Job Description

About Volleyball Australia

Volleyball Australia (VA) is the peak body for the administration of Volleyball in Australia. Our mission is to lead, partner and support the growth in participation, performance and profile of the sport nationally.

Further information: http://www.volleyballaustralia.org.au/

The Opportunity

Volleyball Australia is seeking Expression of Interest (EOI) for a high-performance leader to drive our national Men’s beach volleyball program to international success. Working closely with the National Performance Director, coaches, and Sport Science/Medicine teams, you will plan and deliver training and competition programs that prepare our teams and individual athletes for medal-winning performances at the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, FIVB World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and other major events. You will also provide strategic leadership for elite performance pathways, deliver world-class performance analysis and scouting, and help shape the next generation of Australian beach volleyball champions.

Key Responsibilities (drawn directly from the Position Description)

• Plan and deliver a high-performance daily training environment and competition campaign plans that align athletes, coaches, and performance staff around medal capable outcomes across the LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032 cycles, including priority events such as the FIVB World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, and Asian Championships.
• Lead the coaching delivery for both senior campaign athletes and identified developing athletes, ensuring individual and team plans build the technical, tactical, physical, and behavioural foundations required for sustained international progression, with a clear long-term pathway toward Brisbane 2032 podium potential.
• Support athlete sustainability by coordinating education, vocational, and social development inputs within the wellbeing led model, so athlete readiness and retention are strengthened alongside performance demands.
• Drive clear, consistent communication across athletes, coaches, staff, and key stakeholders to support smooth program operations, high trust working relationships, and shared understanding of plans, expectations, and performance standards.
• Work with high performance leadership and pathway coaches to create meaningful development opportunities for pathway athletes within national program settings, and to strengthen transition into senior campaign environments.
• Design and manage, with the National Performance Director and national coaching group, an athlete identification and recruitment approach that aligns with State pathways and strengthens the depth and quality of the men’s national program pipeline.
• Coordinate and drive the delivery standards for performance analysis and scouting support, ensuring data, game trends, and objective match and training insights are captured, interpreted, and applied to shape learning design, training priorities, and competition decision making, including benchmarking and forward-looking performance expectations.
• Contribute to national coaching capability through agreed education activities and workshops, supporting consistent delivery expectations across the high-performance network, and maintain ongoing professional development aligned to contemporary international best practice.
• Provide decision grade performance insights and reporting to high performance leadership, coaches, and relevant stakeholders, supporting timely adjustments to plans and confident resource and campaign decisions.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across the Australian and international high-performance system, including federations, AIS and institute partners, State associations, and other key stakeholders, to strengthen program delivery, alignment, and opportunity.
• Represent Volleyball Australia professionally in Australia and internationally, and maintain strong, effective daily working relationships with national program staff and the South Australian Sports Institute to ensure integrated, athlete centred support.
• Role model and uphold a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment, meeting legislative and policy requirements and reinforcing expected conduct across the program.

About You

You demonstrate composure, sound judgment, and decisiveness in high-pressure situations. You combine creative and analytical thinking to challenge assumptions and translate performance data into meaningful insights and innovative solutions. You communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, using strategies that gain alignment and support for your ideas. You set high performance standards and stretch goals, proactively managing issues as they arise, and consistently represent and uphold the organisation’s values through professional conduct.

Selection Criteria

Qualifications

• National and /or international coaching qualifications.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or comparable experience.

Essential Experience

• Coaching/playing experience at an international level in Beach Volleyball.
• Experience of working directly in high-performance programs demonstrating leadership, initiative, and effective communication skills with a wide range of audiences including external stakeholders and partner organisations.
• Proven experience working successfully in integrated, multi-disciplinary, high-performance sport environments.

Desirable Experience

• Achievement of success demonstrated in high performance Beach Volleyball at the international level.
• Achievement of demonstrated success in high performance sport.
• Knowledge of the Australian and Volleyball high performance systems.

Employment Conditions

• Interstate and international travel will be required in line with role requirements.
• The role requires flexibility to work weekends, evenings and outside standard business hours to meet the operational demands, in line with role requirements.
• This is a permanent, full-time position and may require additional reasonable hours as necessary to fulfil the responsibilities of the role.
• Employment is subject to the satisfactory completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which will include reference checks and background screening appropriate to the position.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in Australia.

Volleyball Australia is committed to protecting Children from harm. All applicants who will work with Children are required to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

How to submit your Expression of Interest (EOI)

EOI close: 14 March 2026

Please submit:

• Your CV
• A cover letter (maximum 2 pages), addressing the selection criteria

If you are ready to lead Australia’s Men’s Beach Volleyball and drive podium-level performance on the world stage, we encourage you to submit your EOI.