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WhoisBaseballAustralia?Baseball Australia (BA) is the governing body for all levels of baseball throughout the country. Primarily responsible for thedevelopmentofthesport;administration,conduct,participation,highperformanceandpromotion,BAworkswithsevenStateandTerritoryassociationsand600+clubsacrossthecountry.BA also acts as the international liaison and represents Australian Baseball at all International forums and are the owner oftheAustralianBaseballLeague(ABL)(theNationalLeague);The Southern Thunder and the Emeralds are themen’s andwomen'sNational senior representative teams andBaseball hasrecentlybeenaddedasoneofthesportsforthe2020TokyoOlympics.BaseballAustraliaoverview;
√ Over56,000fullactivebaseballmembershipsacrossAustralia√ Australianbaseballmembershipshaveincreased58%sincetherelaunchoftheABLin2010√ ‘FullActiveBaseballPlayingMembers’increasedby10%inAustraliain2014√ AustraliaisthefastestgrowingLittleLeagueprogramintheworld√ 133,500kidsinAussieTBallin2014
Formoreinformationontheorganisation,pleasegototheBaseballAustraliawebsite-http://baseball.com.au/HomeTheBoard is seekinga commerciallyorientatedandpeople focussedChiefExecutiveOfficer to furtherdevelopand lead thestrategicandoperationalactivitiesofBaseballAustralia.WhatdoesBaseballAustralianeedintheirChiefExecutiveOfficer?This positionplaysapivotalroleinleadingthesportofbaseballinAustralia.TheChiefExecutiveOfficerisresponsiblefortheleadershipof thesportofbaseball inAustralia.Reporting into theBaseballAustraliaChairman, theCEOwill, inconjunctionwith the sport’s key stakeholders, develop and implement strategies to drive the growth of the sport in terms of financialperformance,participationandhighperformance. TheCEOwillensurethatBaseballAustralia(BA)isaprofessional,progressive,andinnovativeorganisationwhichrepresentsitsmember’sbestinterestsatalltimesinaresponsibleandethicalmanner.ThispositionisaccountableforensuringthesuccessfulfutureoftheBAowned,AustralianBaseballLeague(ABL),ensuringtheongoingfinancialviabilityoftheABLwhileeffectivelymanagingtheABL’skeystakeholders.TheofficeofBaseballAustraliaiscurrentlylocatedontheGoldCoast,althoughconsiderationwillbegiventotheCEObeinginanothercapitalcity.WhatdoestheChiefExecutiveOfficerdo?TheChiefExecutiveOfficerisresponsibleforprovidingleadership,directionandoverallmanagementoftheactivitiesandservicesofBA.Infulfillingtheseduties,theChiefExecutiveOfficerwillbeexpectedtoachievepositiveoutcomesforthefollowingduties,including:StrategicPlanningandPolicy• Initiate,developandimplementstrategy,appropriatepoliciesandpractices.Financial• InconjunctionwiththeBoard,manageBAoperationsefficientlyandprofitably,ensuringrevenuesourcesarediverseand
stabletounderpinthedeliveryofBAservices.• EnsureBAisawareofsourcesofgrantsandmakestimelyapplications,administerstheprogramsinaprofessionalmanner
andcompletesallgrantsfundingreporting.
