Pathway and Programs Manager, South Qld

at; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional sports association in Queensland is seeking a Pathway and Programs Manager to oversee the administration of the South Queensland & Border Districts Touch Association. In this role, you will manage team logistics and delivery of educational programs while providing strong support to affiliates and developing strategic partnerships. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Sports Administration and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar administrative role. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on enhancing community engagement in touch football.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in an administration role, preferably senior level.
• Excellent administrative skills to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in team logistics and/or event management.
• Understanding of social media and marketing tools.
• Working with Children (Blue Card) Mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Manage the administration of South Queensland & Border Districts Touch Association.
• Coordinate delivery of education and training.
• Manage Sharks representative team logistics.
• Develop communications strategy including social media.
• Financial management of the region.

Skills

Administration skills

Event management

Team logistics

Communication skills

Social media management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sports Administration or related field

Tools

MySideline participant registration system

Database management tools

Job description

Queensland Touch Football (QTF) is a member organisation of Touch Football Australia (TFA) and benefits from strategic partnerships with both the National Rugby League (NRL) and Queensland Rugby League (QRL).

Touch Football is one of Queensland’s most popular participation sports, with over 185,000 participants engaging in the sport annually through affiliates and school competitions, events and programs, from Thursday Island and Weipa, Mt Isa to Rockhampton, Roma to South Tweed.

QTF governs six regions and 80 affiliated associations across the state and is responsible for the leadership and management of competitions, representative pathways, events, game development and participation.

Queensland Touch Football has a vision to Unite, Inspire and Grow touch football through our key strategic pillars, aligned with our why, how and values.

POSITION

The Pathway and Programs Manager, South Qld is responsible for the management and administration of South Queensland & Border Districts Touch Association (SQBD) and its associated activities, regional representative pathway, programs and events, communications, member support, and coordination of education and training.

Working closely with the QTF Management and staff; SQBD Board and Technical Committees, you will be responsible for the administration function of the SQBD Association, Board and Committees; for the coordination of Sharks representative pathways, teams and tours, and regional program and event delivery, in line with QTF pathways.

You will be pivotal in supporting affiliates and managed competitions to deliver best practice administration and governance, providing quality experiences to support competitions and representative pathways, whilst identifying and developing business growth opportunities with partners, local government, association and schools. You will also identify and lodge grant applications for the region and support affiliates with grant application.

KEY OBJECTIVE

1. Provide operational support, assistance and advice to Affiliates and Managed Competitions; administrative support to the SQBD Board and Technical Committees, and coordinate delivery of education and training.
2. Manage all Sharks representative team logistics including transport, accommodation, equipment management, compliance and player and volunteer support management.
3. Manage and delivery of regional programs and events for Affiliates and Schools.
4. Manage communications strategy, including social media, website and database management.
5. Financial management of the region; with the assistance the QTF Finance Team.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in an administration role, preferably senior level.
• Excellent administrative skills, manage multiple tasks at once and thrive in fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience in team logistics and/or event management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and understanding social media and marketing tools.
• Working with Children (Blue Card) Mandatory.
• Bachelor's degree in Sports Administration, or related field.
• Previous experience in sport admin, event delivery, team logistics and/or team management.
• Previous experience using MySideline participant registration and competition management system, or similar.
• Strong computer and IT skills including experience in database management.

RIGHT TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA

Applicants must have the legal right to work in Australia at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this role, please submit a written letter of application addressing the key criteria and your experience relating to the position description along with your current CV, to:

For more information and Position Descritpion, visit our webpage @ https://qldtouch.com.au/careers/