Job Purpose:
The Department of Sport Management in the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences has a position for a Lecturer: Sport Management.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• A Master’s degree within the Sport Management / Marketing Management fields.
• At least two (2) years' relevant teaching and research experience at a tertiary institution and/or equivalent organization and/or industry based environment.
• Proven research capacity and productivity i.e. papers published in peer-reviewed journals and papers presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed conference proceedings.

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities:
• Presenting lectures and assessing students in sport management and sport marketing on diploma level;
• Undertaking the supervision of MTech students and producing research outputs (co-publication of at least one high quality article per year in an accredited journal);
• Responsible for administrative tasks related to teaching and learning in the programme;
• Academic development and quality assurance;
• Industry liaison and involvement in the development of the curriculum in the programme in line with the Higher Education Qualification Framework structures;
• Student mentorship, consultations, performance monitoring and interventions;
• Active participation in the research activities of the programme;
• Building links with industry, other training providers and relevant stakeholders;
• Community engagement and service learning

Competencies:
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently
• Technical/ professional knowledge and skills in the field
• Planning and organizing skills
• Strong research focus skills
• Teaching skills and a commitment towards continuous learning and assessments with a strong learner focus
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Proven competency and experience with sport/ exercise technology
• Computer Literacy in MS Office