General Manager - Sport Operations

Join a leading Olympic/Paralympic Sport

Leadership for a dynamic team

Sydney or Melbourne location – WFH options for the right candidate

Equestrian Australia (EA) is one of Australia’s leading national sporting organisations with a history of Olympic and Paralympic success. The organisation manages four Olympic / Paralympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. The commitment to success is encouraged at every level of the sport and is reflected in world-class results at Olympic level. As a result, Australia has earned the reputation as an elite equestrian nation.

We are seeking a General Manager, Sport Operations to oversee and lead all matters relating to the operation of the sport, including Participation, Coaching, Officials, Volunteers, Discipline Committees, Equine Issues and Event Management. The General Manager, Sport Operations is an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team of EA and will be instrumental in developing and delivering on the strategy of the sport.

Your exception communication and leadership skills will be important to enable you to liaise with a variety of key stakeholders including our members, volunteers, National Discipline Committees, and key stakeholders. You will have or be willing to develop a detailed understanding of EA policy and process, as well as those of the Australian Sports Commission and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).

Equestrian knowledge and an interest in the development of equestrian sport is essential.

Responsibilities
1. Lead the team responsible for:

• Driving membership and participation growth
• Developing and executing on key participation programs
• Educating and developing officials and coaches
• Accrediting and registering officials and coaches
• Oversight of EA’s involvement in all events, competitions, and activities
• Key connection point with the High-Performance team ensuring smooth pathway and functional operation of the sport
• Supporting and servicing sport discipline and coaching committees in accordance with the charters for these committees
• Management and implementation of Sport rules, in conjunction with the Discipline Committees
• Ensuring all sport compliance obligations are promptly met for all relevant stakeholders – Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) and Sport Australia
• Diversity & inclusion
• Implementation of the Learning Management System (LMS)

2. Management of the National Discipline Committees:

• Lead the development of National Discipline Committee Sport Development Strategies in alignment with the EA Whole of Sport Strategic Plan in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Lead the development and overight of work plans and budgets against the Sport Development Strategy.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with Discipline and Coaching committees especially the Chairs, State Branches especially the CEOs, Members, and other stakeholders to ensure activities across the sport are efficient, effective and maximise value for money

3. In consultation with the CEO and the Sport Operations Team, develop and administer operational plans and budgets for the Sport Operations Business Unit, produce reports for Board and Executive meetings

4. Ensure the Sport Operations Business Unit efficiently and effectively responds to requests for information from all stakeholders – Discipline Committees, State Branches, Members, FEI, Sport Australia, Equine Industry, other Stakeholders, and the General Public. These requests cover such areas as including the application and interpretation of international and national sport regulations, rules, by-laws, policies, etc

5. Oversee support and represent EA in the equine industry space and equine stakeholder groups including Animal Health Australia (AHA), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), Australian Horse Industry Council (AHIC) and Horse Traceability

6. Support the CEO around the overall management of key stakeholder groups including FEI, Sport Australia, AIS, AOC, PA, State Branches, the Board, Committees, and Panels, Advisory, Working Parties, and Task forces in the equine industry

7. Provide leadership to the Sports Operations Team, ensuring a constructive relationship exists between the Discipline and Coaching Committees, and ensure they are suitably trained to perform their roles and to comply with relevant policies and that accurate business reporting and compliance and risk and safety mitigation and reporting is core to the operations of Sport Operations

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