Sport for Development Manager

Oceania Rugby has an exciting opportunity for a Sport for Development Manager, commencing in January 2019, for an initial nine-month period, with the possibility of extension depending on donor funding. Deadline: 7 December

The role will be the project lead for managing the partnerships and contractual arrangements with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (and their Managing Contractor GHD) and UN Women Fiji Multi Country Office.

Objective:

The Sport for Development Manager is responsible for driving Oceania Rugby and Rugby Australia’s sport for development programmes in the Pacific, including their flagship product – Get into Rugby PLUS.

Organisational overview:

Founded in 2000, Oceania Rugby is one of the six Regional Associations of World Rugby. It is responsible for representing the interests of its 15 Member Unions and one Associate Member Union, promoting the development and growth of Rugby and providing tournaments throughout the Oceania Region.

Key responsibilities:

Sport for Development

Oversee and lead all programme management elements of the GiR PLUS Programme. This includes, financial management, qualitative reporting, acquittals, and programme implementation
Work with Oceania Rugby’s Pathway and Participation Manager and Oceania Rugby’s Regional Training Manager to ensure all GiR PLUS Coaches have proficient Rugby knowledge and skills
Implement lessons learnt from the Fiji pilot of GiR PLUS into the programme for future roll out
Implement a pilot of GiR PLUS in Samoa and a new cohort of GiR PLUS Coaches in Fiji in 2019
Monitor, mentor, and provide opportunities for all GiR PLUS Coaches in the programme
Implement a robust monitoring and evaluation framework for the programme
Develop a long-term growth strategy for the programme

Partnership Management

Manage all contractual agreements with major donors UN Women and DFAT

In partnership with Rugby AU, DFAT and Australian High Commissions, manage all Rugby related public diplomacy activities in Fiji and Samoa
With UN Women and Oceania Rugby staff, convene and facilitate regular GiR PLUS working group meetings
Work in Partnership with the UN Women to act as a secretariat for the implementation and communication of the sport and violence research project. This include convening the reference group, facilitating the tender process, supporting the research developing communication products
Manage key relationships with our Rugby partners: Rugby Australia, World Rugby, Fiji Rugby Union, and Samoa Rugby Union
Manage relationships with programme partners, including ChildFund Australia, Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, and our monitoring & evaluation partner

Business Development

Work with key donors/partners to ensure the continued success and funding of the programme. This includes preparing the grant submission for Phase 3 of the Pacific Sports Partnership programme
Prepare grant submissions and proposals for newly identified funding opportunities
Work with Oceania Rugby’s Commercial Manager to secure a commercial partner for GiR PLUS

Subject Matter Expertise

Serve as a subject matter expert to Oceania Rugby in gender equality, ending violence against women, diversity & inclusion, and related policy/resource development
Create and implement a new safeguarding policy for Oceania Rugby and relevant national member unions
Facilitate Oceania Rugby staff training to ensure compliance with relevant policies

Core skills and experience:

A bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience
Experience living and/or working in the Pacific and/or developing countries
Experience within the international Aid development field
Extensive experience in partnership management (including financial and project management) in a cross-cultural environment
Extensive experience in report writing and budget delivery around projects
Experience with the Australia government and/or UN grants process and previous experience drafting grant applications
Experience creating and implementing safeguarding and child protection policies

Read the full job description here.

How to apply:

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter addressing specifically core and desirable skills and experience which will support your application, to Sarah Walker at [email protected] with the subject line ‘S4D Manager Application’.

For more information regarding the position please contact Bruce Cook, General Manager of Oceania Rugby, on +61 434 431 305 for a confidential discussion.

Applications close Friday 7 December.

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