Cricket Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Posted: 26 August 2021
Link to Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2698283843/
About the job
- Leading sporting organisation
- An extra week off a year!
- Flexible Location, Melbourne Office – Part Time Role (0.8 FTE)
Here’s the deal…
We’re looking for a driven National Community Policy Lead to join our Community Cricket team. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about using their influence and intellect to build policy frameworks and education that continue to ensure our sport is safe and relevant for all who want to play!
Reporting to the Head of Clubs & Volunteers you’ll be responsible for the development and implementation of critical off-field and on-field policies that support the continued growth of opportunities for kids and adults to play cricket.
This is an amazing opportunity to join a purpose driven organisation. Uniting and inspiring communities through Cricket is our culture, and we’ve never been prouder of the role our people play in making Cricket a sport for all Australians.
About The Role
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Providing expertise and leadership to Cricket Australia and the State & Territory Cricket Associations on key child safety risks
- Liaising with CA Communications team to raise awareness of importance of child safety
- Exploring suitable commercial and charitable partners to further amplify the messaging around child safety
- Develop and oversee a complaint management framework that underpins all Australian Cricket policies and codes of behaviour
- Developing improved systems for reporting, collection and analysis of policy breaches and incidents in the community
- Develop and implement an educational framework that promotes a level of awareness and confidence from the cricket community in AC policies, codes, and complaint management processes
- Develop and implement an educational framework that promotes a level of awareness and confidence from AC workforce in AC policies, codes, and complaint management processes
- Leadership of National Child Safe working group
About You
You’ll be known for your ability to build frameworks, resources and education that simplify complex concepts for a largely volunteer stakeholder group. You will also be passionate about bringing positive change to communities.
You’ll Have
- A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role or environment
- Experience in bringing together internal and external teams to work towards a common cause
- Brilliant communication skills – written and verbal
- High attention to detail and outstanding time management skills
Sound like you? Let’s do this!
The work we do across Australian Cricket stretches across the sporting and entertainment industries – which means there are all kinds of opportunities for bright-minded, passionate and friendly people.
Cricket’s a sport for all Australians and our workplace reflects that. Your age, culture, gender, sexual orientation, disability or religion won’t impact whether or not you’re part of the team. It’s your drive to do great work that’ll help you shine. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
At Cricket we are committed to providing a safe environment for everyone involved in our sport including children.
Perks!
We work flexibly and offer extensive employee benefits including a range of discounts from fashion and travel to groceries and electronics! Salary packaging options and discounts with our corporate partners. We also have an 5 extra days off a year!
If you want to learn more about how we play then apply now – we are looking forward to meeting you!
Please submit your resume & cover letter outlining your experience meeting the key criteria by Midnight 9th September 2021.
Name of Author: Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia (CA), formerly the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), is the governing body for cricket in Australia. Established in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket, CA manages all national teams, including Men’s, Women’s, and Youth sides, as well as other national teams. It oversees the organization of Test matches, ODIs, and T20Is, and coordinates home international fixtures.
