• AFL Club
• Experience Required
• Newly created role
The Huddle at North Melbourne Football Club is seeking a Program Development Manager to join their team.
This position is a newly created role and will be responsible for new program development and growth of existing Huddle programs, primarily aimed at North Melbourne’s key communities (including the area around Arden St, the City of Wyndham, and the City of Ballarat). The main objective of these programs is to draw people into Arden St, engage communities with the North Melbourne Football Club, and to embed the NMFC within its local and target communities.
The Program Development Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key community individuals, organisations, and partners. The Program Development Manager is a senior member of The Huddle, and along with other team members, is responsible for contribution to the development and implementation of The Huddle’s strategic goals and operational plans.
About The Huddle
The Huddle, a joint initiative of the North Melbourne Football Club, the Scanlon Foundation and the Australian Multicultural Foundation, was established to improve social cohesion by identifying and addressing the causes of youth disengagement, particularly in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. In our first two years of operation more than 10,000 young people have participated in our education, community, or sport programs.
Responsibilities and duties
Program Development
The Program Development Manager will hold primary responsibility for identification of new community program ideas, as well as program development and implementation. In consultation with the General Manager, the Program Development Manager will:
• Work within the community, The Huddle, and the NMFC to identify new program / project areas
• Develop program plans in synergy with the goals of The Huddle, and the needs of the community
• Identify key milestones, partners, outcomes, budget, and funding opportunities
• Build ongoing evaluation and feedback into program development.
Program delivery
The Program Development Manager is responsible for ensuring the delivery of community programs provided through The Huddle. This may include direct program delivery, as well as management of program delivery staff. Responsibilities include:
• Appropriate testing of new program ideas and concepts
• Ensuring programs are delivered according to plan and budget
• Providing regular reporting to partners, the General Manager, and The Huddle Advisory Committee
• Identifying and addressing discrepancies.
Facility Management
The Program Development Manager is responsible for the management of The Huddle classroom, including scheduling and supervision, organising maintenance and repair, and increasing community access to The Huddle space.
Relationships
The Program Development Manager is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key external community groups and individuals, partners, and stakeholders. This may include the development and monitoring of MOUs or other agreements, overseeing the process of community use of the facility, and inviting and processing feedback.
Fundraising
The Program Development Manager will work with the General Manager to identify funding opportunities and prepare funding submissions relating to the community program.
Contribution to The Huddle
The Program Development Manager will:
• Contribute to Huddle’s strategic development and planning
• Contribute to other Huddle programs, in terms of advice, community connections, planning
• Take on other roles within The Huddle as required, and deemed appropriate in consultation with the General Manager
Reporting
The Program Development Manager reports to the General Manager of The Huddle. (S)he will manage 1-2 direct reports, and additional staff as required by program demands.
The Program Development Manager will report regularly on program progress to the General Manager, The Huddle’s Advisory Committee, and to other internal and external bodies as required.
Skills and attributes
The Program Development Manager will possess the following skills and attributes:
• Sensitivity to the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse groups and communities;
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and translate these into programs;
• Understanding of the community sector, particularly as it relates to CALD groups;
• Demonstrated ability of program development and implementation;
• High level written and conceptual skills;
• Strong communication skills (oral and written);
• Flexibility, with the ability to adapt to different situations and groups of people
• Team worker, with a ‘can do’mentality.
Key selection criteria
In addition to demonstrating the skills and attributes listed above, the successful candidate for this role will have:
• A tertiary qualification, either in a relevant field or demonstrating a relevant skill set
• Relevant experience with CALD groups, preferably in the community sector
• Experience of program development, implementation, and management
• Experience of staff and budget management
• High level communication skills (oral and written)
• Experience working in high pressured or complex environments
• Good team working skills.
For a confidential discussion about this position, please contact Dr Sonja Hood, General Manager of The Huddle, on 9320 2470.
To find out more about The Huddle, please visit www.kangaroos.com.au/huddle.
To apply for this job, please submit a CV, and statement addressing all of the key selection criteria, to employment@kangaroos.com.au, by 5pm on Wednesday 23rd November.
Police Check and Working with Children Check will be required by the successful applicant.
