EXECUTIVE OFFICER - WEST COAST FEVER

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Employer                West Coast Fever Netball Club Limited
Reports to              West Coast Fever Board – via the Chair and the Netball WA Chief Executive Officer;
Title                   Executive Officer
Location                State Netball Centre, 200 Selby Street, Jolimont, Perth
Position Overview       The West Coast Fever Netball Club (club) is uniquely placed as the only Suncorp Super
                        Netball Club that operates as a wholly owned entity. Netball WA (Inc) established the
                        West Coast Fever Netball Club late in 2016 to establish a competitive advantage through
                        a leading operations model as netball embraced the commencement of Suncorp Super
                        Netball. We are now seeking applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill a key
                        leadership role.

                        Reporting to the West Coast Fever Board via the Chair and the Chief Executive Officer of
                        Netball WA, the Executive Officer (EO) of West Coast Fever will provide strategic and
                        operational management and leadership to ensure the delivery of the Club’s core
                        performance outcomes, ensuring we strive to deliver against our purpose to inspire and
                        make you proud.

                        As a leader of the Club, the EO will play an integral role in developing and delivering the
                        strategic objectives of the Club. The sustained and measured success and outcomes of
                        the Club beyond the court are critical and present a unique opportunity to make a
                        positive impact on high performance netball in Western Australia through the facilitation
                        of services back to Netball WA and its Affiliates.

                        The EO will scope, facilitate and secure all necessary resourcing including the
                        employment and engagement of key staff, contractors and other external facilitators to
                        deliver the West Coast Fever and other associated elite high performance programs
                        including the Western Sting. Achievement of self-sustainability through growth in
                        membership, ticket sales and corporate, local, state and federal government support is
                        critical for West Coast Fever’s participation in the Suncorp Super Netball Competition.

                        In addition to driving strategic plan objectives, a key focus will be centred on the
                        collective achievement of agreed outcomes of the sports High Performance Plan and
                        broader vision of Netball WA.
                        A professional, proactive and collaborative working relationship with Netball WA and its
                        affiliates, Netball Australia the Australian Netball Players Association, WAIS, DLGSCI, the
                        Members and Fans of West Coast Fever and the wider high performance sporting
                        community will ensure the successful achievement of this position’s objectives.
Core Responsibilities   • Lead the accountability of the values and behaviours of the West Coast Fever Netball
                              Club within the playing group and staff. This reach will impact netball and greater
                              Western Australian communities advocating the sport as a deliverer in service and
                              performance excellence;
                        • Reporting to the West Coast Fever Board against the delivery of agreed strategic
                              objectives, ensuring compliance and implementation of the operational requirements.
                        • Lead the planning of the club to ensure the club is well prepared for the future in
                              collaboration with Head Coach, Performance Staff, NWA Community staff and NWA
                              Shared Services.
                        • Play a key role in planning and stakeholder management to ensure WCF can deliver
                              on all requirements for Community Engagement, Corporate Partners, League
                              Partners and Player Contracts in line with CPA;
                        • In collaboration with the Head Coach, NWA CEO and the West Coast Fever Board,
                              deliver key Club outcomes and achievement against the West Coast Fever Strategic
                              Plan;

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             •   Manage and oversee the Clubs financial management mechanisms including
                 budgets, player payments, reimbursements, medical payments and insurance claims;
             •   Support the management of the Clubs operations driven by the Netball WA Shared
                 Services and Corporate Services departments;
             •   Ensure all aspects of operational delivery is fully compliant with all mandated
                 regulatory frameworks;
             •   Lead in collaboration with the Head Coach the recruitment and retention of key talent
                 both on and off the court and delivery of the high performance program.
             •   Manage the Clubs operational relationship with key agencies including the Australian
                 Netball Players Association, Netball Australia, Sport and Recreation WA and Western
                 Australian Institute of Sport to achieve positive outcomes and return on investment;
             •   Lead the Performance Operations Teams across both West Coast Fever, West Coast
                 Fever Academy and Western Sting ensuring they operate effectively in the
                 development of coordinated strategies, policies, plans, initiatives and budgets
                 including regular appraisal of performance against objectives;
             •   Maximise all high performance opportunities of the State Netball Centre for the Club
                 West Coast Fever Academy and Western Sting;

Key Duties   •   Lead and drive the creation of a culture of continuous improvement and promote and
                 develop organisational effectiveness and performance by driving excellence and
                 improvement strategies across the Club.
             •   Lead the continuous improvement by developing and delivering new initiatives to
                 maximise and further enhance team and club culture in conjunction with West Coast
                 Fever Head Coach, West Coast Fever Board and NWA CEO;
             •   Oversee the day to day management of Club operations and its underpinning
                 programs;
             •   Collaborate with the NWA Community Netball department on the delivery of the sub
                 elite programs;
             •   Manage the Club’s finance and budget processes ensuring strict compliance to Club
                 policy and procedures and those legislated by Netball Australia for Suncorp Super
                 Netball including but not limited to salary cap compliance;
             •   Prepare periodic financial reports as required by the Audit and Finance Committee;
             •   Manage the Clubs ongoing HR processes, including employment contracts and
                 service agreements of key Performance Team individuals, player contracting in close
                 collaboration with the Head Coach and Netball WA- People and Culture Department;
             •   Collaborate effectively with colleagues in the wider Performance Team to develop
                 and use appropriate measures, outputs and outcomes, monitor & review the
                 application of such processes to ensure they contribute to high quality organisational
                 performance in close collaboration with the Head Coach;
             •   Actively engage in the wider Performance Team to ensure it operates effectively in
                 the development of coordinated strategies, policies, plans and initiatives including
                 regular appraisal of performance against objectives;
             •   Oversee the strict adherence to the Integrity policies by all members of the West
                 Coast Fever, West Coast Fever Academy and Western Sting teams (players, coaches
                 and support staff );
             •   Lead in conjunction with the WCF Head Coach and the WCF Team Medical Officer
                 ensure best practice in athlete preparation, injury management and rehabilitation
                 both on and off court, including insurance frameworks;
             •   Develop and manage the operational plans of the West Coast Fever ensuring all key
                 performance measures are achieved in line with the Envisio platform;
             •   Maximise opportunities to ensure enhancement of recruitment and retention of
                 players, coaches and support staff for the West Coast Fever and underpinning elite
                 teams.
             •   Through the NWA shared services framework, assist in the development and
                 implementation of identified High Performance Programs in conjunction with the
                 NWA Community Netball Department;
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                       •   Support the NWA Shared Services Department in their delivery of key Strategic
                           outcomes across Community and Fans, Partnerships and Alliances and Business
                           Operations pillars of the West Coast Fever Strategic plan.
                       •   Oversee the development and management of relevant frameworks for the West
                           Coast Fever Risk Management procedures and protocols in consultation with the
                           Risk and Governance Committee;
                       •   Assist the NWA GM -People and Culture, Shared Services Unit & WCF Company
                           Secretary in ensuring key club policy and procedures are reviewed, updated and
                           enforced;
                       •   Ensure management processes are in place to ensure the Clubs key assets including
                           but not limited to Recovery equipment, Injury Management and Rehabilitation
                           equipment and high performance analysis and testing equipment are maintained;
                       •   Ensure sound management practices are in place to maximise the use of the State
                           Netball Centre in collaboration with the NWA Venue Manager;
                       •   Build strong and professional relationships with key NWA stakeholders to ensure the
                           players and support staff’s visibility and profile are maximised to benefit the whole of
                           sport;
                       •   Proactively nurture, build and strengthen positive working relationships with all
                           associated external agencies including but not limited to Netball Australia, WAIS,
                           Sport and Recreation WA and key commercial partners to reflect the work,
                           professionalism and ethos of Netball WA. Drive the adherence to the Clubs vision.
                       •   Assist WCF Board, Head Coach and NWA CEO in delivery of key messages and
                           achievement of key strategic goals;
                       •   Prepare reports and reviews and conduct presentations as required;
                       •   Attend West Coast Fever Board meetings and represent West Coast Fever on
                           various groups and committees and liaise with other organisations and individuals on
                           matters as required;
                       •   Any other duties within the Employees capabilities and which is reasonable to expect
                           the Employee to undertake as directed by the NWA CEO or West Coast Fever Board
                           from time to time.

Key Interactions       Strategic:
                       West Coast Fever Netball Club Board
                       NWA CEO
                       West Coast Fever Head Coach
                       WCF Company Secretary
                       NWA GM – Shared Services
                       West Coast Fever Strategic Partners
                       Operational:
                       West Coast Fever & High performance operational, coaching and support staff
                       West Coast Fever, Western Sting team players
                       NWA Community Netball Department
                       NWA Shared Services Department
                       NWA Corporate Services Department
                       NWA People and Culture Department
                       NWA member Regions, Associations and Clubs
                       Netball Australia and the Suncorp Super Netball
                       Australian Netball Players Association
                       Suncorp Super Netball Clubs
                       WAIS
                       Sport and Recreation WA
                   •   West Coast Fever Corporate and Community partners
Key competencies       Candidates applying for the Executive Officer – West Coast Fever role will require a range
                       of personal and professional skills, including the ability to:
                       Interpersonal
                       Compelling Communication:
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    Display a high degree of professional communication style at a very personable level and
    an ability to adapt this style with situational demands;
    Adaptability of leadership style and the ability to change style under pressure;
    Building Partnerships:
    Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with key stakeholders;
    Establish and maintain professional working relationships with compliance bodies;
    Influence:
    Advocate and share best practice operational experiences with peers and subordinates
    alike;
    Build trust and respect;
    Works well with other members of team management both individually and as a group;
    Demonstrates emotional intelligence;

    Leadership
    Leading Change:
    To lead the operational performance standards of the organisation;
    Establish team vision, values and winning off-court performance culture;
    The use of leadership to foster relationships and improve performance outcomes;
    Developing Others:
    Ability to communicate and transfer/teach sport specific skills to athletes;
    Developing Individual Athlete Performance Plans;
    Providing timely and effective feedback on performance;

    Business Acumen
    Building Talent:
    Demonstrate experience in a General Management/Executive role.
    Use a highly developed focus on process excellence, policy development and
    implementation to achieve successful outcomes;
    Demonstrate advanced peer to peer management style;
    High level knowledge in operational business process and strategy
    Driving Execution:
    Establish a performance culture;
    Set challenging performance expectations;
    Establishing Strategic Direction:
    Develops, understand and complies with the relevant policies and processes;
    Develops, collaborates and manages a High Performance Plan;
    Operational Decision Making:
    Develop and implement an operational plan to deliver the key outcomes of the High
    Performance Plan and the wider outcomes of the business;
    Utilise technology for business efficiency and competitive advantage;
    Sport as a Business:
    Understand the importance of developing the brand profile of the athletes, team,
    management and the organisation;
    Advocates for the Club to have a positive and accessible relationship and participates in
    promotional or commercial activities with sponsors;

    Personal Attributes
    Passion for Results:
    Reinforce and champion high performance outcomes for both on-court and off-court;
    Elite Disposition:
    Models the values of the high performance program;
    Demonstrates personal credibility, honesty and integrity;
    Is positive, confident and decisive under pressure with the ability to make objective and
    quick decisions.

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Hours of work             The role is a full time maximum termed position working 37½ hours per week for an initial
                          term of up to 2 years. Due to the nature of this position out of hours and weekend work
                          will be required including interstate travel requirements.
Salary                •   An attractive salary package including access to a company motor vehicle and
                          remuneration of up to $105,000 plus superannuation will be negotiated with the
                          successful applicant dependant on level of experience.

How to Apply              Applicants are asked to forward a resume outlining their relevant experience and a
                          covering letter addressing your ability to fulfil the position via email to:
                          The Human Resource Coordinator
                          hr@netballwa.com.au

                      •   Reference EO – WCF
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When do applications•     Applications close at 5.00pm (AWT) 27 July 2018
close?
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Who do I contact if I     •   In confidence to Simon Taylor via email at simon.taylor@netballwa.com.au
have an enquiry?      •

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