Organisation: Football Coaches Australia (“FCA”)

About: Football Coaches Australia is “for coaches, by coaches”. Founded in November, 2017 as an association, FCA is governed by its constitution and the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) and is the collective representative body of football (soccer) coaches in Australia. Further information can be obtained at https://footballcoachesaus.org.au/.

FCA recognises that coaches are an important stakeholder within the football community.  The role of FCA was recognised in 2021 with the acceptance of FCA as a provisional member of Football Australia – full members are the respective State Football Federations, Professional Footballers Australia, FA Women’s Football Council and Australian Professional League Clubs.

The objectives of FCA, pursued on a global scale, are to:

• (a) set professional standards – leadership and aspirational values and high performance;
• (b) represent and provide a collective voice for Australian professional football coaches;
• (c) organise and provide continuing ‘re-validation’ professional development activities for Australian professional football coaches;
• (d) provide opportunities for Australian professional football coaches to contribute intellectually to football decision making that impacts on their role;
• (e) lobby for representation on the decision-making and operational bodies of football in Australia, including without limitation representation at the FFA Congress, to ensure FCA can work collaboratively with all football stakeholders;
• (f) develop collaborative alliances with key Australian football stakeholders and overseas football coaching associations;
• (g) actively pursue research to establish performance, expertise, development and wellbeing needs of professional coaches;
• (h) organise and provide access to mental health well-being services;
• (i) provide access to legal advocacy and education;
• (j) organise and provide access to future financial planning advice and services to Australian professional football coaches; and
• (k) to support and align with the development and incorporation of future state and regional community coaching associations.

The Opportunity: FCA is looking for a dynamic, energetic intern who is passionate about engaging the coaching community.  You will be working directly with the CEO and the volunteer Subcommittees to improve the standing of football coaching in Australia and to provide assistance to individual coaches throughout the country.  The role of the intern is to better engage the Australian football coaching community.

Job Title: FCA Membership and Media Co-ordinator

Duration: February to December 2022

Hours: 5-10 hours per week (flexible)

Responsibilities: Support Co-ordination of the following:

• FCA Social media – Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook & Instagram
• Publishing of weekly FCA Member News
• Liaison with current and potential members re membership renewal
• Regular release of ‘The Football Coaching Life’ podcasts and vidcasts (FCA YouTube)
• Updating of FCA website content
• Special projects as required

Selection Criteria:

• Currently undertaking tertiary level studies – Degree or Masters level: Sports      Business, Sport Management, Sport Coaching or Media (i.e. hours may count towards the Work Integrated Learning component of the studies).

• Must have an interest in high performance sport – football preferred but not required

Work Integrated Learning:

WIL is an important component of the ACPE learning experience.  ACPE students who undertake this internship will be able to use the internship to fulfil their WIL requirements for the following units (maximum of one unit per semester):

• SPB2201 – Building Relationships is Sports Business
• SPB3201 – Event and Project Management
• SPB3203 – Preparing for the Sport Industry of the future
• PER2102 – Professional Communication

How to apply:

Please send ‘Expression of Interest’ and a copy of your resume to: info@footballcoachesaus.org.au