Award winning Sport for Development NGO, Kick4Life (K4L) is seeking talented people.
Since 2007, Kick4Life has worked with more than 100,000 children and young people in Lesotho through a wide range of social development activities. From our initial focus exclusively on health education and HIV testing, we have developed an intensive and holistic model which supports participants in all areas of well-being, helping them work towards long-term sustainable livelihoods.
This has led to the development of a number of Social Enterprises, income generating projects which both support the financial sustainability of Kick4Life, as well as providing opportunities for young people to gain experience and employment. This includes our Restaurant No7, our social enterprise football team and our new hotel and conferencing centre. Through this approach, we are directly contributing to the social and economic development of Lesotho and we are preparing participants for a future where they can contribute to the development of their own communities.
Since 2007, Kick4Life has worked with more than 100,000 children and young people in Lesotho through a wide range of social development activities. From our initial focus exclusively on health education and HIV testing, we have developed an intensive and holistic model which supports participants in all areas of well-being, helping them work towards long-term sustainable livelihoods.
This has led to the development of a number of Social Enterprises, income generating projects which both support the financial sustainability of Kick4Life, as well as providing opportunities for young people to gain experience and employment. This includes our Restaurant No7, our social enterprise football team and our new hotel and conferencing centre. Through this approach, we are directly contributing to the social and economic development of Lesotho and we are preparing participants for a future where they can contribute to the development of their own communities.
The Kick4Life Centre has been integral to this progress, providing a high-quality and aspirational location and environment in the heart of Maseru. The centre is also home to our newly promoted premier league football team – which is helping to raise awareness of our work across the country. We are a partner-driven organization. Our whole model revolves around working with specialist agencies to ensure the young people we work with can access the best and most suitable support. We are also committed to supporting the wider Sport for Development movement.
We are seeking four exceptional people, with exceptional skills and expertise to join our team:
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DIRECTOR
This is a critical senior management post, so we are looking for people with extensive skills and experience in developing social enterprise businesses – specifically in the hospitality industry.
This postholder will oversee the development, management and budgeting of Kick4Life’s Social Enterprises as profit making businesses including No7 Restaurant, our football teams, our new hotel & conferencing centre. You will support and oversee the Restaurant Manager and Head Chef & Environmental Officer in the running and further development of No7 Restaurant & Conferencing Centre, overseeing quality assurance, marketing & promotion, pricing, market research, competitor analysis and business development.
You will package and promote a professional conference venue & hotel offering, developing an extensive marketing business plan to generate business. You will also develop the hotel operating systems, staffing, bookings, sales and quality assurance, and recruit & train experienced staff. Your role will also involve working closely with the Director of Football to source sponsorship and identify new income generating activities, and you will work with the Country Director and Chief Executives in developing new and innovative profit making businesses.
In order to apply for this role, you MUST have extensive experience of working within a social enterprise environment. Commercial business skills are a must, and an understanding of how the not for profit sector works – specifically within a sport for development setting is valuable. You must be educated to degree level or equivalent. You must have experience of working within the leisure & hospitality sector. This is a wide ranging and varied role. The successful candidate must have the ability and aptitude for high level strategic thinking, but must also possess the ability and willingness to get stuck in at all levels. You will have extensive marketing, communications and sales experience, project management skills and great analytical & reporting skills. You will be a confident networker and partnership builder with a passion for making a difference through sport.
This is a critical senior management post, so we are looking for people with extensive skills and experience in developing social enterprise businesses – specifically in the hospitality industry.
This postholder will oversee the development, management and budgeting of Kick4Life’s Social Enterprises as profit making businesses including No7 Restaurant, our football teams, our new hotel & conferencing centre. You will support and oversee the Restaurant Manager and Head Chef & Environmental Officer in the running and further development of No7 Restaurant & Conferencing Centre, overseeing quality assurance, marketing & promotion, pricing, market research, competitor analysis and business development.
You will package and promote a professional conference venue & hotel offering, developing an extensive marketing business plan to generate business. You will also develop the hotel operating systems, staffing, bookings, sales and quality assurance, and recruit & train experienced staff. Your role will also involve working closely with the Director of Football to source sponsorship and identify new income generating activities, and you will work with the Country Director and Chief Executives in developing new and innovative profit making businesses.
