in the Administrative and Support Department of the University:

Job Title: Principal Sports Coach

Location: Delta
Job Type: Senior Managerial/ Administrative and Support

Overall Purpose
Encourage a healthy lifestyle by delivering outstanding opportunities and experiences to improve personal performance and achievement to the University community and beyond. To enable the strategy:

• To get more people, more active across the whole of the University community
• To be a significant contributor to the student co-curricular experience
• To provide access to fitness and exercise for all students at every campus
• To maximise opportunities for all to improve sporting performance
• To build pride and community through a connection to ADUN’s Sport
• To become a distinct, valuable asset and strength, enhancing the Universities’ profile and appeal, from before arrival to beyond graduation

Role Specification

• To write, implement and review inductions and personal fitness plans to actively coach on a broad and holistic range of health fitness and well-being aspects when manning the gym floor and open training fields.
• To deliver a comprehensive range of fitness workshops, group exercise classes and fast classes that ensures that our members are engaged and educated in fitness and their physical well-being
• To monitor and coach gym and open air field training members to ensure their safety and the use of correct techniques when exercising therefore providing quality member experiences
• To support the Performance Coach with ensuring delivery of high quality Student athlete and team sessions, including input on a range of sports and varying levels of ability.
• To assist in the development of a series of events that brings the University community together through the year across the university campuses.
• Ensure all operating policies are adhered to whilst in the gyms - being responsible for the opening and closing procedures and ensuring all equipment and the building operates within Health & Safety guidelines as required
• To achieve and maintain a high level of cleaning and maintenance responsible for cleaning gym equipment and the field training area.
• To support the Health & Fitness Management in ensuring all part time staff adhere to all operating policies and procedures
• To develop positive working relationships with the high-performing team of Health and Fitness coaches and other student service providers within the University to enhance students’ experience.
• To assist in the promotion of ADUN’s Sport Health and Fitness and to endorse the brand identity and Values of ADUN’s Sport

Managing:

• Implement an appropriate football, Basketball, Tennis and track athletics performance programme in keeping with the aims and objectives of ADUN’s Sport Development Service.
• Manage effectively a select squad of performance athletes. This includes establishing performance targets, devising appropriate competition schedules and developing an integrated timetable for sports, academic and lifestyle commitments for each player.
• Recruit scholar athletes and performance level players to deliver agreed football performance objectives, giving cognisance to wider University targets.
• Engage, develop, support, mentor, inspire and lead a team of coaches supporting sports at the University.
• Manage the coaching and scholarship budget efficiently and effectively.

Coaching:

• Deliver an effective coaching programme that helps improve the performances of individuals and which attains performance objectives as indicated by the ADUN’s Sport Development Service.
• Adopt a holistic approach to developing student-athletes, factoring in the challenges of following a dual career pathway.
• Encourage women’s football sports programmes.

Communicating:

• Communicate effectively with partner agencies and students.
• Build and maintain good relationships with local, national and international agencies involved in sports at performance level.

Administering:

• Adhere to good working practices.
• Provide regular information and status reports.

Person Specification (Experience & Knowledge)
Candidates for the role will be expected to demonstrate evidence of the following Qualifications, knowledge, skills, and attributes:

• Candidates must possess a degree in Physical and Health Education, with eight (8) years cognate experience, or (NCE) with ten (10) years cognate post qualification experience.

Application Closing Date
16th March, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to the "Human Resource Office" via: [email protected]

To apply, it is ESSENTIAL that your Application consists of:

• A Cover Letter (maximum one single-sided A4 page) noting your personal and contact details and specifying the position(s) you are applying for;
• Your curriculum vitae (maximum 2 single-sided A4 pages) outlining your academic and professional qualifications as well as your work experience in reverse chronological order with your current, or most recent job, first; and
• A narrative (maximum 4 single-sided A4 pages) as to how you match the requirements noted below:
  • Applicants must address the following in their application submission:
    • How their previous engagements are in line to all the requirements set out above under this job description section;
    • How their future work would add-value towards the criteria set out in this job description section; and
    • How they best fit in improving the academic work and student services to be delivered by the university.

The selection process will consist of three phases:

• Initially, the selection panel will consider all candidates that match the Job Role and Person specification criteria;
• As an interim stage, a short-listing of best fit applicants will be compiled and an interview panel will be formed. Candidates that make this short-list will be invited to attend a preliminary interview; and
• In the final stage of the process, selected few candidates will be asked to attend a final interview. A job offer will be made to the best applicants following this stage.

Detailed Guidance
Personal Details:

• Full Name (Surname first, in capital letters);
• Declaration of Change of Name;
• Place and Date of Birth;
• State of Origin & Local Government Area;
• Nationality;
• Permanent Home Address;
• Present Postal Address;
• Mobile telephone numbers; and
• E-mail address.

Work Experience:

• Work Experience, including full details of former and present post(s);
• Full details of teaching and research experience and service; and current total annual salary details.

Qualifications

• Educational Institutions Attended, with Dates;
• Academic Qualifications Obtained, with Dates;
• Professional Qualifications Obtained, with Dates;
• List of Publications, (where applicable); and
• Honours and Distinctions.
• General other:
• Marital Status;
• Number and Ages of Children (if any); and
• Extra-Curricular activities.

Two (2) Referees

• Names of Referees;
• Telephone number; and
• E-mail address.

Note: Most resulting appointments will commence in September, 2018 (fall semester) to mid- June, 2019. While the appointments will be based at the Ibuso Campus, there may also be the need to cover assignments at the Sapele Campus.

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