Job Description

LOCATION

Bhopal Campus

ENGAGEMENT

Full-time


Azim Premji University, Bhopal started operations in August 2023, offering postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. The first phase of campus construction is complete and the overall 50-acre campus with state-of-the-art academic and residential facilities will be ready over the next few years. We expect to grow to about 4000 students and 500 members over the next few years.


We are expanding our programme offerings and are inviting applications for full time faculty positions. We will offer faculty an enriching and fulfilling institution building experience encompassing inter disciplinary program design, development, and research opportunities, setting up and implementation of key institutional processes, culture building and participation in various institutional bodies.

Responsibilities:

As a Sports Facilitator, you will --

Work towards enhancing participation in sports activities. This includes providing mentorship to sports teams on campus. Be involved in creating an active sports culture on campus by: + Teaching or facilitating any physical activity or sport.
+ Playing and participating regularly in different activities on campus.
+ Engaging in event planning for sports and festivals.
Work with colleagues to ensure upkeep of all the sports and recreational facilities on campus. Collaborate with different functions on various operational aspects, listing a few: + With the procurement and finance teams to procure sports equipment as and when required.
+ Work with student coordinators and sports consultants to ensure a smooth process to allocate and retrieve equipment, and in planning external tournament budgets and reimbursements.
+ Liaise with security, housekeeping, and landscaping teams to ensure all necessary support to the students.
Be responsible for booking different spaces like - badminton/basketball courts, dance/ yoga rooms etc., and do so in an equitable and fair manner. Create and track annual budgets for sports material and equipment. Work with the larger sports team to put down clear systems and process to execute all tasks listed above.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in physical education degree with a certification programme such as BPEd, MPEd (preferable) OR bachelor's degree in any discipline with certification of having played at the State/National level. Interest in managing and maintaining a large sports facility in the long term. Administrative experience in managing sports and other facilities, ideally in an educational institution. Experience in teaching a sport is preferable. Sports events management experience is preferable. The ability to teach a credited Creative Expressions course (sports-based) is desirable.

A female candidate is preferred.

Application Procedure

Please email the following documents to with the subject line "

Application for Sports Facilitator, Bhopal Campus":

Cover letter Curriculum Vitae * Completed Application Form