Local Sports & Recreation Jobs Plan Officer (Club Support)

We are seeking a full time employee who wants to take their sports administration career to new heights. Are you self motivated, passionate and a team player who wants make a positive contribution to the Sport of Canoeing? Apply Now!

Work Type will be full time and your salary depends upon your experience and qualifications.

Reporting to: The Executive Officer of Queensland Canoeing

Location: The Beach House, Queensland Sport Athletics Centre, Nathan and covering the greater South East Queensland. Some travel is involved in this role.

Role Status: Full time position until December 2014

Salary: To be confirmed with the successful applicant

Purpose of Position:

This position is supported by the Department of Communities, Sport and Recreation Services through the Local Sport and Recreation Jobs Plan Program.

The Objectives of the Local Sport and Recreation Jobs Plan are to:

·         Build the capacity of organisations that support and deliver sport and recreation opportunities to meet the Queensland Government’s Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland commitment to ‘make Queenslanders Australia’s healthiest people’ by 2020

·         Promote healthy and socially inclusive communities by supporting volunteers’ roles in the development and delivery of sport and recreation

·         Facilitate more collaborative and inclusive approaches in local communities so that opportunities are available for all Queenslanders to be active

·         Encourage sustainability of local sport and recreation organisations through local, tailored support that builds the capacity of volunteers to manage organisations more effectively and efficiently.

The role of the Jobs Plan Officer will be to:

·         Meet with the cluster clubs on a regular basis (this may mean evening work)

·         Provide advice to the clubs on governance and management of their organisation

·         Develop the clubs volunteer base to build ongoing skills and knowledge within the cluster clubs

·         Support clubs with sourcing information on grant opportunities, sponsorship, fundraising and corporate partnerships for sport and recreation activities

·         Develop with the club marketing and promotional activities to create greater community engagement and making people aware of their local sport and recreation activities and events to be involved in

Desirable Qualifications/Experience

·         Sport and recreation industry knowledge or qualification with an ability to gain relevant knowledge to provide high quality support and advice to the cluster and the organisation as a whole

·         Ability to communicate with a wide cross section of people, community organisations and relevant government bodies

·         Be self-motivated and able to identify organisational priorities to best meet needs of the clubs

·         Have the ability to identify local trends to help clubs provide sport and recreation activities in their local community

·         Help the clubs to develop local opportunities to create membership growth

Personal Skills and Abilities

·         Highly developed people skills, communication and interpersonal skills.

·         Highly developed organisational skill.

·         Capacity to contribute positively to a small team.

·         Ability to work under time pressures with high demands and a lot of interruptions.

·         Flexibility and adaptability

·         Highly competent in areas of organisation, time management, with excellent computer skills.

·         Ability to update websites, databases and social media.

·         Ability to take instruction.

·         Have a current drivers licence.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.

The closing date for this job is the 7^th July 2013 so you better apply now before it’s too late!!

If you wish to apply for the job please contact Michael Bell here are the details.

Michael Bell

Work Phone – (07) 3349 1933

Mobile Phone – 0414 960 728

Email – mike.bell@canoe.org.au

Please email your Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter to Mike Bell, Executive Officer, of Queensland Canoeing Inc at mike.bell@canoe.org.au

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Australia

Thanks.