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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
THE Sports and Recreation Commission board is closing in on the appointment of a substantive director general after interviewing 21 aspirants.
The post was left vacant following the retirement of Charles Nhemachena in May last year. Veteran administrator Joseph Muchechetere, one of the brains behind the Zimbabwe National Youth Games, had been holding fort ever since and is also believed to have been interviewed for the post.
The country’s supreme sports body chairperson Edward Siwela said they have done the interviews and the process of naming a substantive director general was now in motion in line with the SRC Act.
According to Chapter 24 (2) of the SRC Act, no person shall be appointed as director-general and no person shall hold office as girector-general if he or she is not ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe.
“The interviews have been done and I must say that the process of appointing a substantive director general is already in motion,” said Siwela.
After the board identifies a suitable candidate it will then make its recommendations to the Minister of Sport and Recreation in terms of the Commission’s Article 24, Section (1) of the Act.
The new director-general shall be responsible for, among other duties, providing overall leadership to the day-to-day operations of the commission, develop the commission’s strategic and business plans, obtaining board approval and leading strategy execution in order to achieve the commission’s strategic goals.
The successful candidate will formulate organisational policies as well as budgetary needs and recommend them to the board for approval.
The successful candidate is also expected to manage the operations, undertakings and property of the SRC and give effect to the decisions of the board.
“The person will manage stakeholder relations and represent the Commission at various forums as well as preparing agreed periodic activity and performance reports for the attention of the board,” reads the job description.
The successful candidate must have at least five years’ experience at senior management level, while experience in sports administration at senior level or executive committee or board level of a national sports association would be an added advantage.
Indications though are that the SRC wants someone with business development experience more than sports management, as indicated in the vacancy notice, which says the person must have a first degree or equivalent in business administration or other relevant area, while a sports administration degree was listed as a secondary qualification. — @skhumoyo2000
Bongani Ndlovu
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