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Participation• GrowthegrassrootsbaseofthesportandfacilitatetheintroductionandestablishmentoftheAustralianT-Ballprogram
throughbothschoolsandClubs.Leadership• Providestrong,effectiveleadershipanddirectiontoBA’sstakeholdersincludingstaff,StateandTerritorybodies,
committeesandmembers,ensuringallareworkingtowardsanagreedstrategicvisionanddirection.CommercialSponsorship• Managesponsorshipprocurement,deliveryandservice.• Implementsalesstrategiestomaximisecommercialrevenuestreams,includingrenewalsandnewbusinessacquisitionon
boththedomesticandinternationalfronts.• DevelopandimplementastrategytogloballymonetisethesportsassetsandBA’ssuiteofbrands,withafocusonthe
Asianmarket.PromotionandMarketing• EnsuretheoptimalpromotionofallBAactivities,servicesandprogramswhilebuildingtheprofileofBaseballthrough
strongbrandandcommunicationsprograms.EventandCompetitionManagement• ContributetoanddevelopBA’seventcompetitionportfolio.Contributetothesuccessfuldeliveryofeventsand
competitionsasrequired.HighPerformance• WorkwithandsupporttheNationalHighPerformanceteamtoensurethelong-termsustainabilityofallnationalteams’
success,inparticulartheSouthernThunderandEmeralds.• DevelopandimplementaplantoprovidetheSouthernThunderwitheveryopportunitytoqualifyforthe2020Olympics
andperformatthehighestlevelinPremier12andWorldBaseballClassicevents.Softball• ExploreandfurtherpotentialsynergieswiththesportofSoftball.International• PursuefutureOpeningSeriesandMajorLeagueBaseball(MLB)eventsforAustralia.• DevelopandimplementanAsianstrategytoexpandthesportoverallreachacrosstheAsiaPacific.Facilities• WorkwiththerelevantstakeholderstoimplementBA’sNationalFacilitiesPlan.Whatdoessuccesslooklike?Toachievesuccessinthisroleyouwillneedto:• DevelopandimplementanupdatedstrategicplanforBAanddeviseandimplementstrategiestoachievethestatedgoals
andaims• DriveandmanagethebusinessoperationsandcommercialactivitiesofBAwithafocusonsourcingnewcommercial
partners• Co-ordinateandmanagetheactivitiesandservicesofBAtoensuretheprofessional,timelyandefficientservicedeliveryto
stakeholdersandmembers• DelivertheABLinlinewithbudgetary,operationalandstrategicexpectations• Attractandbuildaneffectivemanagementteam
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Whoareyou?BaseballAustraliaisseekingtoappointanexperiencedseniorleaderthatisastrategicthinkerwithstrongcommercialacumen,underpinnedbyextensiveexperienceinoperationaldelivery.Skillsandexperience:• Outstandingleadershipskillswithdemonstratedabilitytomanageanextensiverangeofstakeholders;• Exceptionalcommunicationskills(verbalandwritten)andabilitytoengagewiththemedia;• Minimum3years’experienceinCEOorGMrole;• Demonstratedexperienceworkinginamulti-disciplinedserviceenvironment;• Demonstratedexperienceindevelopingandimplementingastrategicvisionandcostedoperationalplansthatdeliver
outcomeswithinagreedtimeframes;• DemonstratedunderstandingoftheAustraliansportinglandscape;• Relevanttertiaryqualifications,advantageous;• Sportingbackground,advantageous
PersonalAttributes:• Aleader• Highlyorganised,energeticandpassionate• Anoutstandingleader• Highlyethical• Abilitytocommunicateandnurtureastrongteamculture• Abilitytoexpressideasandconceptsclearly,effectivelyandwithmeaning,andtoavarietyofaudiences• ProvenabilitytouseexcellentjudgmentandanalyticalabilitytomakerationalandsounddecisionsIfyouarecurrentlyaChiefExecutiveOfficer,orhaverelevantexperienceinseniormanagement,andyouhavetheaspirationtoplayaleadroleinanationalsport,thisrolemaybeyournextcareerchallenge.Howtoapply–APPLYNOWApplications should be submitted directly to Paul Bruce – [email protected] Applications should ideally have a covering letter with supporting resume,maximum of (5) pages. At the time of applying,applicantsarerequestedtoprovideanindicationofthelevelofremunerationbeingsought.Applicationscloseat5:00pmAEDTonTuesday10January,2017Tohaveaconfidentialdiscussionandfindoutmoreaboutthisexcitingopportunity,contactPaulBrucefromLeftFieldSportsSolutionson+61(0)407426592.