Associate Director Sport Operations and Services
On-siteParkville, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Lead development and execution of sport operations strategy to ensure sustainable, high-quality, and financially viable services across Melbourne University Sport. Drive integrated planning, budgeting, and performance frameworks to meet participation and revenue targets while overseeing safe, compliant facilities and capital projects. Build strategic partnerships with faculties and external bodies to strengthen service reach and provide authoritative reporting to senior leaders on governance and risk management. Manage complex workforce planning and asset lifecycle management to balance service quality with financial sustainability. This senior leadership role offers broad autonomy and 18-month fixed-term engagement with a comprehensive benefits package including 17% superannuation and salary packaging.
Required Qualifications
- current valid work rights for Australia
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this role
- A Working with Children Check is required for all positions
- significant leadership experience in sport, fitness, wellbeing or related operations
- relevant tertiary qualifications
- success designing and improving integrated sport or fitness programs that lift participation, experience and wellbeing outcomes
- strong financial, analytical and planning skills
- deep knowledge of governance, compliance, risk and safety frameworks in sport and fitness environments
- Manage complex facilities, programs, budgets and workforce planning while balancing service quality with financial sustainability
Desired Qualifications
- Lead development and execution of sport operations strategy, ensuring sustainable, high-quality and financially viable services
- Drive integrated planning, budgeting and performance frameworks across programs, facilities and services to meet participation and revenue targets
- Oversee safe, compliant and optimised sport and fitness facilities, including capital projects, maintenance and asset lifecycle management
- Build strategic partnerships across SASS, faculties and external bodies, strengthening capability, innovation and service reach
- Provide authoritative reporting, insights and advice to senior leaders, enhancing governance, risk management and continuous improvement
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, embedding accountability, inclusion, innovation and continuous improvement cultures
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