THE JOB

Reporting to the Manager in the Sports Medicine Centre, the Sports Recovery Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• To provide recovery services for scholarship athletes and to provide overseas on-field support;
• To conduct the injury prevention and rehabilitation program;
• To liaise with coaches and other technical support professionals on elite athletes’ recovery process;
• To conduct research projects and educational programs for elite athletes and coaches, and
• To perform any other appropriate duties as assigned by senior staff.

THE REQUIREMENTS

• A professional diploma or a university degree in sports therapy, sports medicine or a relevant discipline; or 8 years musculoskeletal recovery services experience for applicants without equivalent academic qualifications;
• A minimum of 2 years’ sports relevant working experience for the professional diploma holder, elite athletes services experience is a definite advantage；
• Able to work in irregular hours and work overseas;
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English. Ability to speak Cantonese and Putonghua is a definite advantage; and
• Awareness / knowledge of Child Protection in sport and equal opportunity issues in the context of Hong Kong are an added advantage.

APPLICATIONS

Please send the completed Application Form (https://www.hksi.org.hk/f/content_block/5310/HRS-F100%20Job%20Application%20Form_Sep%202024.doc) with indication of expected salary to The Human Resources Manager, Hong Kong Sports Institute Ltd, 25 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories or Apply Now on or before 23 April 2025. Please quote reference no. C-20250410-SRO 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