Nippers Pilot & Evaluation Lead

Surf Life Saving; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Salary packaging

Employee assistance program

Time in lieu

Modern facilities

Supportive culture

Job summary

Surf Life Saving NSW seeks an experienced project professional to lead the pilot and evaluation of a refreshed entry-level Nippers program. Based at Belrose, you’ll work with clubs, state representatives and national stakeholders to shape future delivery and pathways.

You will oversee plans, budgets and governance, facilitate groups, coordinate training, and develop evaluation frameworks to inform rollout and safeguarding across the program.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated project management experience with timelines and budgets.
• Experience implementing program change and transition support.
• Experience leading participation, sport or community programs.
• Experience facilitating training or capability-building initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication with attention to detail.
• Good planning, research and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project plans, schedules, budgets and status reporting for participation programs, including the Nipper Review.
• Facilitate working groups, reference groups and workshops to support consultation and decision-making.
• Manage project documentation, approvals, records and version control.
• Coordinate the pilot-club expression of interest process and develop partnership agreements.
• Develop operational resources, change plans and reporting processes to support pilot clubs.
• Coordinate nationally consistent training for Age Managers, coaches and Junior Activities Coordinators.
• Develop quality-assurance processes, participant engagement packs and practical program-delivery resources.
• Provide a central help desk and escalation point, supported by proactive club check-ins.
• Design the pilot evaluation framework and analyse feedback, participation data and delivery outcomes.
• Provide recommendations on pilot performance, readiness for broader rollout and future implementation.
• Support alignment between Nippers, youth development pathways and Surf Sports competition structures.
• Ensure program delivery complies with safeguarding, child-safety and inclusion requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder relations

Project management

Change management

Participation programs

Training facilitation

Communication

Planning & analysis

Organisational time management

Job description

Surf Life Saving NSW seeks an experienced project professional to lead the pilot and evaluation of a refreshed entry-level Nippers program. Based at Belrose, you’ll work with clubs, state representatives and national stakeholders to shape future delivery and pathways.

You will oversee plans, budgets and governance, facilitate groups, coordinate training, and develop evaluation frameworks to inform rollout and safeguarding across the program.