Careers

• Parental Leave - Primary Carer 12 weeks paid leave, Secondary Carer 2 weeks paid leave.
• Diversity Leave - 1 Day Leave to celebrate any Cultural and/or religious event. Purchase Leave - Purchase up to 4 weeks of extra leave.
• Mental Health Leave - 3 Days Paid Leave for any type of Mental Health Leave. Elders Care Leave - 3 Days Paid Leave to care for elderly parents.
• Grandparents Leave - 1 Day Paid Leave upon arrival of a grandchild.

• Mental Health - EAP Acacia & AIS Mental Health Referral Network. Annual Flu Vaccinations - Free Flu Vaccines for all individuals on a yearly basis.
• Fresh Fruit & Breakfast Supplied in Office each week.

• Study and Development - Learning and Development Pathways for staff, including access to Go1 Learning Management System.
• Tertiary Study - Study assistance for staff to develop their skills and knowledge to extend individual competence and organisational effectiveness.

• Lakeside Chat - Every 6 weeks coffee catch up with CEO, a GM and staff. Wellbeing & Inclusion Calendar - Identifying significant days throughout the year. Quarterly Newsletter "The Inside Track - Inform staff on what's happening at AA. Monthly All Staff Meetings
• Puma Discount - 40% off full-priced Puma Products Online.
• HelloFresh Partnership - Discount for staff on YouFoodz, HelloFresh and Everyplate ready meals.

• V.I.B.E - Valuing Individuals & Building Excellence - Peer-to-peer recognition program aligned to Australian Athletics Values and Behaviours. Staff achievements and actions are recognised by their colleagues through nominations.

About the Role:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Growth and Development department, with the role focused on helping increase children’s participation in athletics through the Australian Government funded Sporting Schools program, and to connect them with community sporting opportunities. If you are a passionate about sport and physical activity, are a skilled administrator ready to take the next step in your career within a leading National Sporting Organisation, then keep reading!

You’ll work as part of a small, passionate team and as part of the broader Growth and Development Department to support program delivery, handle administration and reporting, and ensure a great experience for schools, coaches, and kids alike.

Your core duties will include:

• Day to day coordination of the Australian Athletics Sporting Schools Program. 
• Managing program administrative systems, processes, tasks, and compliance requirements with attention to detail and impeccable customer service. 
• Liasing with coaches, teachers, and schools to ensure successul delivery of programs. 
• Maintaining databases to ensure coaches have valid qualifications and certificates.  

What we are looking for: 

You are proactive in your approach to learning and eager to enhance your skills and experience. You are someone who is self-motivated and demonstrates a passion for sport program delivery with attention to detail, and has strong administrative and organisational skills. 

You demonstrate efficient use of time by managing workload with additional tasks and projects. You have excellent interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with colleagues, schools, coaches, and stakeholders to ensure programs run smoothly. You're comfortable working in a fast paced environment and across digital systems, managing data, maintaining compliance records and requirements, and supporting conitinuos improvement by contributing to the growth of athletics participation nationwide.  

Ideally you will have:

• Experience in coordinating the delivery of sport participation focused products and programs to children. 
• Experience working with schools and/or within the sports industry at a community level. 
• Outstanding verbal communication and influencing skills with a proven ability to build and maintain effecitve relationships. 
• Tertiary qualification in Sports Management, Education, or other related fields (preferred). 
• A keen commitment to clean sport and abiding by AA's National Integrity Framework suite of policies including the Australian National Anti-doping Policy, Safeguarding Children and Young Persons Policy, and Code of Conduct. 
• Hold and maintain a valid Working with Children Check and (or ability to hold) Police Check. 

Applications close Sunday 22nd November at 11.59pm AEDT.

If you’re a natural storyteller with fresh ideas, great media instincts, and the drive to make things happen, we’d love to hear from you.

Next Steps:

Click the ‘apply’ button, review the position description, follow the prompts, and submit your CV and Cover Letter.

Applications close Tuesday 3rd November 11.59pm AEDT.