Sports Director - Mumbai, India - Global Schools Foundation
Description
ABOUT US
Founded in 2002, Global Schools Foundation is a Singapore-headquartered, community-oriented education institution whose mission is to cultivate and nurture young minds into global leaders of the future and is significantly contributing to achieving significant learning outcomes for every child.
Global Schools Foundation (GSF) is an education pioneer with a network of premier international schools.
The Foundation schools infuse the best educational approaches from around the globe into a unique pedagogy which imparts value-based learning that goes beyond academics.
The 62 GSF schools are spread across 11 countries in ASEAN & South Asia, Middle East and India which provide world class education to over 45,000 students from 70+ nationalities.
The schools offer various. curricula, including IB, Cambridge and CBSE.JOB PURPOSE
Director, Sports is overall incharge for creating sports excellence, sports culture and sports facilities across GSF Schools.
The role holder is responsible for directing and overseeing co-curricular sports provision across all campuses in India , overseeing the main areas of Sports events, Sports Academy Leadership, extra-curricular sports provision, facilities and resources and budget management.
The role holder will also work with the Principals and PE staff responsible for the extracurricular activity programmes across all schools to ensure a collaborative approach to shared use of facilities and organisation of sports events.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
LeadershipCreates a global vision for sports development, performance, and participation for GSF Schools in India .Develops goals, objectives and strategies for the development of Sports culture and activities across all schools under GSFLeads the smooth organisation of sports events both onsite and offsite for all schools.
Provides guidance to the Academic function for all aspects related to sports and physical education such as curriculum planning, lesson planning, resources required, budgeting for events etc.
Act as the face of Sports representing GSF at various forumsFinancialCollaborates with the Finance function in developing relevant financial budgets for the function, and proactively tracks performance against the metrics to ensure fiscal control in the functionWorks closely with Finance and operations to maintain financial oversight and effective use of Budgets
Functional
Creates long and short term plans for sports in GSF schoolsIdentifies and ties up with leading Sports Academies all across the world for providing state of the art facilities for GSF school teamsCoordinates the development of Gold Squads for GSF schools worldwideDesigns and delivers annual Physical Education priorities and organizational strategies in line with the organization's academic plansOversees and manages the sports programmes, practices and policies globally for the various curriculums and campuses both during and after school hours as well as on weekendsEnsure clear and regular communication of sporting events and initiatives to key staff members and across the GSH community
InteractionWork closely with Principals, Heads of Schools, Sports Coordinators and teachers to plan sports activities, events and curriculumWorks with the Projects teams worldwide & Geos to help develop sports facilities in GSF SchoolsEnsures active interschool (national & international) competitions for GSF sports teams worldwide including competitions among GSF SchoolsWorks closely with the Principals to understand the curriculums planned for the yearProvides support to the various campuses in preparation for the curriculum inspectionsBuilds strong networks and maintains good working relationships with internal and external partners to keep abreast of the current Academic & Sports climate and macroeconomic trends
People FocusLeads the recruitment, selection, orientation, and training of sports coaches and PE Teachers in the function across all brandsCollaborates proactively with Human Resource to continuously increase competency within the function to meet future organisations needs through the development and recruitment of talentBuilds and manages high performing teams within the function by providing leadership, role clarity and training
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum QualificationsMasters/ Bachelors degree in Physical Education/ Sports or equivalent from a recognized universityMin 10 years of Experience in Sports/ Physical Education
ExperienceShould have headed Sports and Physical Education function for either a large international chain of schools or should have headed sports function for a prestigious international school.