Sport Promotion Officer: Sport Development at Eastern Cape Department: Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism

Sport promotion officer: Sport development (2 posts)

• Salary: R 325 101 – R 382 959 (Level 07) All-inclusive
• Centre: Chris Hani District (Komani)
• Ref: DSRAC 07/10/2025
• Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification.
• A minimum of a three-year Degree/Diploma (NQF Level 6) as recognised by SAQA in Sport Management, Sport Administration, Human Movement Studies, or any relevant qualification coupled with 1 to 2 years’ relevant experience in the Sport and Recreation environment.

Competencies

• Good communication and organising skills.
• Knowledge of relevant prescripts in sport and recreation.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Understanding of departmental policies and procedures.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Project and event management skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Basic knowledge of financial administration.
• Report writing and presentation skills (presentation skills will be an added advantage).
• Knowledge of relevant prescripts.
• Exposure to several sporting codes or federations.
• A valid driving licence is required.

Duties

• Coordinate the establishment and provide support to sport and recreation structures in schools, wards, and local areas, in conjunction with stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain sport and recreation structures and clubs in schools, wards, and local areas.
• Provide support services to federations, clubs, and school sport structures.
• Render support to the provincial sport academy and its satellites.
• Implement programmes to increase and improve relations between sport and recreation stakeholders.
• Establish good governance structures of sport and recreation as dictated by relevant legislation.
• Facilitate sustainable capacity development programmes in sport within schools, wards, local areas, and districts.
• Facilitate capacity-building programmes and create an enabling environment for talent identification.
• Administer coach education in terms of different sporting codes.
• Monitor and evaluate progress of education and training activities.
• Promote sports and skills management.
• Implement sport and recreation programmes in schools, wards, and local areas for the development of sport and recreation
• Perform event management and coordination activities.
• Liaise with hubs, sport federations, sport councils, and academies to increase participation in sport and recreation activities.
• Plan, develop, and implement school and community sports, mass participation, and high-performance programmes.
• Formulate and administer league-related sports programmes.
• Promote health and fitness in communities.
• Provide oversight in the implementation of sports academy and recreation council programmes.
• Encourage all community levels to participate in various codes of sport and recreation activities.
• Coordinate flagship programmes through sport and recreation activities.
• Monitor and evaluate compliance with sport and recreation transformation policies.
• Promote gender mainstreaming and integrated programmes across all sector departments and stakeholders.
• Promote awareness and participation across all ages, genders, and capability categories.
• Render administrative functions related to implemented programmes.
• Collect, analyse, compile, and update data on all sport and recreation activities.
• Provide administrative and technical support for sport and recreation facilities and infrastructure.
• Administer the system for storage, maintenance, issue, and return of sport and recreation equipment.
• Examine, compile, and monitor transfer payments of funded projects.
• Province of the Eastern Cape
• Vacancy Circular 04 of 2025/26
• Departments: DEDEAT, DOH, PT, DSD, DSRAC, and DoT
• Closing Date: 07 November 2025