The Queensland Academy of Sport is seeking talented, motivated individuals whose values and behaviours align with our team and culture. If you are passionate about high performance, committed to continuous improvement, and want to be part of something transformational, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

The High Performance Operations Coordinator is responsible for providing quality operational support to the High Performance Programs Team and Sport Partners.

Job details

The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is on a bold journey towards Brisbane 2032 and beyond. Following the extraordinary success of Queensland athletes at the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games, we are now focused on delivering even more medal-winning moments through to Los Angeles 2028 and our home Games in 2032.

From 1 July 2025, the QAS will formally transition to a Statutory Body, guided by our values and focused on developing fit-for-purpose governance and corporate arrangements that support our vision of Inspiring Extraordinary Sporting Success.

 Our ambitious high-performance strategy for the 2032 Games is to create more medal-winning moments for Queensland athletes that inspire their state and nation. While our strategy guides our performance, our culture truly delivers it. Given our vision, our culture is vitally important to us.

Some of your responsibilities will include:
• Provide professional and quality advice, and operational support services to High Performance Managers, High Performance Operation Leads, Performance Support Operations team, coaches, athletes, and sporting partners to ensure efficient organisation of travel requirements, equipment purchases, coordinating the procurement of low-value assets, monitoring athlete agreement acceptance and compliance and co-ordinating annual athlete medical screenings.
• Assist the High Performance Operations Lead, High Performance Managers and Sports with the coordination and development of the annual and monthly budgeting processes as well as cashflow forecasting activities for coaches or program leads.
• Proactively contribute to maintaining the sport lists within Smartabase Athlete Monitoring System (AMS), ensuring that data integrity is accurate and kept up to date to meet business requirements.
• In collaboration with the High Performance Operations Lead and High Performance Managers, establish and maintain effective and structured reporting systems and processes to ensure consistency and efficiency across the organisation, while also assisting in tracking compliance and reporting responsibilities outlined in sport partnership agreements and funding deeds, and managing stock control of uniforms and consumables for the High Performance Team.
• In conjunction with the High Performance Managers, attend meetings and develop strong relationships with sports and other stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and to effectively address issues to contribute to the effective and efficient operations of each of the high performance program.
• Operationalising high performance program projects and initiatives, including effectively planning and monitoring projects such as; athlete induction, athlete tracker meetings sport program meetings. Ensuring information is high standard, timely and informative.
• Undertake the monthly reconciliation of financial and corporate card accounts, reviewing and analysing the data to ensure all balances/transactions are accounted for correctly in accordance with reporting requirements.
•Provide a safe, and safe environment for QAS supported athletes and any other children and young people engaged with the QAS, free from physical, sexual and emotional abuse or neglect.

The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our athletes.
We are committed to an environment where athletes from any background are heard, treated fairly and free from abuse.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• QAS Applicant Kit (3) (PDF, 474KB)
  
  
  643419 25 - Role Description (PDF, 386KB)