Welcome to the latest e-news from Sportspeople. In this issue we outline:
Recent Sportspeople Appointments:
We are pleased to announce the following recent appointments:
- Head of Competitions - NSW Rugby League - Yvette Downey - Click here for Press Release
- Performance Solutions Manager - NSW Rugby League - Brad Pryjmachuk - Click here for Press Release
- Competitions & Membership Coordinator - Athletics New Zealand - Gareth Archer
- Venue Operations Manager, Netball Central - Netball NSW - Ben Jessimer
Don't forget you can announce your appointments as well as see recent Sportspeople and other industry appointments at the "Who got that job?" page at the Sportspeople website.
Sportspeople Current Vacancies:
The following roles are currently available through Sportspeople:
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Sailing Manager
- The "club with the million dollar view" on Sydney Harbour / Parramatta River
- Build, market and promote, from the ground up, a successful Sailing Academy
- Support the day-to-day key sailing operations including on water racing and
regattas, youth sailing and sail training.
- Part Time role (approx 4 days per week)
- Drummoyne (NSW) location
Apply by 12 November
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Community Relations Assistant
- Play an integral role in maintaining successful relationships with the NSWRL
membership and wider community
- Provide day-to-day operational support for the Community Relations Department
- Office administration and membership CRM database management focus
- Salary dependent upon experience and qualifications
- Moore Park (NSW) location
Apply by 14 November
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High Performance Director
- National Sport Organisation, Olympic Sport
- Provide strategic vision, leadership and planning to ensure there is a world leading
programme implemented for Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and beyond!
- Location is negotiable within New Zealand, plus some travel to the UK where the
Eventing HP programme is based
Apply by 19 November
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Performance Development Coach
- Plan, prepare and deliver a World leading player development programme for the
NSW U16, U18 and U20 programmes for players between the ages of 15-19
- Establish and implement player identification and monitoring systems that support
the development of World Class players
- Salary dependent upon experience and qualifications
- Narrabeen (NSW) location
Apply by 21 November
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Competitions Manager - Game Day Operations
- Manage all aspects of operations in relation to NSWRL competitions as well as
competitions and logistics management for all NSWRL representative teams
- The position is ultimately responsible for ensuring smooth game day operations
- Salary dependent upon experience and qualifications
- Moore Park (NSW) location
Apply by 21 November
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The following positions have now closed and are progressing through the recruitment cycle:
- High Performance Administration and Logistics Manager - Swimming New Zealand
- Performance Consultants (3 positions) - Sport New Zealand
- Events & Communications Officer - Womens Bowls NSW
- Chief Executive Officer - GymSports New Zealand - Filled! Announcement Pending
You can view all of these roles at the Sportspeople Jobs Market. In addition to roles being recruited by Sportspeople, you'll also find other vacancies in the sport, fitness, aquatics, coaching, venues, events, leisure and lifestyle sector at the Sportspeople Jobs Market.
Exciting positions available - NEW facilities in one of Australia's fastest growing cities!
- Are you looking for a role in the leisure industry with career potential?
- Want to work in one of the fastest growing cities in Australia, providing leisure and recreation services in newly developed state-of-the-art facilities?
Western Leisure Services Pty Ltd (WLS) has been established to manage three leisure facilities in Wyndham City - the Wyndham Leisure and Events Centre (WLEC), the Werribee Sports and Fitness Centre (WSFC) and the Werribee Olympic Outdoor Pool (WOOP). Western Leisure Services Pty Ltd is a Local Government Business Enterprise (LGBE) with Wyndham Council as the sole shareholder and will operate independently of Council through a Board of Directors.
Grow your career in this exciting, rapidly expanding area of Western Melbourne! Wyndham has experienced the largest and fastest growth in all Victorian local government areas and is the fourth fastest growing in Australia. Opportunities are abound in this large and diverse city with significant investment in local facilities including Wyndham Leisure and Events Centre undergoing a $45.4 million redevelopment, becoming the recreation destination for Melbourne’s west and Werribee Sports and Fitness Centre undergoing a $36 million redevelopment, transforming into the largest indoor court sporting facility in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
Sportspeople has been appointed the exclusive recruitment partner to manage the next phase of positions in preparation for the opening of the centres in mid 2015. Click here for a virtual tour of the new facilities and up-to-date information on positions currently available and coming soon.
Awareness of inequality is not enough
So, there I was reading Helen Razer’s piece, “Species of Stupidity” in the latest copy of The Big Issue (No 470 24 Oct-6 Nov, 2014) in which she proposed that in the context of the mental health debate at least, “awareness and talk” alone was “cheap”; when it struck me the premise was equally relevant to the issue of female representation in sport leadership roles.
At the core of Razer’s argument is that it is easy to indulge in self-expression and that our leaders “talk about the need for action and then, after doing nothing for long periods, they agree to talk to each other about it again”. She goes on to say that on some issues, such as climate change and mental health, our leaders are so worried, “they talk about it once or twice a decade”.
And while at first it might be difficult to connect the dots, Razer’s sentiment accurately describe how I feel about the absolute failure of our leaders to tackle the issue of female representation in the business of sport.
