Tennis Development Officer

5 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Tennis Australia Full time

It’s an exciting time for tennis in Australia and we have ambitious plans to continue to grow the game from grassroots through to Grand Slam. We believe that playing makes life better and our goal is to make tennis more accessible, to more people, more often. To help us achieve this we are looking for a Tennis Development Officer to join our team at Tennis Victoria on a full time, permanent basis.

About the role

The Tennis Development Officer, Metro East, will contribute to the National vision to create a playful world through tennis and Tennis Victoria’s purpose of creating safe and inclusive thriving Victorian tennis communities, enabling more people to play more often. The key responsibility of the Tennis Development Officer, Metro East, is to support the delivery of the Thriving Tennis Communities (TTC) framework in the region and build the capability of our stakeholders and affiliates to deliver outstanding tennis experiences for all in the region.

Central to the role will also be improving the quality and consistency of program delivery and building safe, inclusive, and welcoming club cultures. A strong understanding of what optimal relationships between schools, clubs and coaches/operators looks like will be required for this position and the role digital systems play in connecting participants to tennis.
- Reporting into the _Regional Tennis Manager (Metro East)_ in this role you will:_
- Focus on the servicing of clubs, schools, coaches and competition deliverers by developing positive relationships within the region to influence, adopt and drive change.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including Pathways, Coach Leaders, Places to Play and Inclusion to support planning and tennis delivery in the region.
- Drive strong safeguarding and inclusive practices to support clubs in creating safe, welcoming and inclusive environments.
- Connect with local schools to provide the appropriate information regarding Sporting Schools grants and other relevant funding streams to grow partnerships and drive the participation of Tennis within local schools.
- Develop pathways to transition students from school-based tennis to participation in club-based tennis.
- Support clubs to increase their digital presence via club websites and social media channels to enhance the consumers digital experience with tennis.

About you
- What you will bring to the role:_
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders including volunteers, coaches, associations and local government agencies
- Proven ability to influence change and drive behaviour of stakeholders towards a common goal
- Demonstrated understanding of sports administration, ideally through volunteer experience in club or association level community sport
- Ability to take initiative, work creatively, set priorities and meet deadlines
- A current driver’s licence and motor vehicle
- You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check

What’s in it for you?
- Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
- Tickets to the Australian Open / ATP Cup / AO Series Events & Superbox tickets to concerts and events at Rod Laver & Melbourne Arena
- Monthly health & wellbeing activities through our Thrive program
- A range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
- Flexible work practices

To Apply

If you think you’re up to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you A copy of the position description can be found

here
- Tennis Australia & Tennis Victoria is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety._

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