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Western Sydney Indigenous Academies Manager

, NEW South Wales Australian Football League
The AFL is Australia’s premier sporting organisation supporting a constantly evolving national competition which has experienced rapid growth over the past 10 years.  The AFL currently has over 600 permanent employees across the five state bodies, AFL Vic, Tasmania, NSW/ACT, QLD, NT and at AFL House.  The AFL organisation is responsible for growing and developing Australian Football across Australia.

 

The Role

 

  • The Indigenous Academies Manager will be responsible for the management, planning, development and operations of the AFL Western Sydney Indigenous Academies in accordance to the contractual arrangements with the Commonwealth Government
  • The role has key accountability for working with various stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the programs
  • The person will be required to build and maintain partnerships with Government and Community Organisations to deliver the Academies objectives
  • These relationships build the foundation for sustainable program delivery and successful outcomes across the following key areas; school retention, school to work transition, school engagement and creating opportunities for young Indigenous Australians
  • The position will be filled by a strategically minded, results driven leader who has a broad understanding of the Indigenous sector, the person must have the ability to advocate and work in collaboration with all areas of the business to achieve key Indigenous program outcomes
  • The role will require the person to support and assist AFL NSW/ACT regional managers, program managers and AFL Clubs to ensure that Indigenous programs are developed and implemented

 

Reports to: State Indigenous Programs Manager

Location: AFL NSW/ACT – Blacktown and Campbelltown, Sydney

Number of Direct Reports: 3

Other Key Stakeholders:

Internal:  

  • AFL NSW/ACT Game Development Staff, AFL NSW/ACT Indigenous Programs and Multicultural Programs  

External:  

  • Indigenous Academies Partner School Principals, School Education Directors (Western Sydney) Indigenous Community members and organisations, State Sporting Organisations, Government Agencies and program partners

 

Key Accountabilities

Indigenous Academies

  • Oversee and coordinate all aspects of the operation of the AFL Western Sydney Indigenous Academies
  • Manage the program budget and deliver on reporting requirements
  • Manage the academy staff to deliver outcomes
  • Seek and service partnerships with relevant Government agencies and the community sector to enhance the AFL’s capacity to deliver an effective program
  • Work in collaboration with including the Advisory Boards, Local Councils, School Principals, and Indigenous Community Groups, Education departments, other sports, GWS Giants and AFL staff
  • Improve school attendance rates of Indigenous students who participate in the program
  • Ensure target is met for the number and proportion of Indigenous people employed in the delivery of the program
  • Increase the proportion of Indigenous students participating in NAPLAN testing, who are participating in the program
  • Compliance with all contract schedule requirements, including budget, timeframe, targets and reporting requirements – at reporting date
  • Develop and grow the School to Work Transition component of the program

 

Financial, Staff Management and HR

  • Financial Management of Indigenous Academies budgets
  • Manage the Western Sydney Indigenous Academies staff
  • Conduct the performance reviews for your direct reports

Stakeholder Relations

  • Work closely with school principals and Aboriginal Education Assistants to deliver program outcomes
  • Work with relevant Government Departments to ensure that contractual obligations are met successfully
  • Liaise with Greater Western Sydney Regional Manager and staff to implement Indigenous programs and AFL school programs
  • Develop new and strengthen existing partnerships with Government, corporate and community partners to enable effective program delivery in line with our strategic objectives

 

 

Candidate Background / Profile

We seek to hire talented and passionate people who are committed to working in a high performance culture.   Working at the AFL is a way of life not a career and we aim to hire the right candidates to ensure the future success of our game both on and off the field.

 

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following skills and attributes:

Key Competencies (Skills)

  • Stakeholder management
  • Collaboration & influencing
  • Program Co-ordination & Evaluation
  • Oral and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of cultural sensitivities, community groups and best practice engagement principles
  • Knowledge and passion for education and sports

 

Other Core Competencies:

  • Results and performance driven
  • Staff management, recruitment and development
  • Multi- tasking
  • Customer/Client centric
  • Business acumen
  • Personal effectiveness

 

Experience & Qualifications

Mandatory:

  • Experience in working with young people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and their families, schools, community organisations, government and non-government organisations providing services to Indigenous communities
  • Understanding of Indigenous cultures and experience working with Indigenous communities
  • Demonstrated personal initiative and ability to work effectively unsupervised in an office and a field setting
  • Well-developed verbal and written communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Current working with children check or ability to obtain
  • Ability to use a computer and Microsoft software
  • Current NSW Driver's Licence
  • Experience in planning and coordinating programs
  • Prove ability to build networks and stakeholder relationships particularly in government and corporate sectors
  • Understanding of Government reporting
  • Proven strategic planning and implementation capabilities

 

Desirable:

  • Australian Citizenship or permanent residency
  • Tertiary qualifications in Teaching, Sport Recreation or Education, Community Development or equivalent depth of experience
  • Sound knowledge of the sport and recreation industry, particularly related to community clubs, AFL Auskick and school football networks
  • Experience working with volunteers

 

AFL Values

Our values were created by us, for us. They influence our actions and shape our decisions; they are the way we do things here at the AFL.  Everyone that works for the AFL plays an important part in bringing these to life

 

Play to Win

We rise to every challenge and do what we say we will do – we own the outcome. We thrive on pushing the boundaries beyond what we have done before to achieve the extraordinary for our people, fans, partners and the community.

 

Play Fair

Respect, integrity, honesty, empathy and a great work ethic earns us the right to play.

 

Play with Passion

We love what we do. Passion, energy, fun and perseverance is at the heart of our sport and is what drives how we work. 

 

 

Play as One Team

We work as one team because together we achieve better outcomes. We bring out the best in each other by embracing our diverse range of ideas, skills and backgrounds to achieve individual and shared success. We celebrate our wins and always have each other’s back.

Applications close: 26 October 2016

Source: Uniting News