POSITION VACANT: General Manager becoming Chief Executive Officer, Nepean Football Association, Nepean FC and Nepean Referees Group
Hours per week: Full Time
Responsible to: NFA Board
ABOUT NFA AND THE NEPEAN FOOTBALL ECOSYSTEM
The Nepean Football Association (NFA) is the affiliated football body, responsible for organising and administering football in Sydney‘s far-west. The NFA is affiliated to Football Australia and Football NSW.
The NFA is a large and vibrant grassroots football associations in Australia with over 16,000 registered winter players, coaches and officials that runs grassroots competitions for players from U5 through to Over 45s for mixed, male and female competitions. With anticipated continued growth over the next 10 years with population increases within our football boundaries.
The NFA has 30 Member clubs, which are its affiliated grassroots football clubs. It also has two external wholly owned entities, Nepean Football Club (NFC) and the Nepean Referees Group (NRG). The NFA covers the geographical area from Wentworth Falls to St Marys and Wilberforce to Warradale. Our clubs range in size from 100 to 1,100 players.
NRG is our referee entity who services our local grassroots competitions and summer football. This also extends to FNSW competitions that are played in our area. We currently engage around 140 referees with numerous programs aimed to boost new referees and encourage retention of existing referees.
NFC is a Representative Football Club that represents the NFA and its players in the Football NSW competitions. NFC has players and teams in Women’s, Men’s, Boys and Girls competitions that take part in the Men’s and Women’s NPL Two, Boys and Girls Youth League Two and the Boys Association Youth League competitions and FNSW Mixed and Girls Junior Development League programs.
The unified ecosystem is a key strength of the NFA and its affiliated entities.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The NFA are looking for an experienced, energetic, enthusiastic and driven sports administrator to help lead, drive and manage football in our district.
The General Manager will work with our existing Chief Executive Officer throughout a transition period, ultimately becoming Chief Executive Officer. The GM/CEO is responsible for leading, managing and uniting all football stakeholders in the Nepean Football Association, ensuring all levels of the game are considered when making decisions based on what is best for the game and its participants.
Reporting directly to the Board of the NFA, the GM/CEO leads a team of 8 permanent staff along with seasonal casual workers and is responsible for the overall cohesion of a broad range of stakeholders.
The role requires a broad view of football, taking in grassroots and representative requirements, and the ability to make balanced decisions with the overall strategy of the advancement of football in the Nepean Football Association in a unified way.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Key Responsibilities:
• With the Board, develop and execute a strategic plan to drive the organisation’s growth and success.
• Lead and develop the team, fostering a culture of collaboration ensuring the delivery of the operational and strategic requirements of the organisation.
• Develop a broad working understanding of all aspects of the operational systems utilised by the Association.
• Develop and deliver Board reports, including progress on strategic plans, compliance, budget setting and financial reports.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of each part of the Nepean Football ecosystem, using data and analysis to monitor trends and inform improvements and adjustments to deliver sector leading playing and community experiences.
• Cultivate a positive and inclusive organisational culture.
• Proactively manage a broad range of external stakeholders, including Football Australia, Football NSW, Local Councils (Penrith, Blue Mountains, Wollondilly and Hawkesbury), members of Parliament and A-League club relationships as well grassroots club and technical volunteers and staff.
• Managing the Finance, Governance, Member Protection and Risk Management of the organisation as directed.
• Manage sensitive and/or high impact complaints
Qualifications and Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years proven experience as a CEO, General Manager or similar senior executive role, preferably in the football sector.
• Relevant academic background, such as a business qualification and/or equivalent in Sports Administration
• Experience working in the football industry, understanding the unique requirements and differences between grassroots and elite pathway programs.
• Demonstrated background in strategic planning and execution, aligning with organisational goals.
• Personally, your leadership style must be collaborative, inclusive and influential.
• A strong track record of overseeing budget allocations and guiding a team towards achieving strategic and operational objectives with proven ability to lead change and improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of industry best practices, regulations, and emerging trends.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, influencing and presenting skills.
• An understanding of Grassroots and community football.
• A knowledge and understanding of the NPL, Football NSW and Football Australia landscape.
• Current Drivers Licence.
• Completion of Working with Children Check. (if successful)
• Completion of National Police check. (if successful)
The successful applicant should understand a career in sports administration requires a flexible work / life balance that will include evening and weekend work.
Applications with covering/ introduction letter and CV should be via the link to our employment portal. Applications will open on 16 June and close on 14 July 2025.
