Touch Football Australia Incorporated (TFA) is the governing body for the sport of Touch Football in Australia. TFA has a strategic alliance with the National Rugby League (NRL) through the Australian Rugby League Commission, hence the sport being known as NRL Touch Football.  

Touch Football is a sport that is thrilling, enjoyable and accessible to all. TFA is responsible for the overall leadership, management, administration, and development of Touch Football across the nation and has over 675,000 people participating annually.  

TFA has four operating principles; we rip in, stick tight, take the high road and are forward focused. Operating with these principles, our core focus is to enhance the experience and grow the sport.  

Location - SA Touch Football Office, Kilkenny SA 

Reporting directly to the State Manager (or equivalent), the Community Sports Coordinator is responsible for the support of Touch Football Affiliates within the state / territory and the coordination, administration, delivery and expansion of the sport’s programs throughout the community. 

What you'll do:

• Provide leadership, guidance and support to all Affiliates within the state / territory. 
• Assist Affiliates in the promotion, management, delivery of their competitions. 
• Assist in providing support to Affiliates on all governance matters associated with conducting Affiliated competitions - including but not limited to guidelines, rules / conditions of entry and disciplinary matters. 
• Assist State Manager to provide competition software support to Affiliates. 
• Attend Affiliate meetings, competition and award nights where required. 
• Support the State Manager to continually evaluate and benchmark all Affiliate competitions and develop enhancement strategies. 
• Ensure technical programs and educational aspects are conducted for all competitions in line with current national platforms and advice. 
• Assist in the education, training and resources to support volunteer workforce planning and development for the Affiliate network. 
• Assist with providing inclusive participation opportunities for Indigenous, Multicultural, All Abilities and LGBTIQ communities.  
• Enhance the opportunity for members to enter the representative pathways within the state / territory.  
• Actively service and assist in the delivery (or deliver) of junior clinics, gala days and events. 
• Support and integrate programs within existing Affiliate and community structures. 
• Provide innovative options to the membership through modified formats in delivery and game types. 
• Assist in the delivery of local, state and national events. 
• Manage, plan and deliver the marketing a comms platforms. 
• Tour management. 
• Assist the development and delivery of Sporting Schools Programs and overarching school strategies with an aim to transition participants into community competitions. 
• Field Officer management and coordination. 
• Attend courses for personal and professional development where required. 
• Provide support and undertake responsibilities required by the organisation.  

What you'll need:

• Experience in the delivery of sporting programs, events and competitions. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills supported by interpersonal skills. 
• Demonstrated computer literacy and competence in particular excel and database tools. 
• Proven experience or willingness to work with volunteers in a non-profit environment. 
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to supervise and manage volunteers. 
• Demonstrated initiative and self-management with high problem-solving skills.  
• Willingness to work within a specific budget, operational plans and strategic plans. 
• Capacity to work outside of normal working hours and undertake travel as required. 
• Current Drivers Licence.