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High Performance Operations Coordinator

Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS)

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  • Brisbane Queensland Australia
  • Full Time, Contract/Temp
  • $87,790 to $96,217 pa + super + leave loading
1 Jul 2025
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Description

The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is on a bold journey towards Brisbane 2032 and beyond. Following the extraordinary success of Queensland athletes at the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games, we are now focused on delivering even more medal-winning moments through to Los Angeles 2028 and our home Games in 2032.

From 1 July 2025, the QAS will formally transition to a Statutory Body, guided by our values and focused on developing fit-for-purpose governance and corporate arrangements that support our vision of Inspiring Extraordinary Sporting Success.

Our ambitious high-performance strategy for the 2032 Games is to create more medal-winning moments for Queensland athletes that inspire their state and nation. While our strategy guides our performance, our culture truly delivers it. Given our vision, our culture is vitally important to us.

The High Performance Operations Coordinator is responsible for providing quality operational support to the High Performance Programs Team and Sport Partners.

Your contribution and key accountabilities:

  • Provide professional and quality advice, and operational support services to High Performance Managers, High Performance Operation Leads, Performance Support Operations team, coaches, athletes, and sporting partners to ensure efficient organisation of travel requirements, equipment purchases, coordinating the procurement of low-value assets, monitoring athlete agreement acceptance and compliance and coordinating annual athlete medical screenings.
  • Assist the High Performance Operations Lead, High Performance Managers and Sports with the coordination and development of the annual and monthly budgeting processes as well as cashflow forecasting activities for coaches or program leads.
  • Proactively contribute to maintaining the sport lists within Smartabase Athlete Monitoring System (AMS), ensuring that data integrity is accurate and kept up to date to meet business requirements.
  • In collaboration with the High Performance Operations Lead and High Performance Managers, establish and maintain effective and structured reporting systems and processes to ensure consistency and efficiency across the organisation, while also assisting in tracking compliance and reporting responsibilities outlined in sport partnership agreements and funding deeds, and managing stock control of uniforms and consumables for the High Performance Team.
  • In conjunction with the High Performance Managers, attend meetings and develop strong relationships with sports and other stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and to effectively address issues to contribute to the effective and efficient operations of each of the high performance program.
  • Operationalising high performance program projects and initiatives, including effectively planning and monitoring projects such as; athlete induction, athlete tracker meetings sport program meetings. Ensuring information is high standard, timely and informative.
  • Undertake the monthly reconciliation of financial and corporate card accounts, reviewing and analysing the data to ensure all balances/transactions are accounted for correctly in accordance with reporting requirements.
  • Provide a safe, and safe environment for QAS supported athletes and any other children and young people engaged with the QAS, free from physical, sexual and emotional abuse or neglect.

The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our athletes.

We are committed to an environment where athletes from any background are heard, treated fairly and free from abuse.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Essential Requirements

  • National Police / Criminal History Check
  • Working with Children / Working with Vulnerable People Check

Attachments

Application Instruction

Apply online through the Queensland Government Smart jobs and careers website at smartjobs.qld.gov.au.

Please provide the following information to the panel to assess your suitability:

  • A current résumé - This should include the contact details of at least one referee who has thorough knowledge of your conduct and work performance within the previous two years.
  • A brief response (1 page) describing why you are best suited person for this role with consideration to our values and behaviours.

Further information about the QAS and applying for a job can be found in the QAS Applicant Kit which is included as an attachment in the job advertisement.

For more information on the role and how to apply, please contact:

Sarah Amorim, High Performance Operations Lead

(07) 3708 7815, Sarah.Amorim@sport.qld.gov.au

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