Jobs Vacant

Working as a key member of the Marketing and Communications team to plan and execute marketing activities for Australian Sailing to increase engagement with Clubs, Class Associations, members and sailors. This will be done through building the profile of sailing and encourage participation nationally via the promotion of our various programmes.

Joining Australian Sailing at an exciting time, this role is an opportunity for a marketing and communications professional to make their mark in one of Australia’s most successful modern Olympic sports. Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications, the Marketing and Communications Coordinator is responsible for implementing Australian Sailing’s marketing and communications strategy. This will be achieved through the creation and distribution of engaging and targeted content to support Clubs, Class Associations, participation programs, Australian Sailing events and member services and includes reporting on digital activity including websites and social networks.

This role is responsible for the development, execution and reporting of targeted project campaigns including eDMs, websites and social media utilising editorial, images and videos.  Skills required include strong writing skills, eDM and social media experience, organisational skills and attention to detail. The individual selected for this role will bring a ‘can do’ attitude and desire to build relationships internally and externally to achieve great results. As a member of a small team, it also requires a willingness to work independently and cohesively in support of others.

Principle Accountabilities

Marketing and Communications:

Contributes to the development and delivery of the marketing and communications plan for Australian Sailing to engage with Clubs, Class Associations, members and key stakeholder groups.

Executes the marketing and communications plan to encourage participation in sailing and other Australian Sailing activities.

Schedules and produces regular e-newsletter campaigns to support programs of Australian Sailing.

Responsible for the development and management of content calendar incorporating all planned campaigns across EDMs, social media, websites and media activities of Australian Sailing.

Website and Social Media:

Creates and administers calendar of relevant Club and program content, which is integrated with other Australian Sailing communications.

Sources, prepares and uploads engaging content for Australian Sailing’s websites, external websites and social media channels (requires some sailing knowledge, sound writing as well as image and video editing skills).

Prepares suitably produced video and graphics for Australian Sailing channels.

Stores and catalogues current photo and video content within the Australian Sailing library for use internally and externally.

Tracks and reports on all Australian Sailing site metrics.

Events:

Schedules and co-ordinates pre, during and post Australian Sailing event communications across eDM’s, media releases and social media.

Stakeholder communications with event host Club to increase participation at Australian Sailing regattas.

Co-ordinates event media for major Australian Sailing events, as required, including photography and videography to achieve communications goals and within budgetary requirements.

Liaises with host Clubs, stakeholders and event co-ordinator to ensure appropriate signage deliverables are met.

Programs:

Executes a calendar of activity to encourage participation across identified targeted audiences.

Identifies opportunities to cross promote participation with other Australian Sailing activities.

Ensures current photo and video content for participation programs is stored within the Australian Sailing library.

Planning and Reporting:

Supports Head of Marketing and Communications in developing and implementing media and PR activities to represent Australian Sailing and the Club network.

Regularly reports on social media metrics and activities and offer suggestions on opportunities to ensure strong engagement.

Please refer to the full position description for further information, including the essential and desirable attributes.

Desirable Criteria:

Sports Management / Business Degree

Sports Marketing / PR / Communications Degree

Applications close 22nd April, full details and apply: https://www.sportspeople.com.au/jobs/70388-marketing-communications-coordinator-australian-sailing

Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron is one of Australia’s premier yacht clubs and is located in St Kilda. It has a wonderful history reflecting a long a close association with sailing.

RMYS has a busy sailing school providing keelboat and OTB courses plus various school programmes. St Kilda harbour provides a safe environment and the fleet of boats satisfy all requirements.

This is an exciting new role due to significant growth at the club. The Sailing School Manager operates autonomously managing all aspects of the school ensuring it’s growth and development is maintained.

This is a full time role with the working week including Saturday and Sunday.

Experience in a similar role or environment will be highly regarded, this is an excellent opportunity for a senior instructor to advance to a management position.

Please apply to the General Manager, Matt Solly via email at

Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron is a busy yacht club with extensive history in racing and cruising yachts. We require an enthusiastic person to coordinate and administer our sailing programme.

