Duties And Responsibilities
- Under the direct supervision of the UN House Manager, the Gymnasium Instructor/Fitness Trainer will be responsible for the following functions and tasks:
Summary Of Key Functions
- Monitor exercising customers and provide fitness assessment and feedback.
- Provide personal training and prescribe workout programs for customers.
- Develop workout programs and health promotion programs according to safe industry practices.
- Assist customers in safe exercising and proper body alignment.
- Address customer complaints and questions promptly and professionally.
- Provide excellent customer services.
- Promptly report any safety hazards and unsafe practices in and around the Gymnasium.
- Maintain Gymnasium & physical fitness centre in a clean, safe and organized condition at all times.
- Ensure that fitness equipment and tools are maintained in safe and good working conditions.
- Instruct correct fitness methods and lifting techniques to minimize the chances of injury.
- Conduct fitness classes to meet the physical abilities and interest of customers.
- Adhere to operating procedures and regulations of fitness facility.
- Report to management in need of fitness equipment maintenance and repair works.
- Motivate customers to continue exercises and help make healthy choices.
Reporting
- The Gymnasium Instructor/Fitness Trainer would be reporting to the UN House Manager.
Competencies
Core
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
- People Management (Insert below standard sentence if the position has direct reports.)
- UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site .
- Cross-Functional & Technical competencies (insert up to 7 competencies)
- Thematic Area Name Definition
Business Development Knowledge Facilitation
- Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally
Business Management
Communication
- Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience
- Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
Business Management
Customer Satisfaction/Client Management
- Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers’ needs.
- Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy.
- Look for ways to add value beyond clients’ immediate requests.
- Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.
Business Management Operations Management
- Ability to effectively plan, organize, and oversee the Organization’s business processes in order to convert its assets into the best results in the most efficient manner.
- Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanisms
Business Direction & Strategy Effective Decision Making
- Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one’s authority, area of expertise and resources
Business Direction & Strategy
Negotiation and Influence
- Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates ‘win-win’ situations
Business Development
Integration within the UN
- Ability to identity, and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work;
- Knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations
Education
Required Skills and Experience
- University degree in Physical Education Training or Physiotherapy or other related professions.
- Certification or country-specific license authorizing the incumbent to deliver Physiotherapy or Physical Fitness Training and/or services
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year relevant professional experience in Physical Education Training or Physiotherapy or other related professions; Familiarity with the United Nations is desirable; previous working experience with the UN System in Nigeria is an advantage.
- Modelling the UN values and ethical standards
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
- Excellent analytical and organizational
Language
- Excellent English language skills, verbal and written
