THE JOB

Reporting to the Scientific Conditioning Manager and the Senior Scientific Conditioning Coach, the Strength & Conditioning Coach will be responsible for the following duties:

• To develop and implement safe and effective training programmes for athletes;
• To supervise injured athletes’ training in cooperation with the Sports Medicine Centre;
• To coordinate scientific testing in cooperation with the Scientific Assessment team and TID team;
• To perform fitness and field-testing on athletes for monitoring training progress;
• To collaborate with other disciplines of the Scientific Conditioning Center and other Centres as appropriate to the biopsychosocial operational model;
• To provide both local and overseas on-field support to elite sports teams;
• To centralize and maintain a database for all training records;
• To organize, implement and assist in educational workshops and lectures for athletes, coaches and/or NSAs;
• To monitor the maintenance of the fitness area and equipment;
• To keep abreast of the current trends of Strength and Conditioning for peak performance; and
• To perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor.
  
  

THE REQUIREMENTS

• A university degree in strength and conditioning, sports science or a relevant discipline;
• A minimum of 4 years’ relevant working experience;
• Holder of certified strength and conditioning specialist certification or a related qualification;
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English. Ability to speak Cantonese and Putonghua is a definite advantage;
• Proficient in MS-Word and Excel; and
• Awareness/ knowledge of Child Protection in sport and equal opportunity issues in the context of Hong Kong are an added advantage.

[Applicants who have responded to the previous advertisements need not re-apply. Their applications are being considered accordingly.]

APPLICATION

Please send your resume and a completed application form with indication of your current and expected salary to The Human Resources Manager, Hong Kong Sports Institute Ltd, 25 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories or 立即申請 on or before 29 June 2020. Application forms can be downloaded from https://www.hksi.org.hk/f/content_block/5310/Application%20Form_2020.doc. Please quote reference no. C-20200616-SACC 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. Personal Data provided by appointees will be used strictly for recruitment and other employment-related purposes only.

THE HKSI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER