The Strength & Fitness Instructor (Specialist) is responsible for independently managing and delivering a safe, inclusive, and high-quality fitness environment. The role ensures professional supervision, evidence-based training practices, structured fitness programming, and user guidance to promote health, well-being, and injury prevention across the university community.

Fitness Services Delivery & User Experience

• Deliver high-quality gym and fitness services to enhance user satisfaction, safety, and physical well-being.
• Design and provide individualised training guidance aligned with user goals, fitness levels, and physical limitations.
• Provide basic nutritional guidance within a defined scope to support training outcomes, recovery, and well-being.
• Ensure full compliance with institutional policies, including Health & Safety Regulations and Code of Conduct.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and professionally managed fitness environment at all times.

Personal Training, Fitness & Nutrition Guidance

• Provide one-on-one guidance and basic personal training support to individual gym users.
• Offer body composition advice, general fitness assessment guidance, and recommendations related to strength, endurance, flexibility, and general conditioning.
• Provide general nutritional guidelines on a need basis, including advice on hydration, meal timing, balanced diet principles, and recovery nutrition, strictly within professional limits and without prescribing medical diets.
• Refer users to qualified medical or nutrition professionals when specialised or clinical dietary advice is required.
• Guide users on safe training progression, recovery, and injury prevention.
• Plan and conduct group fitness sessions for the open community at least twice per semester, ensuring inclusive participation and safety.
• Plan and conduct circuit training, aerobics, functional training, and other approved fitness classes.

User Instruction & Supervision

• Conduct high-quality gym inductions, including equipment orientation, safety briefing, and gym rules.
• Maintain a visible and proactive instructor presence on the gym floor.
• Ensure users receive continuous guidance on correct exercise techniques, posture, breathing, and appropriate load selection.
• Intervene immediately in case of unsafe practices or misuse of equipment.

Safety & Emergency Response

• Ensure all users wear appropriate sports attire and footwear.
• Monitor gym occupancy, particularly in free-weight and dumbbell areas, to prevent overcrowding.
• Ensure correct use of safety locks, collars, pins, and emergency stop mechanisms.
• Immediately stop any activity posing a risk to user safety or health.
• Remain vigilant for signs of overexertion, dehydration, injury, or medical distress.
• Provide immediate first response in case of injury or emergency and report the incident to the Sports Supervisor without delay.

Equipment & Facility Management

• Maintain and update the inventory register of gym and fitness equipment.
• Conduct routine inspections of machines and accessories and report any loss, damage, malfunction, or theft to the Sports Supervisor.
• Coordinate with authorised equipment mechanics for timely repairs and preventive maintenance.
• Ensure the gym facility is opened and closed in accordance with approved procedures.
• Ensure the gym remains clean, organised, and hazard-free, with equipment returned to designated locations.
• Oversee routine cleaning and sanitisation of exercise equipment.
• Conduct regular safety inspections of the premises.

Administration & Reporting

• Maintain accurate gym records, including safety inspection logs and maintenance records.
• Submit monthly operational reports to the HoD in the prescribed format.
• Submit a comprehensive semester/course-end report, including: individual guidance and group fitness sessions conducted, attendance records, outcomes and observations, and photographic documentation of activities (where permitted by policy).
• Complete and submit all incident, accident, or emergency reports.

Compliance & Discipline

• Enforce adherence to gym rules and institutional policies.
• Manage non-compliance professionally and escalate where required.
• Uphold institutional values, Code of Conduct, and confidentiality standards.

Team Contribution & Continuous Improvement

• Attend training sessions, safety briefings, and meetings as required by HoD SWR.
• Cooperate with other staff members to support overall facility operations.
• Perform any other related duties within the scope and purpose of the role.

• Strong foundation in exercise science and fitness training.
• Ability to design and deliver safe and effective individual and group training programs.
• Knowledge of equipment usage, safety protocols, and basic nutrition principles.
• Effective communication with a strong focus on user engagement and safety.

• Professional, respectful, and inclusive demeanour 
• Proactive with strong ownership of safety and environment 
• Strong communication and user engagement skills
• Calm and responsive in emergencies
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Committed to continuous professional development

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (HEC recognised).

Certifications:

• Certified Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer (ACSM, ACE, NASM or equivalent).
•  First Aid & CPR certification (or willingness to obtain).

• At least 03 years of relevant experience in fitness training/gym instruction.

What We Offer:

A Learning Ecosystem

LUMS offers a dynamic work culture that encourages learning and innovation, skills development, and contribution to areas beyond your job role. You will have the opportunity to learn and interact with the best academic minds in Pakistan, as well as to work with highly experienced professionals.

Intellectual Freedom

We believe in the pursuit of knowledge, provide the freedom to explore across different disciplines and value the diverse expression of all community members for mutual learning and advancement.

Benefits

LUMS offers competitive benefits to its academic and professional colleagues including Provident Fund, Group Life Insurance, EOBI for Pension Scheme, Outpatient medical coverage for self and family, and In-patient Health Insurance for self, spouse, and dependent children.

Campus Perks

The LUMS campus offers all the facilities and amenities of a world-class university, including a Sports Complex offering international standard courts for badminton, squash, tennis, basketball and volleyball, a FINA certified 25M swimming pool, and separate gyms for women and men. In addition to the LUMS Dining Center, there is a variety of eateries across campus offering popular cuisines, a breath-taking mosque, a medical centre, the LUMS Library, car parking as well as transport facilities for females, and a professionally run Day Care Center for children of community members.

Discounts

LUMS also provides a wide range of corporate discounts and internal educational discounts to its community as a token of each member’s value to our community. Our internal educational discounts include waiver of undergraduate tuition fees of employees’ children studying at LUMS, scholarships for master’s programs in several schools, and executive development programs offered by the nationally recognized Rausing Executive Development Center (REDC).

LUMS is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all our employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, age, non-disqualifying physical or psychological disability or social status. Candidates belonging to minority groups are encouraged to apply.