Cairns Basketball is looking for a passionate and experienced basketball professional to join our team as our Basketball Development Manager.

Location: Trinity Ford Stadium, Cairns
Full-Time: 38 hours per week
Reports to: General Manager

About the Role

The Basketball Development Manager will lead the development of our Representative Programs from U12 through to U23, helping create a clear pathway for players and coaches through to NBL1.

You will work closely with our representative and club coaches, players and teams to ensure we have a consistent approach to coaching, player development and playing philosophy across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Representative Program.
• Support and mentor representative coaches.
• Assist with coach and team selection.
• Develop player and coach development programs.
• Help establish consistent coaching and playing standards.
• Support the pathway from junior basketball through to NBL1.
• Provide feedback and professional development opportunities for coaches.
• Ensure child safety requirements are met.
• Attend tournaments, State Championships and representative events.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong basketball coaching experience.
• Hold Representative Coach Accreditation.
• Has experience leading or working within a representative or high-performance program.
• Has a current Blue Card.
• Holds a Driver’s Licence.
• Is a strong communicator and team player.
• Is organised and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Is passionate about developing players and coaches.
• Is available to work some mornings, evenings, weekends and travel for tournaments when required.

Why Join Cairns Basketball?

This is an opportunity to play an important role in developing the next generation of Cairns basketball players and coaches, while helping strengthen the pathway from junior representative basketball through to NBL1.

If you are passionate about basketball and player development and want to make a difference in our representative program, we want to hear from you!