Director, Sports at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University

Umaru Musa Yar’adua University – The Management of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina on behalf of the Governing Council, is hereby soliciting for applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill in the vacant position below:

Job Title: Director, Sports

Location: Katsina

Duties
The Director Sports is responsible to the Vice Chancellor in the areas of proper development of exercise, sporting and recreational activities in the University, coordinate all sporting activities in the University. Other duties include:

• Initiate sporting requirements and activities for students;
• Coordinate and develop sporting competitions;
• Organize activities that will ensure that exercise and recreational values, which are essential to good health are imbibed by students and staff;
• Source for funds to develop sporting activities;
• Assist in enhancing the career prospects of high performance in any game;
• Prepare quarterly and annual reports in sporting activities and competitions through the Dean, Student Affairs Division to the University Senate and thence to the University Council;
• Serve as a member of the University Sports Committee;
• Recommend in-service training programme for staff;
• Participate in purchasing of sporting equipment;
• Carry out other duties as can be assigned and provide some professional and community service.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidate must possess a good honours degree with Master’s Degree in Physical and Health Education from a recognized University;
• A graded coaching certificate in relevant game from National Institute of Sports (NIS) or any recognized sports institution and minimum of eighteen (18) years coaching experience;
• A Doctorate Degree in relevant discipline, A graded coaching certificate in relevant game from National Institute of Sports (NIS) or any recognized sports institution and minimum of fifteen (15) years coaching experience would be considered;
• The candidate shall not be older than fifty five (55) years at the time of assumption of duty.

Conditions of Service
Salary, allowances and other conditions of service attached to the position are the same with the approved salary structure for Federal Universities in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
2nd April, 2021.