26 years ago I was National Executive Director of Netball Australia and over these past 26 years I have maintained both an active interest in women’s sport and via Sportspeople, an active role in ensuring positions we recruit are filled on factors of merit. Over this time I have seen the government of the day, via its funding instrument, the Australian Sports Commission, convene self-serving talk-fests including Women, Sport and the Media (1985), establish a Task Force for Women and then adopt a National Policy and Plan for Women in Sport (1987), a subsequent review of this Plan leading to a National Policy on Women and Girls in Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity (1999-2002) and more recently About time! Women in Sport and Recreation Australia. I’m absolutely sure there’s more, but I seem to have lost count along the way.
For the record, I’m not saying the issue is not important. On the contrary. What I am saying is that I agree with Razor’s premise that “there’s been such a shift in our belief in the power of talk, it has become a choice. And we have chosen awareness.” That is to say, all of us operating in the sport sector are acutely aware of the underrepresentation of women in sport leadership roles; we talk about all the time, we hear others talking about it, and despite this awareness very little has actually changed in the past 30 years.
The Asia Pacific World Sport and Women Conference was held in Sydney over 27-28 October, 2014 an event which Sportspeople has a direct connection as a Corporate Supporter. Members of our team attended the Conference and reported the speakers were entertaining, informative and again raised the awareness of attracting, engaging and retaining women in all aspects of sport.
If we are going to effect a real change to the gender imbalance in sport leadership, we need to first concentrate on the genesis of this inequality - the selection process. That is, if the notion sport in Australia is run largely by men (as all reliable data clearly supports) then it is fair to assume the selection of staff, particularly senior executive staff, is made by men. If that’s an unfair assumption I’m happy to hear the alternative view.
And if its gender bias in the selection process we are focussing on, that would mean comparing reactions toward two identical human beings, identical in intelligence, competence, qualifications, lifestyle, goals and so on; with the one difference between them that one is a man and one is a woman. And on this topic of study I’m pleased to say for the non-believers out there, there’s “mountains” of research showing female applicants are rated significantly lower by males in competence and hireability. These biases are more than often subconscious, but there’s absolutely no doubt they exist and underpin the bias in the selection process for many sport management roles.
One change we can make right now is to ensure the selection decisions for all senior executive roles in sport, where females are most under represented, are made by Selection Panels that comprise both men and women. In my view at least, this strategy will have greater immediate effect than any other policy currently on the table or being promoted by state and federal bureaucrats.
Sportspeople now has a policy embedded within its terms of business recommending our recruitment clients appoint selection panels comprising both men and women.
We are all “aware” of the failings of the sport sector to adequately deal with the imbalance of women in sport leadership roles. The challenge now for all sport employers is to stop focussing on the “talk” and demonstrate real leadership by actually do something about it.
Robert McMurtrie
Managing Director, Sportspeople
Melbourne Cup Sweep - Winners Announced
To get into the spirit of one of the nation's biggest sporting events, Sportspeople ran a sweep for Jobs Market Advertisers.
I'm sure by now you know that "Protectionist" has won the 2014 Melbourne Cup.
The following advertisers have won a free advertisement at the Sportspeople Jobs Market:
- Bankstown City Council
- Harness Racing Victoria
- Maroondah City Council
- NSW Institute of Sport
- Sydney Kings
- YMCA NSW
- YMCA Victoria
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Congratulations to our winners.
Upcoming Industry Events
Sportspeople are proud supporters and partners of the following upcoming industry events:
Latest Learning Advertisements
There are currently over 600 courses, programs and professional development activities listed at Sportspeople Learning. A selection of the latest advertisers include:
To view all listed courses, programs & activities please visit Sportspeople Learning.
Fast Facts from October 2014
Here are some fast facts from Sportspeople's activity in October 2014:
Top Sportspeople Jobs Market Advertisers
- AFC Asian Cup 2015
- Belgravia Leisure
- Fit n Fast
- Glen Eira City Council (GESAC)
- ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
- NSW Institute of Sport
- Peninsula Aquatic and Recreation Centre (PARC)
- Queensland Rugby Union
- YMCA
Most viewed Sportspeople Jobs Market advertisements
- Membership Coordinator - Cronulla Sutherland Football Club
- Corporate Partnership Executive - Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs RLFC
- Assistant Competition Manager - Athletics NSW
- Sports Development Officer - City of Greater Dandenong
- Community Sport Coordinator - Swimming Australia Limited
- Team Leader Recreation - Mornington Peninsula Shire
- Australian Institute of Sport - Deputy Director High Performance - Australian Sports Commission
- Vikings - Rugby Manager - Vikings Rugby - Canberra
- Marketing & Administration Coordinator - South Metro Junior Football League
- AFL / NEAFL - At - Ground Roles for 2015 Season (NT, ACT or QLD) - Champion Data
Combined salaries of current Sportspeople Recruitment Jobs - $1,149,750
Volunteer / Internship / Community Sport Club positions listed - 115
New courses, programs and activities listed at Sportspeople Learning - 29
Sportspeople Trade Market - Latest Listings
The Sportspeople Trade Market - bringing buyers and sellers together, provides list and search options for items for sale, industry services as well as an industry directory. Remember, you can list For Sale items at the Sportspeople Trade Market for FREE! You can now also list items wanted to buy for FREE.
Recent advertisements listed include:
To view the For Sale, Services and Directory listings please visit the Sportspeople Trade Market
More Information?
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Best Regards,
Customer Service Team
Sportspeople Pty Ltd
