About Australian Athletics

Australian Athletics (AA) is the governing body for Athletics in this country. It is a National Sporting Organisation whose major partner is the Australian Sports Commission. AA is responsible for athletics, including high performance, participation, coaching, officiating, juniors, para-athletics, domestic and international competition. Australian Athletics has a critical role in leading, fostering and encouraging participation in athletics in Australia and promoting excellence in performance.

Coach education is at the heart of a thriving athletics community, it shapes the quality of coaching, strengthens athlete development, and builds the future of our sport. Following an internal promotion, we’re excited to be recruiting a full-time Education Coordinator to help drive this vital work forward.

About the Role:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Growth and Development department, with the role focussing on administration of coach education and coach development and the servicing of more than 5,500 Australian Athletics Accredited Coaches. This includes day to day management of the national accredited coach database, administration of the Learning Management System (LMS), creation and maintenance of course content within the LMS, preparation of report data, administration of the coach accreditation framework, and completing forward facing customer service tasks.

Your core duties will include:

• Lead the customer service function for coach education, responding to enquiries relating to accreditation, membership and course pathway. 
• Support the operation, optimisation, and continuous improvement of digital systems underpinning coach education delivery. 
• Act as primary liaison with Member Associations on coach education matters. 
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the coach accreditation and membership database within RevolutioniseSPORT. 

What we are looking for: 

You will have a passion for coaching & development and have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. You will have advanced skills in data-based management, and an understanding of workforce education and development. 

The ability to manage multiple and competing tasks, along with adapting to a changing environment whilst delivering deadlines. Experience with developing content and administering programs, along with an attention to detail. 

Ideally you will have:

• Tertiary qualification in sport management, project management or other related fields. 
• A demonstrated understanding of workforce education and development. 
• Exceptional project management, coordination, and planning skills, with a strong attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Advanced skills in database management, administration of Learning Management Systems, MS Office, and other sport specific digital programs. 
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience in providing exceptional customer service. 
• 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. 

Why Work for us?

Australian Athletics has a range of benefits to support a sustainable work-life balance that align to our Values and Behaviours, enabling you to bring your best self to work, no matter your role and stage in life. All employees have access to a range of benefits including:

• Parental Leave
• Diversity Leave
• Purchase Leave
• Mental Health Leave