General Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the management and development of a unique and successful regional Athletics Body. Athletics North Queensland (ANQ) delivers athletics for all ages 5 years to masters in the North region of Queensland. ANQ is a part of the World Athletics organisation through its links with Queensland Athletics, Athletics Australia and Oceania Athletics.
As the General Manager you will be expected to undertake a diverse range of important functions both administrative and operational. You will be a hands-on individual that can work with and gain the trust of a diverse range of stakeholders.
This position reports to the ANQ Board and provides Management and support to ANQ staff. ANQ is supported by many volunteers and as the General Manager you will be responsible for working with and providing support for the volunteers and the committees that they form.
ANQ is comprised of over 35 Clubs, located across the northern region of Queensland from Rockhampton to the Cape and west to Mt Isa and Normanton. As General Manager you will be the central point of contact for these clubs, and you will work with the Board to create and drive strategy to assist and grow this Clubs.
The General Manager will be the main contact for the Queensland Athletics CEO and will work closely with Queensland athletics and at times Athletics Australia on a number of joint programs.
To fulfil these broad aims, you will be expected to attend to the following specific responsibilities:

• Finance Functions: setting up payments and coordinating their authorisation, invoicing, reconciliation of accounts, and tracking uniform sales. You will work closely with our bookkeeper and accountant. Experience in Xero will be an advantage.
• IT Functions: including management of the online membership system, event entry system and websites. Currently these are provided by Revsport
• Communication Functions: including regular coordination of regular EDMs , personal contact and support of member clubs.
• Competition Functions: including over site of the Competition plans, budgets and operational delivery, IT support for events, managing ANQ staff and working with Technical Officials and volunteers.
• Work with the Board to provide significant input into Strategy and driving ANQ forward with innovation and a passion for excellence.
• Other functions as required from time to time for the efficient operation of ANQ.