Role type: Full-time; Fixed Term for 12 months
Department: Melbourne University Sport
Salary: UOM 5 - $86,941 - $99,864 p.a. plus 17% super
- Central role with 40+ sporting clubs / blend participation, performance and governance support / visible impact on student experience
- Apply now to support, grow and champion our University sporting clubs and the students who power them.
- Investing in you - 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities
The University of Melbourne
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Your next career opportunity
You will coordinate programmes, services and support for affiliated sporting clubs, enhancing student participation and performance. You will guide clubs on governance, compliance and development while building strong relationships across students, staff and community partners.
What you will deliver:
- Support clubs to design and deliver participation and performance programmes that engage diverse University of Melbourne students.
- Coordinate club-facing activities, including Orientation, forums, meetings, communications and annual surveys, ensuring clear, consistent messaging.
- Advise club leaders on governance, compliance and risk, including adherence to the Gender-based Violence Code.
- Manage operational support such as facility bookings, funding processes, records, databases, and performance data for awards and promotion.
- Provide insights on budgets, facilities, competition opportunities and industry trends to strengthen club operations and development.
You may be a great fit if you:
- Hold a degree in Human Movement, Sport or Recreation Management, or bring equivalent relevant experience and training.
- Bring experience planning, managing and delivering sport participation and/or performance programmes, ideally with community clubs.
- Understand how community sporting clubs operate, including governance, volunteers, competitions and facility access.
- Communicate clearly in writing and in person, providing responsive, high-quality service to students and stakeholders.
- Work flexibly and collaboratively, managing multiple projects and deadlines with strong organisational skills.
- Build positive relationships with students, staff, alumni, local government and facility operators in dynamic environments.
For further information please refer to the attached PD.
What we offer you!
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfilment, including:
- Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being.
- Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning.
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave.
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company .
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program .
For more information check out our benefits page!
Your new team - MU Sport
You will join MU Sport, which leads and supports sport, fitness and recreation across the University community. The team partners with more than forty affiliated clubs, delivers intervarsity campaigns and manages high-quality facilities. Colleagues are passionate about student experience, inclusion and sporting excellence. You will collaborate with experienced sport professionals, gain exposure to high-performance and community programmes, and help shape a vibrant, safe and welcoming sporting culture on and off campus.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Discover more about Diversity and Inclusion at UniMelb.
We're committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout. We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Learn more about how we support an accessible recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with our Indigenous Employment & Development team at oied-hr@unimelb.edu.au.
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