Sport Officer, Student Experience

The Sport Officer, Student Experience plays a vital role in leading and organising Sport events and activities that nurture a strong sense of community and belonging at QUT, while also raising the university's profile in the broader community. Working closely with a team of Sport Officers and collaborating with members of the Student Engagement and Sport teams, the Sport Officer, Student Experience also engages with students, faculties, and community organisations to successfully plan and execute both on-campus and off-campus events and sports activities. A key aspect of the role involves guiding the team in developing and delivering events and activities that align with QUT's values. This includes providing training and supervision to casual staff, potentially including interns.

This role includes physical and functional tasks that requires the incumbent to be able to frequently manage and transport sporting equipment, regularly travel to partner organisations to facilitate engagement, whilst working across campuses where sporting facilities are located.

This position reports to the Team Leader, Sport for supervision, career planning, development and performance expectations.

We’re offering this role as a hybrid position as part of QUT’s commitment to embracing the opportunities created by a more virtual and connected world.

Key responsibilities include:

• Organisation of well governed, and inclusive events, recreational sporting programs and new campus initiatives targeting students, alumni and the wider University community which contribute to enhancing the student and participant experience.

• Recruit, onboard and supervise casuals and interns. This includes developing the team's skills through resources, training, coaching and supervision and build our capacity to support delivery of events and activities across Student Engagement and Sport.

• In consultation with the Team Leader, work within a set budget and ensure compliance with QUT policies and processes regarding performer payments and equipment hire.

• Manage equipment and assets owned by Student Engagement and Sport, including facilitating requests from other QUT departments to loan equipment where reasonable and advising different university areas on event best practices, policies, and guidelines.

• Utilise QUT systems and software to ensure participant data collection activities are maintained to enable enhanced decision making on future events, programs and initiatives.

• Assist in marketing and communications and ensure content is accurate across all communication channels including, but not limited to SharePoint, the QUT Digital Workplace and external facing QUT sites.

• Compliance with health and safety policies, procedures, hazard reporting and safe work practices.