Senior Assistant 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: Senior Assistant 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 the National Certificate of Education (NCE) in the relevant field from a recognized institution

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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