Profession sports programme coordinator

Sports programme coordinators coordinate sports and recreation activities and policy implementation. They develop new programs and aim to promote and implement them, as well as ensure the maintenance of sports and recreation facilities.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Project management principles

  Different elements and phases of project management.

• Government policy implementation

  The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.

• Health, safety and hygiene legislation

  The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.

Skills

• Establish collaborative relations

  Establish a connection between organisations or individuals which may benefit from communicating with one another in order to facilitate an enduring positive collaborative relationship between both parties.

• Promote recreation activities

  Promote the implementation of recreation programs in a community, as well as recreation services provided by an organisation or institution.

• Plan allocation of space

  Plan best allocation and utilisation of space and resources, or re-organise current premises.

• Promote sports in schools

  Promote sports in schools.

• Develop sports programmes

  Develop plans and policies for the inclusion of sporting activities and organisations in a community, and for the development of sporting activities for specific target groups.

• Promote sports organisation

  Produce promotional literature, reports and event materials, and liaise with marketing and media organisations.

• Liaise with sports organisations

  Liaise with local sports councils, regional committees and national governing bodies.

• Analyse goal progress

  Analyse the steps which have been taken in order to reach the organisation's goals in order to assess the progress which has been made, the feasibility of the goals, and to ensure the goals can be met according to deadlines.

• Develop recreation programmes

  Develop plans and policies which aim to provide the desired recreation activities to a target group or in a community.

• Perform project management

  Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific goal within a set time and budget.

• Liaise with local authorities

  Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB