Further details on the role and type of person required to lead Triathlon Australia forward note that ‘the organisation seeks a Chief Executive who can make the running.’ Reporting to the President of Triathlon Australia and its board, the new CEO will build, motivate and manage a service and membership focused organisation.
The CEO should achieve this ‘through the effective leadership of a small team and collaboration with the community to develop and deliver on an exciting strategy and vision. Others admire your ability to develop and nurture sound and effective relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.’
Triathlon Australia is a respected sporting federation with 8 affiliated state and territory triathlon associations that are official members of the national body, approximately 9,000 affiliated members and 180 affiliated triathlon clubs.
This appointment represents a vitally important strategic element in positioning Triathlon Australia as a leading, well managed and effective organisation with excellent corporate governance. The successful candidate must ensure that commercially viable and safe events are established for all 88,000 triathlon participants in Australia.
The new CEO should ‘bring outstanding leadership, relationship development and influencing capabilities as well as a solid understanding of contemporary corporate governance to the organisation. A consummate professional, you have excellent communication skills and are equally adept at being hands on and strategic in approach. In addition, you are respected for your financial management skills and commercial acumen.’
The successful candidate should be supported by tertiary qualifications and a career to date that has been ‘characterised by sound leadership and corporate governance, ideally in complex national organisations with a reliance on stakeholder engagement and empathy for voluntary participation.’
