Physical Education Officer / Assistant Physical Education Officer

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a non-profit private liberal-arts-oriented university with five Schools (Business, Communication, Decision Sciences, Humanities and Social Science, and Translation and Foreign Languages) and over 6,000 full-time students. Adopting the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, HSUHK aims to nurture young talents with critical thinking, innovative minds, caring attitudes, moral values and social responsibility.

Aspiring to be a leading private university in the region, HSUHK features a primary focus on undergraduate education, top-quality faculty members, award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, unique residential college system combining living and learning, interactive small class teaching, very close student-teacher relationship, RGC-funded impactful research, and excellent student development/support services. HSUHK is listed the 7th (overall) in the ASEAN+ region, the 1st in the Greater China region, and the 1st in Employability as per the 2023 AppliedHE ASEAN+ private university assessment by the Singapore-based AppliedHE. It is also listed among the top 200 worldwide on “Quality Education” and “Decent Work and Economic Growth” in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021.

The University now invites application for the following position:

Physical Education Officer / Assistant Physical Education Officer – Student Affairs Office (Ref: PEO/APEO (SAO) 2025-03-28)

Responsibilities:

• organise and promote sports and physical education training courses, activities and workshops to enhance student development;

• coordinate University Sports Teams and handle related administration and logistics;

• arrange inter-institutional sports competitions and university-wide sports events; and

• supervise the Physical Education Assistant and monitor the operation and safety of different sports, SAO venues and equipment.

Applicants should:

• possess a recognised bachelor’s degree, preferably in Management / Physical Education / Sports / Recreation;

• have at least 3 years of relevant working experience, preferably in supervision, organising sports competitions, and managing sports teams;

• have a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua);

• have effective administrative abilities and strong organisational skills;

• have good interpersonal and communication skills; and

• be able to work independently and efficiently.

The appointee will be required to work shifts in evenings, on weekends and public holidays.

Holding a recognised coaching certification issued by the respective national sports bodies, and a valid first-aid certificate is preferred.  Work experience in the higher education sector and immediate availability will be an advantage. Applicants with less experience will be considered as Assistant Physical Education Officer.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ and apply on or before 13 April 2025.  Review of applications will begin soon until the position is filled.  The University reserves the right not to fill the position in this exercise.  

Applicants who are not invited to an interview within three months may consider their applications unsuccessful.  All information received will be treated in strict confidence, and the data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.  

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer.