Club Development and Volunteer Coordinator

AFL; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

WA Football (WAF) in Western Australia seeks a role focused on building capacity, diversity, and capability of volunteers and administrators. You will support clubs and affiliates in governance and management best practices, delivering education and resources both face-to-face and online.

Your responsibilities span audits, risk reporting, volunteer recruitment strategies, junior football alignment, and management of key databases and information portals.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and interact confidently with stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Able to work after normal business hours and on weekends.
• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a high-volume work environment.
• A self-motivator, who achieves results autonomously or via teamwork.
• Possession of a current Working with Children Clearance and/or willingness to obtain.
• Possession of a current Police Clearance and/or willingness to obtain.
• Possession of a current WA Driver's Licence (E).

Responsibilities

• Provide support and education to clubs on governance issues such as Constitutions, Associations Act and Committee structure, and deliver club volunteer education face-to-face, virtually and via technology.
• Undertake facility audits as required.
• Provide identified club risks to the Club Development and VolunteerSpecialist on a quarterly basis.
• Support clubs in volunteer recruitment, retention and transition strategies.
• Support clubs in understanding the principles of junior football and alignment to an agreed shared vision.
• Management of champion Club Program database and portal.
• Management of the Volunteer Information Hub site.
• Development of materials and resources for Information Hub and volunteer education, programs, and initiatives.
• Provide regional support and delivery on club development as required.
• Support Club Development and Volunteer Specialist in the planning and implementation of major Club Development events and initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Evening/weekend availability

Job description

WA Football (WAF) is the peak Australian Rules Football body in Western Australia and plays a key leadership, governance and funding role to football throughout the State, whilst also driving the overall development and growth of the sport.

WAF is a not-for-profit organisation that plays an important role in the on-going development of football across all communities.

We are passionate about what we do and the people we work with. Our environment is welcoming, diverse, collaborative and team driven.

Our values:

Our organisational values are front and centre of everything we do. Every service we provide, every interaction we have, and every employee behaviour provides evidence and validates these values:

• Integrity
• Belonging
• Growth

Working at WAF is more than just a job, you will be joining our WAF family, you will love what you do and the people you work with.

About the role:

Working in a close-knit team, you will work to build the capacity, diversity, and capability of volunteers and administrators, and support clubs and affiliates in establishing best practice governance and management processes. Your primary responsibilities will be:

• Provide support and education to clubs on governance issues such as Constitutions, Associations Act and Committee structure, and deliver club volunteer education face-to-face, virtually and via technology.
• Undertake facility audits as required.
• Provide identified club risks to the Club Development and VolunteerSpecialist on a quarterly basis.
• Support clubs in volunteer recruitment, retention and transition strategies.
• Support clubs in understanding the principles of junior football and alignment to an agreed shared vision.
• Management of champion Club Program database and portal.
• Management of the Volunteer Information Hub site.
• Development of materials and resources for Information Hub and volunteer education, programs, and initiatives.
• Provide regional support and delivery on club development as required.
• Support Club Development and Volunteer Specialist in the planning and implementation of major Club Development events and initiatives.

To be considered for this position you will need to demonstrate the following criteria:

• Ability to lead and interact confidently with stakeholders (E)
• Excellent written and verbal communications (E)
• Able to work after normal business hours and on weekends (E)
• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a high-volume work environment (E)
• A self-motivator, who achieves results autonomously or via teamwork (E)
• Possession of a current Working with Children Clearance and/or willingness to obtain (E)
• Possession of a current Police Clearance and/or willingness to obtain (E)
• Possession of a current WA Drivers Licence (E)
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain good stakeholder relationships (D)

A full detailed Position Description is available upon request by emailing @wafootball.com.au . We encourage you to visit our website https://www.wafootball.com.au/.

Applicants are required to submit a Cover Letter and Resume online via SEEK to be considered for shortlisting.

Applications close 5.00pm Wednesday the 25th of November 2026. We reserve the right to close applications prior to the closing date. All applicants will be required to present a current WA Working with Children Check and National Police Clearance (no older than six months).