HP Operations and Logistics Administrator

· Are you a multi-skilled, resourceful, creative, passionate, cheerful individual?

· Do you want to be part of a high performing, progressive and positive sporting culture?

· Melbourne-based organisation with the option for hybrid working arrangements

About us:

Blind Sports Australia (BSA) is the national sporting organisation for blind and vision-impaired sport. Established in 1980, BSA is a founding member of Paralympics Australia, the Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability and is Australia’s representative to the International Blind Sporting Federation (IBSA).

BSA helps create pathways and opportunities for people to participate in blind sport from grassroots community level, right up to elite competition at the national and international level.

With blind football and goalball striving to compete at the LA2028 Games Paralympics, BSA has established a High-Performance business unit to provide shared services, including administration and operations support to assist these paralympic sports to perform on the world stage and deliver a first-class high performance environment.

About the role:

We are offering an exceptional and rare opportunity for a suitably experienced Operations and Logistics Administrator to join our High Performance team and to coordinate the operations of our newly established High Performance unit within BSA. Reporting to the High Performance Director, the HP Operations and Logistics Administrator provides key operational and logistical support to help achieve our goals for goalball and blind football.

The HP Operations and Logistics Administrator role will be undertaken in an ethical, collaborative, transparent, respectful and responsive manner that always prioritises child safety, welfare and wellbeing.

The key responsibilities of the role are :

Logistical support: Provide logistical support for our High Performance program including 3 sports teams, including booking venues, ordering equipment, transportation, travel and flights for training camps and international competitions.

Systems: Ensure all athletes are registered and have up-to-date classification status and information uploaded into the athlete management portal.

Administration: Provide essential administration assistance for the High Performance unit including reporting, management correspondence and board reporting.

Stakeholder engagement: Engage with and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in maintaining an effective and integrated High Performance program.

The HP Operations and Logistics Administrator role may require some interstate travel and work outside of standard work hours (including weekends) at times.

Essential requirements:

Current Working with Children Clearance or willingness to obtain prior to appointment.

Experience in a similar role.

Computer literacy | Xero and MS Office suite.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills; the ability to build rapport with team members and stakeholders.

Exceptional attention to detail, highly organised with time management skills, with the ability to multitask.

Self-motivated and capable of working effectively independently.

Experience in the sports industry and genuine interest in sport are desirable.

Alignment with our values:

Respect

Integrity

Teamwork

Excellence

The role requires a values-driven individual who ideally has an interest and passion for sport.

You will fit right into the team if you also have diplomacy, energy, professionalism and a sense of humour.

Working with us:

Great team environment and organisational support.

Safe and inclusive culture.

Professional development opportunities.

Supportive leadership.

Hybrid work arrangements.

NFP salary packaging.

Be part of an exciting new initiative in high performance sport.

This role is ideally located in Melbourne and has hybrid working arrangements. The role is offered as a part-time role (3 days per week). There is on-site parking available, and the office is walking distance to public transport.

We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and request that you provide a current copy of your resume and a cover letter telling us why you would like to work at Blind Sports Australia, highlighting your suitability based on the role requirements and skills mentioned above.

A copy of the PD for this role can be found at https://tinyurl.com/HPOLA

** Due to the requirements of this role, shortlisting of applications and interviewing of candidates will commence immediately. To avoid disappointment and missing out on this exciting opportunity submit your resume today!