NATIONAL PROGRAMMES COORDINATOR
OUR VISION – Hoops in the heart of every community
OUR MISSION – We exist to inspire you to live & love this game as much as we do
About us:
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
BBNZ has an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional individual to support the development and delivery of Basketball New Zealand’s new Performance and Prevention Programme, as well as the management of our two national participation programmes for Tamariki – BNZ Kiwi Hoops and 2degrees Girls Got Game – with the primary goal of supporting more Tamariki and Rangatahi across the country to have quality experiences in basketball.
The Role:
This role is an integral part of the Participation and Wellbeing team and will be primarily responsible for providing coordination support to enable the administration and reporting of National Programmes across the basketball community. The role will support the development and distribution of relevant resources, communications, and merchandise, and provide coordination support for national activations and campaigns to ensure required partnership deliverables are achieved.
We are looking for a proactive person, who has a keen attention to detail and experience optimising systems and processes for efficiency. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain trusting relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders will be critical to the success of this role.
Ideally this role will be based in Wellington, but for the right person we are flexible in considering other New Zealand based locations.
What BBNZ offers:
- An exciting, dynamic, and challenging work environment
- Professional development and exposure to the sport and recreation sector
- Flexible working arrangements
- The opportunity to make an impact with the fastest growing major sport in NZ
Desired Skills and Experience:
- A relevant qualification, or previous experience in sports administration or programme administration
- An ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proven ability to work under pressure, make decisions and meet deadlines
- A high level of organisational skill and attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Computer skills in relation to the Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Database/project management system experience (preferred)
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with organisation leaders, staff and volunteers at all levels.
- A flexible, positive attitude to operate in a dynamic work environment.
- Technology literacy to support programme, content and resource development
- Driver’s licence.
We pride ourselves on our supportive and collaborative team culture, and we are looking for someone who shares our values and is committed to delivering exceptional service to our communities.
Do you have what it takes to be BBNZ’s new National Programmes Coordinator?
This is a 0.5, 12-month fixed-term employment opportunity, based ideally in Wellington. For a copy of the job description, please email jobs@nz.basketball.
All applications must be received online via Seek and will be acknowledged by email.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Tuesday 21 January.
No recruitment agencies please.