Assistant Athlete Affairs Manager

The Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited (“HKSI”) is the Government’s delivery agent to provide the high performance training system for eligible sports. The HKSI’s mission is to provide an environment in which sports talent can be identified, nurtured and developed to pursue excellence in the international sporting arena benchmarked at Major Games results. We are now inviting suitable candidates for the following vacancy:

The Job

Reporting to the Athlete Affairs Manager, the Assistant Athlete Affairs Manager will be responsible for the following duties:

To assist the Athlete Affairs Manager in planning, developing and overseeing the administration and operation of the HKSI Athlete Hostel;
To provide assessment/intervention for ad hoc cases requiring counselling and guidance services and prepare care reports and monitor the progress;
To plan and organize athlete-specific award programmes;
To supervise a team of wardens and coordinate with other supporting departments to deliver hostel lifestyle activities and care programme especially for the young residential athletes;
To provide support to athletes’ profile and data management facilitating the development of Systematic athletes’ portfolio and record management;
To conduct individual/group consultation with athletes, their parents and coaches, and provide supporting services in personal development guidance, career planning, value education and other learning experiences opportunities for HKSI scholarship athletes;
To liaise with various key stakeholders such as coaches, parents, National Sports Associations, to facilitate athletes’ professional lifestyle and personal-social development; and
To perform any other appropriate duties as assigned by senior staff.

The Requirements

A university degree in Social Work Studies/ Education or related discipline;
A minimum of 6 years’ working experience in social work/ hostel/ student services or related field; with experience of working within a high performance multidisciplinary team and supporting the personal development of individuals through coaching/ mentoring preferable;
Current registration in Social Workers Registration Board;
Proficiency in both spoken and written English and Chinese, able to speak Putonghua will be an advantage;
Excellence interpersonal and communication skills as well as organization skills;
Self-motivated, a good team player under a multi-functional team, sensitive to career development; able to work at irregular hours when necessary;
High level of computer literacy; and
Awareness / knowledge of Child Protection in sport and equal opportunity issues in the context of Hong Kong are an added advantage.

Applications

Please send the completed Application Form with indication of expected salary to The Human Resources Manager, Hong Kong Sports Institute Ltd, 25 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories or email: hrdept@hksi.org.hk on or before 30 June 2024. Please quote reference no. HKSI-20240617-AAAM in the application.

Appointment will be on a fixed term contract. General information is available at the website http://www.hksi.org.hk.

Applicants who are not invited for interview within six months may consider their applications unsuccessful.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Data collected will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes only.

THE HKSI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER