Sports Director – Chennai Institute of Technology

About the Role
Chennai Institute of Technology is looking for an experienced and dynamic Sports Director to build and lead a robust sporting culture across the institution and position CIT as a leading destination for competitive sports and student-athlete development. The role will involve developing a long-term sports strategy, optimising existing facilities, planning new sports infrastructure, identifying sporting talent and building competitive CIT teams across priority disciplines.

Key Responsibilities
• Develop and implement a 5–10 year strategic roadmap for sports at CIT, covering participation, performance, infrastructure, talent and competitions.
• Build a strong sports culture across the campus, encouraging both competitive and recreational participation.
• Optimally utilise and professionally manage existing sports facilities, while identifying requirements for new infrastructure and specialised facilities.
• Develop plans for recent sports infrastructure, academies, training facilities and high-performance centres based on institutional priorities.
• Build a structured sports talent identification and recruitment pipeline, including:
• Scouting talented students from schools and grassroots-level competitions.
• Identifying and recruiting high-performing athletes from Class 11/12 and equivalent backgrounds.
• Building relationships with schools, academies, coaches, district/state associations and sports organisations.
• Develop and manage CIT sports teams across priority disciplines and establish clear performance targets.
• Recruit and manage qualified coaches, trainers, strength & conditioning professionals and sports support staff.
• Create structured training, competition and athlete development programs for elite student athletes.
• Identify opportunities for CIT students to participate in district, state, national and international competitions.




• Establish systems for sports scholarships, athlete support, performance tracking and student-athlete progression.
• Build partnerships with professional clubs, academies, federations, corporates and sporting organisations.
• Develop opportunities for sports sponsorships, CSR partnerships and external funding.
• Organise major inter-collegiate tournaments, leagues, camps and sporting events at CIT.
• Establish data-driven systems to track athlete performance, participation, rankings and competitive outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate standards for sports safety, athlete welfare, medical support and facility management. Ideal Candidate
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Sports Management, Physical Education, Sports Science or a related field.
• Significant experience in sports administration, high-performance sports, athlete development or institutional sports management.
• Strong understanding of talent identification, athlete recruitment and competitive sports ecosystems.
• Proven experience managing college/university teams, academies or high-performance sporting programs.
• Strong network with schools, sports academies, coaches, federations and sporting bodies.
• Experience in developing sports infrastructure and long-term sports strategies.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and team-building capabilities.
• A passion for creating a high-performance sporting culture and developing young athletes. Success at CIT The Sports Director will be expected to build CIT into an institution where: Talent is identified early → Athletes are recruited strategically → Facilities are optimised → Coaches develop them → Teams compete nationally → Students achieve at the highest level. The ideal candidate will be a sports leader, talent scout, strategist and institution builder capable of taking CIT's sports ecosystem to the next level.

Location:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Position: Sports Director Reporting: Senior Institutional Leadership

📌 Sports Director (Chennai)
🏢 Chennai Institute of Technology
📍 Chennai