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Due to the nature of the sporting industry must be willing to work outside normal business hours from time to time such as evenings and weekends.
I am prepared to work non-standard hours as required by the position.

Experience coordinating and overseeing events and functions
I have extensive experience in competition and event management. I have been the competition director for the Brisbane Churches Touch Association (BCTA) for more than 10 years. The BCTA is by many measures the best touch football association in Brisbane and leads other associations in:
• Early adoption and use of bespoke IT solutions
• Excellent and supportive culture
• Value for money
• Superior player experience (e.g. preferred game times, “Swiss” draw system, Fair …show more content…

I am experienced in dealing with state, national and international bodies. In all instances I have been able to successfully establish cordial relations and effective channels of communication. In the university environment, by developing relationships with other staff and units I reduced the average time to respond to student appeals and grievances from 41 working days to 15.

Ability to implement new initiatives and processes
The tertiary education environment is one of constant flux and I have considerable experience in implementing new initiatives and process, be they driven by technology, policy or external factors. One of my initiatives saw the average time taken to respond to appeals reduced form
41 days to 15, along with minimising problematic provisional enrolments.

I have developed my own sophisticated competition management spreadsheets, and (with a software developer) custom-built software systems which are far superior to any commercially available product. These systems are very efficient and provide a high level of functionality for team captains, officials and players. I am confident of my ability to not only to learn, but to significantly improve any current systems.

I am a flexible worker who is always willing to consider new ways of doing things. I am also familiar with working in a busy tertiary education environment, the competing pressures inherent in busy roles and environments where

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