Senior Sports Officer - Sports for Development (AUSC)

📍 Yaounde - Cameroon

Closing date: 22-Dec-2025

Specific Responsibilities
• Develop and coordinate robust programmes that advocate the use of sport, physical education, physical activity and recreation as a tool for inclusive socio-economic development to achieve AU Agenda 2063 aspirations.
• Promote inclusive participation and empowerment through sport, physical education, physical activity and recreation for youth, girls, women, people with disabilities and special needs, as well as vulnerable and marginalised groups.
• Promote development and mainstreaming of gender equality, inclusive, safeguarding, good governance and other policy frameworks in sports and alignment to the Policy for Sustainable Development of Sports in Africa.
• Lead in promoting the delivery of access to sustainable mass participation in physical activity, physical education, sport and recreation opportunities (sports-for-all).
• Coordinate the development and promotion of generic coach education and athletes’ development pathways to promote quality high performance sports in Africa.
• Oversee the coordination and development of required legal sports frameworks in Africa that protects the interests of athletes and sports development in Africa.
• Establish programmes and advocate for manufacturing of local sports equipment, sports entrepreneurship and job creation through sports.
• Perform any other duties as directed by the Coordinator.

ACADEMIC REUIREMENTS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Master’s Degree in a Sports Management, Sports Science, Physical Education, other sports related fields or Social Sciences, with a minimum of seven (7) years relevant work experience in (sports for development, sports management or administration, physical education or sports coaching), out of which three (3) years should be at expert level.
OR
Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management, Sports Science, Physical Education, other sports related fields or Social Sciences with a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant work experience in (sports for development, sports management or administration, physical education or sports coaching), out of which three (3) years should be at expert level.

Applications must be submitted no later than 22 December 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.