Job Description

[What the role is]

The Senior Instructor is part of the Student Development & Alumni Affairs Department.

[What you will be working on]

o To support the sports-related subjects e.g. Sports & Wellness in terms of teaching, curriculum development and review, conduct students' feedback and liaise with instructors to enhance students' learning experience.


o To support the development and learning of Sports Science and/or basic health and fitness principles to athletes and students in the sports-related subjects e.g. Sports & Wellness.


o To supervise the assigned sports CCAs and interest groups in their training and competitions, and be the liaison between athletes, coaches, schools and other key partners and stakeholders (e.g. POL-ITE, IVP, MOE schools for Talent Recruitment). Some of these activities may occur outside of office hours and weekends.


o To work with the National Sports Associations (NSAs) of the assigned sports CCAs to host any POL-ITE and IVP sporting competitions.


o To establish partnerships with reputable overseas institutions and clubs/academies to propose, plan and execute overseas sports exchanges and leadership programmes for athletes.


o To adopt best practices and knowledge of business processes to improve programmes and services e.g. procurement of coaches, instructors and/or vendors services.


o To support and contribute to poly-wide/school-wide events or activities (e.g. Freshmen Orientation Programme, Temasek Regatta, EAE/DAE, CCA Recruitment Drive).


o To curate and promote relevant activities, classes and events to engage the TP community to participate in sports activities.

[What we are looking for]

o Preferably at least 3 years of relevant working experience with considerable knowledge and skills in the sports industry, particularly in the area of high performance Sports Team Management and/or Event Management of various sizes and scale.


o Able to work beyond office hours when required e.g. during events and competitions


o Resourceful, analytical, self-motivated, high learning agility and result-oriented individual with experience in competitive sports.


o Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication (written and spoken) skills.


o Independent worker who requires little guidance in situations and is able to solve novel and complex issues on a regular basis.


o A team player with strong interpersonal skills and collaborative skills to work in cross- functional teams and with stakeholders.


o IT-savvy and proficient in the suite of MS Office applications.