In order to apply for this role, you MUST have extensive experience of working within a social enterprise environment. Commercial business skills are a must, and an understanding of how the not for profit sector works – specifically within a sport for development setting is valuable. You must be educated to degree level or equivalent. You must have experience of working within the leisure & hospitality sector. This is a wide ranging and varied role. The successful candidate must have the ability and aptitude for high level strategic thinking, but must also possess the ability and willingness to get stuck in at all levels. You will have extensive marketing, communications and sales experience, project management skills and great analytical & reporting skills. You will be a confident networker and partnership builder with a passion for making a difference through sport.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOOTBALL COACH
This is a varied role, which requires extensive football playing, coaching and life skill development experience and expertise. This postholder will work with the Director of Football and Academy team to help create a youth academy system, delivering both on and off the field. You will have played football to a high level (preferably at international level) and have the ability to inspire the next generation of players. This role is just not about football development – it is about creating well-rounded individuals, so we are looking for someone with experience in teaching a different subject matter (e.g. French) to a wide variety of groups. You must be educated to degree level & have a long history of playing and working in a football setting.
This is a varied role, which requires extensive football playing, coaching and life skill development experience and expertise. This postholder will work with the Director of Football and Academy team to help create a youth academy system, delivering both on and off the field. You will have played football to a high level (preferably at international level) and have the ability to inspire the next generation of players. This role is just not about football development – it is about creating well-rounded individuals, so we are looking for someone with experience in teaching a different subject matter (e.g. French) to a wide variety of groups. You must be educated to degree level & have a long history of playing and working in a football setting.
HEAD CHEF & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGER
This is a crucial role in the organization. As part of our new social enterprise developments, we need a Head Chef & Environmental Health Manager to run the restaurant and catering operations at Kick4Life. You will be expected to recruit and train a team of inexperienced trainees and guide them through to successful completion of an internationally recognized catering and hospitality qualification. Our No7 Restaurant expects to set the standard in terms of health, safety and green technologies, including exploring a bio gas system to power the kitchen and restaurant. The postholder therefore must have expertise in these areas and be a qualified chef and evidence qualifications in environmental health. You must have extensive experience in training people in food safety, environmental health and food preparation. You will be an experienced and patient teacher who is passionate about our cause here at Kick4Life. You will be educated to degree level – preferably in environmental health. You must have experience in operating a kitchen at the highest levels and be willing to work hard and long hours.
This is a crucial role in the organization. As part of our new social enterprise developments, we need a Head Chef & Environmental Health Manager to run the restaurant and catering operations at Kick4Life. You will be expected to recruit and train a team of inexperienced trainees and guide them through to successful completion of an internationally recognized catering and hospitality qualification. Our No7 Restaurant expects to set the standard in terms of health, safety and green technologies, including exploring a bio gas system to power the kitchen and restaurant. The postholder therefore must have expertise in these areas and be a qualified chef and evidence qualifications in environmental health. You must have extensive experience in training people in food safety, environmental health and food preparation. You will be an experienced and patient teacher who is passionate about our cause here at Kick4Life. You will be educated to degree level – preferably in environmental health. You must have experience in operating a kitchen at the highest levels and be willing to work hard and long hours.
IT & DIGITAL ART INSTRUCTOR
This postholder will be responsible for running the IT & Digital Arts room for vulnerable Basotho youth. You will be responsible for working with Centre staff to develop and implement a series of programmes to a diverse group of people, specifically leading the IT Room curriculum delivery, mentoring vulnerable youth, and assisting with Social Enterprise activities based at the centre as required. You will have extensive experience in working with vulnerable groups and as an IT & Digital Art Instructor. You will be educated to degree level – preferably in IT and/or Digital Arts. You will be passionate about our mission here at Kick4life about changing lives through sport.
This postholder will be responsible for running the IT & Digital Arts room for vulnerable Basotho youth. You will be responsible for working with Centre staff to develop and implement a series of programmes to a diverse group of people, specifically leading the IT Room curriculum delivery, mentoring vulnerable youth, and assisting with Social Enterprise activities based at the centre as required. You will have extensive experience in working with vulnerable groups and as an IT & Digital Art Instructor. You will be educated to degree level – preferably in IT and/or Digital Arts. You will be passionate about our mission here at Kick4life about changing lives through sport.
Interested and suitably qualified, experienced people should submit their CV and a Covering Letter (of no more than 2 pages) to Pontso Maime in our Human Resources Department. Applications will be accepted by email to pontso@kick4life.org or by post or hand delivered to Kick4Life, Football For Hope Centre, Behind the Palace of Justice, Nightingale Road, Maseru. Closing date is: 30th July 2014.
Please clearly indicate which post you are applying for. If you are applying for more than one post, then you must submit separate applications for each post.
Only short-listed candidates will be responded to.
Please clearly indicate which post you are applying for. If you are applying for more than one post, then you must submit separate applications for each post.
Only short-listed candidates will be responded to.
