Employment Opportunity - Club Development Lead

The Club Development Lead will work with clubs, Leagues and association volunteers from AFL Victoria affiliated competitions to drive capacity building of volunteerism and assist them in performing key duties whilst building self-sufficiency in clubs and associations.

Role Overview

• Role Title: Club Development Lead

• People Leader: Club Development Manager

• Location: Victoria (various)

Purpose – why this role is important

The role of the Club Development Lead is to lead volunteers (committees and boards) across all AFL Victoria affiliated Community Clubs. The Club Development Lead will work with clubs, Leagues and association volunteers from AFL Victoria affiliated competitions to drive capacity building of volunteerism and assist them in performing key duties whilst building self-sufficiency in clubs and associations.

Day in the life – what you will be responsible for

• Lead and deliver support initiatives that promote good governance in clubs whilst minimising volunteer strain

• Promote and drive self-sufficiency and capacity in clubs and associations by promoting resources such as “AFL Club Help”

• Engage volunteers with education and compliance programs by coordinating seminars and workshops (programs may include Safeguarding Children, Concussion, Social Media usage, Respect and Responsibility, Racial Vilification and Inclusion and Cultural Awareness programs)

• Drive clubs in identifying and registering a club volunteer coordinator in PlayHQ

• Increase awareness and applications of AFL Victoria’s various grant opportunities, including the Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF)

• Create reward and recognition opportunities for volunteerism

• Work collaboratively with AFL Victoria, country regions and Leagues to:

• Identify and drive best practice support for volunteers

• Attend, and participant in, club development workshops delivered by AFL Victoria

• Work collaboratively with relevant country regions to:

• Manage the administrative tasks associated with the delivery of regional programs and workshops, i.e., coaching accreditation, governance, strategic planning, mental health, etc. for clubs

• Lead clubs and associations with volunteer recruitment and retention

• Oversee the delivery of AFL Victoria commercial partnered themed rounds, i.e., TAC, Worksafe, Umpiring etc.

Must haves – what’s needed to help you be successful

Core competencies

• Understanding of the Volunteer capacities of community clubs

• Knowledge and understanding of community football in country Victoria

Mandatory

• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with high level of stakeholder 

management skills in particular negotiation

• Ability to build strong working relationships – internal and external

• Demonstrated personal initiative and ability to work effectively unsupervised whilst a member of a team

• Current Driver's Licence

• Proficiency in use of computers, document presentation and of Microsoft applications

Desirable

• Experience in volunteering in a community football environment

Child Safety Standards

The AFL has a commitment to ensure we provide professional, safe and enjoyable environments to children and young people who participate in our game.

The executive and management of our organisation are responsible for undertaking recruitment and ensuring that our process’s and systems are robust and thorough, as well as being communicated and understood internally. Our recruitment process is a 5-step process and includes meeting and engaging with a variety of key people from across the organisation as well as completing thorough verification checks.

As part of our comprehensive recruitment process we ensure that all safety and legislative checks such as working with children checks, Criminal background checks, employment and personal reference checks are completed to ensure anyone working for the AFL is fit for the role they are employed in, prior to commencing employment. The AFL takes the safety of children and young people very seriously and reviews all process and procedures in line with current state and federal legislation.

Please send applications to zac.hedin@afl.com.au