Assistant Karatedo Coach (Kumite)

(Annual remuneration package ranges from HK$332,746 to HK$803,220)

The Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited (“HKSI”) is the Government’s designated organisation 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 Head Karatedo Coach, the Assistant Karatedo Coach will be responsible for the following duties:

To help coordinate, design, and implement training programmes for elite youth athletes in Hong Kong;
To fully utilize and integrate scientific, medical and other athlete support services into the elite training programme to enhance elite youth training outcomes;
To assist with the administration and coordination of logistics, accounting, coaching and team resources related to local and overseas squad training and competitions; and
To assist the HKSI and the Karatedo Federation of Hong Kong, China with coach education programmes.

The Requirements

A University degree or post-secondary Certificate/ Diploma, or its equivalent;
A valid coaching certificate issued by the relevant governing body;
High level of international results in Karatedo;
A minimum of 2 years’ professional coaching experience for advanced level athletes in KARATEDO;
Holder of a WKF/JKF recognized Dan certificate;
Demonstration, understand and strong comprehension of the most popular kumite of the WKF competition list;
Ability to demonstrate in person and explain the advanced technical skills would be a mandatory requirement;
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
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 click 'apply' to submit your CV with expected salary or 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 2 December 2024. Please quote reference no. HKSI-20241119-AKC 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