Senior Sports Psychology Officer

THE JOB

Reporting to the Sports Psychology Manager, the Senior Sports Psychology Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Conduct individual and group psychological consultation with athletes including, psychological skills training for competitive sport performance, counselling for maintenance of mental health, rehabilitation counselling for injured athletes;
• Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary support team including allied scientific, and medical service units according to the biopsychosocial operating model of the Sports Medicine Department (SMD);
• Provide on-field support services to athletes at local and overseas training and competition, if necessary;
• Plan and implement educational programmes such as lectures and workshops for both athletes and coaches;
• Plan, conduct, and participate in collaborative applies research projects;
• Contribute to the Sports Psychology Centres regular evaluation and review of best-practice psychological interventions in relation to emerging international research and development;
• Effectively represent the HKSI at international and local conferences and professional seminars and meetings;
• Demonstrate an active commitment to personal professional development and to the development of the Sport Psychology profession;
• Assist the Sports Psychology Manager in the departmental administration; and
• Perform any other appropriate duties as assigned by senior staff.

THE REQUIREMENTS

• A master degree in sport psychology or related discipline;
• Professional registration or licensing in psychology, sport psychology or related field;
• A minimum of 4 years relevant experience in both research and practical field;
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese (including Cantonese and Putonghua);
• Effective and efficient team player;
• Able to work in irregular hours and perform under pressure; and
• Awareness/knowledge of Child Protection in sport and equal opportunity issues in the context of Hong Kong are an added advantage.

APPLICATIONS

Please submit application online on or before 30 October 2025.

Appointment will be on a fixed term contract. General information is available at the website http://www.hksi.org.hk.

Applicants who are not invited for interview within six months may consider their applications unsuccessful.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Data collected will be used strictly for recruitment and other employment-related purposes only.

THE HKSI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER