Director of Sports

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Permanent
Full-time

8 days ago

Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC) was founded in 1886 with a mission to facilitate the development of sporting activities in Hong Kong. Our vision is to be recognised as one of the leading not-for-profit sports clubs in the world. We started with two main sports: rugby and soccer, and with the dedication and enthusiasm of our members, we have evolved into a club which promotes, hosts and plays a total of 11 different sports including hockey, squash, lawn bowls, netball, tennis, badminton, swimming and triathlon, golf and tenpin bowling.Regarded as one of the finest sporting clubs in Asia, the 64,000-square-metre Club building offers the largest range of facilities among all the sports clubs in Hong Kong. HKFC not only provides Hong Kong with a world-class venue for many major international sports events, such as the Club’s Rugby Tens, Soccer Sevens and PSA Squash Open tournaments, but is also a key contributor to Hong Kong’s thriving sporting and social community.Website: www.hkfc.comAbout the role

Sports are the foundation of HKFC. The 11 sports played at the Club are mainly managed independently by volunteer members and depending on the size and/or history of each sport, a light or a full committee is in place.
While the devotion and the dynamism of all Sports’ committee members result in both happy and satisfied Club members, and contribute to the professional image of the Club, there is a need to run the Sport Function as “one”.

The position of Director of Sports is newly created. It reflects the Club’s objectives to:
Ensure appropriate governance is in place within and across the Sports Function
Identify and implement new sources of revenue
Actively contribute to HKFC as a premier Sport venue, locally and worldwide.

Job Responsibilities

Actively contribute to continuously increasing the image and the visibility of the Club as one of the most Professional Sports Club in Hong Kong and in the Region
In close cooperation with the Senior Sports Manager/Sports Manager and each Committee, ensure that each sport is managed at all times up to the Club expectations, in term of professionalism and image
Supervise and validate the choice of key activities for each Sport. Evaluate current offering for sports while give recommendations on new sports and activities. (strength & conditioning, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, injury prevention).
Ensure that all aspects of the club's sports, facilities, and recreational activities operate at desired levels consistently while maintaining or increasing member satisfaction year by year.
Be the appointed safeguarding officer for the club and oversight of all sports activities – juniors, participation & recreation, through to performance & elite.
Recruitment and management of HKFC sports staff.
Be the main point of contact for major sporting events and tournament, communicate closely with Sports Sections and Sections Committees, F&B, FoH, and Head of Operations, while leading operational sports resources related to tournament delivery.
Provide support and maintain a high level of reciprocal trust and respect with all key stakeholders of the Club, and more specifically each Section, Society, DSA, Interest Group, and the Sports and Recreation Sub-committee
Add value in stakeholder engagement (sponsors & sports governing bodies).
Direct line management of the sports section directors, conducting regular performance appraisals and instilling best in class practices for them (planning & delivery of coaching sessions, recruitment of volunteers, communication).
Develop common yearly objectives between the Sports Function and each Section, Society, DSA, and Interest Group, while assisting sections in formulating goals for their sports (performance, participation, engagement).
Develop initiatives to increase the financial results of each and all Sports while driving economies of scale in procurement.

Experience

Degree or diploma holder in Business Management, Sports, or Recreational Management
10 years supervision experience within the sports, recreation, and Club House industries
Understanding of Clubs’ ecosystem and governance
Experience in dealing with sporting organisations and federations both locally and internationally
Experience in managing operations jointly run by volunteers and full-time employees
Knowledge of coaching and elite performance would be desirable
At ease dealing with different personalities, cultures, and hierarchical levels
Strong communication and analytical skills
Strong teamwork and customer/member service driven
Well organised, proactive, self-motivated, and able to work to stated objectives
Good command on spoken and written English (must) and Cantonese (preferred)

Hong Kong Football Club is an equal opportunity employer giving full consideration to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability or family status. Interested parties please send your resume with expected salary and date of availability to the Human Resources Department at [via CTgoodjobs Apply Now ] or WhatsApp at +852 6381 9095.HKFC would like to thank all applicants who are interested to join us. All personal data collected will only be used for recruitment purpose. If you are not being invited for an interview within 6 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your profile for 6 months for future opportunities and will be destroyed after 6 months.

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