National Integrity Program Manager

• Full-time preferred, but potential for 3-4 days per week

Maccabi Australia is the roof body for Australian Jewish sporting organisations. It provides support and direction to its four State affiliates and their 54 Clubs, whilst also being responsible for national events including Junior Carnival and sending Australian Teams to international events including the Maccabiah and Pan American Games.

About 9,000 people participate in Maccabi activities each year.

Maccabi aims to create a safe, fair, inclusive, and enjoyable environment. We want to ensure that every athlete, member, staff, volunteer, official and coach who participates in Maccabi activities is treated with respect and dignity. Maccabi opposes all unlawful and unfair behaviours and seeks to protect all our people - and especially those who are most vulnerable - from unlawful discrimination, harassment, bullying, abuse and other inappropriate behaviours.

In this context, integrity and governance – including member protection and child safeguarding - are a high priority at Maccabi.

Maccabi Australia is seeking a responsible, dynamic individual to join our close-knit team to manage our Integrity Program, as National Integrity Program Manager. The successful candidate will work with a diverse range of stakeholders including Maccabi clubs and programs, National and State Committees, and other sporting organisations to ensure that:

• Maccabi across Australia is implementing the highest integrity standards; and
• participants have confidence that they are participating in a safe, clean, fair and inclusive environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, an interest in sport and wellbeing, and be passionate about safety and equity in the community. 

The role: National Integrity Program Manager

This role will be responsible for the implementation of integrity compliance initiatives, and ensure compliance with integrity policy requirements, across Maccabi.

This will include:

• keeping Maccabi’s integrity policies up to date to reflect changes in legislation and sporting body policies;
• maintaining and updating our online training, and creating new online and in-person training courses and other resources to meet specific integrity education needs;
• revitalising integrity branding and communicating it through social media and tailored comms;
• working collaboratively with Maccabi constituent bodies, ensuring that there is understanding of the importance of integrity and buy-in to its implementation;
• developing and maintaining sustainable and effective operational relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including Sport Integrity Australia and Associations in various sports, with the aim of developing a collaborative approach to compliance;
• maintaining and updating a confidential database of sensitive information;
• providing leadership and advice to assist Maccabi member organisations (including Maccabi Integrity Officers) with integrity issues, including in relation to any alleged breaches of Maccabi policies and procedures;
• attending industry workshops and training to stay across relevant information in the sector;
• facilitating meetings and workshops for the Integrity and Governance Subcommittee;
• preparing Board and Subcommittee reports; and
• contributing to Maccabi's integrity strategy generally.

For this role, Maccabi is looking for a values-driven professional with a talent for and experience in providing sound guidance on complex compliance and risk areas - particularly in relation to the safety and wellbeing of children and adults in sport and/or community organisations.

Candidates for this role will have:

• minimum two years’ experience working in governance or compliance, preferably involving child protection and/or sport;
• advanced drafting skills and significant experience using those skills in providing advice, policy writing and structuring communication to a wide variety of audiences;
• a track record of objectivity and consistency in decision making and dealing with people;
• strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to identify trends and opportunities;
• demonstrated ability to build, maintain, manage and influence supportive working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders;
• exceptional listening skills, empathy and the ability to stay calm under pressure; and
• excellent presentation, facilitation and influencing capabilities.

Relationships

This role will work with:

• Maccabi national and state office staff;
• Maccabi's national Integrity and Governance Chair and Subcommittee;
• state and national Maccabi Integrity Officers;
• Club presidents;
• Maccabi's national Marketing Subcommittee;
• Associations of various sports and government/not-for-profit services providers in the integrity area; and
• service providers such as training platform hosts.

General requirements

Candidates for this role will be:

• highly organised, with exceptional attention to detail;
• reliable, ethical and mature;
• responsible and accountable;
• motivated and proactive;
• able to maintain privacy and confidentiality;
• able to work both autonomously and as part of a team;
• able to travel (preferably with their own car) to Club and sports locations (in their State, and on some occasions potentially interstate) to deliver training and assist with conflict management; and
• able to work, at times, out of office hours and in school holidays.

Candidates for this role will have:

• excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, and an approachable manner;
• strong record-keeping and problem-solving skills;
• strong organisational and time management skills;
• proficiency with relevant computer platforms including Microsoft 365 (Office) (experience with Salesforce and Coassemble are beneficial but not essential) and with various social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and BeReal;
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency status;
• a valid Working With Children Check clearance (or will obtain one before commencing); and
• a recent police check (or will obtain one before commencing).

Essential for this role:

• experience working in community/volunteer-driven organisations; and
• familiarity with sports culture and community sport, whether as a player, manager or coach.

Desirable (but not necessarily essential) for this role:

• tertiary qualification in sports management, law or governance;
• sports management experience;
• teaching/training experience; and
• connection to the Jewish community.

Working conditions

We offer:

• flexible working conditions;
• flexible hours and days to suit; and
• supportive and positive office culture.

Salaries are negotiable depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. For a qualified candidate, the range will be comparable with other sporting organisations.