Reporting to the general manager and working closely with the sailing committee, this role is responsible for generating all race documentation, organising on water personnel, producing race results plus other related tasks. Sailing covers regular club events plus major regattas. The sailing co-ordinator is also involved in maximising on water participation.

The working week is Tuesday to Saturday.  This is an excellent opportunity to make a difference in a one person sailing function and implement a vision for expansion.

The successful applicant will have a thorough knowledge of sailing race management and administration. Strong administration capacity is important with significant attention to detail. Excellent communication skills are essential plus an ability initiate and develop a vision.

Experience in a similar role will be an advantage.

Please apply to the General Manager, Matt Solly via email at

Situated on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron (BYS) prides itself on being an all-inclusive club with a very relaxed family orientated culture – our motto is Family, Friendship, Sailing!

BYS is currently looking for a Sailing Coach and Boat Coordinator to join our Sailing team. Reporting through to the General Manager and working closely with the Marina staff the Sailing Coordinator is responsible for on-water racing and off-water race coordination. This includes the preparation and coordination of all race management, equipment, and patrol boat requirements ahead of Club racing and regattas.

This is a hands-on role within the Sailing Department at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.

This role involves:

Key Skills will include

Experience in similar roles within sailing or other sporting organisations would be an advantage.

For further information about the role or to apply please email Andrew Cooper on with a cover letter and resume.

Situated on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron (BYS) prides itself on being an all-inclusive club with a very relaxed family orientated culture – our motto is Family, Friendship, Sailing!

BYS is currently looking for a Marina and Yard Operator to join our marina team. Reporting to the Marina Operations Manager through the Yard and Slipping Coordinator, the Marina and Yard Operator is responsible for the marina operations, maintenance, and slipping at the Blairgowrie Safe Boat Harbour.

Aims of the Position:

Key Duties:

Perform various club building maintenance activity as required

The ability to work public holidays, summer holidays and weekends

Training will be provided to the successful candidate as required.

For a full position description or to apply please email Kosta Stefanou on with a cover letter and resume.

Description

White Bay 6 Marine Park is a premier, family owned and operated business with over 15 years’ experience servicing the needs of the Sydney boating public.

Located in the heart of Sydney Harbour, we are Sydney’s only totally integrated marine precinct, offering a range of services including servicing, maintenance, fuel facilities and dry stack boat storage.

We are currently inviting applications for the role of Quality and Service Manager.

This role is responsible for maintaining quality standards and supervising and overseeing performance of staff involved in vessel service.

The job includes:

Requirements

Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities as well as the following:

For further information contact lorraine@whitebay6.com.au

Qualified mechanic or 3rd or 4th year apprentice mechanic?

We are seeking someone with marine mechanical experience to work locally in Williamstown.
Your responsibilities will include:

Essentially we require:

The successful applicant will have the following qualities:

We offer flexible working hours but alternating Saturday’s is required, with above award wages offered.

If you are interested please apply in writing with your resume to:
dani@aussieboatsales.com.au

Wyndham Harbour Marina is a full service marina on the western shore of Port Phillip Bay. We are an expanding facility with 150 wet berths, 104 hard stand storage bays, a 14 bay maintenance yard serviced by a 10 ton Roodberg hydraulic trailer and an on water 24 hour self-service fuel facility.

Wyndham Harbour is an accredited 5 Gold Anchor Marina with Clean Marina Accreditation and is a Sustainable Tourism Accredited Business. We are looking for an experienced Marina Manager to fill the role well served by our retiring Marina Manager. Applicants should have a proven background in Marina
Management with a knowledge of dry-stack operation an advantage.

The successful applicant will lead a team of highly motivated and customer service orientated staff and be responsible to the Board of Directors. Remuneration will be commensurate to the successful applicant’s abilities.

Applications with references and a covering letter to:
Manager Wyndham Harbour Marina
Email: coutaboat@bigpond.com

Lead Engineer

Negotiable Salary + Super + Equity Options | Remote Friendly

About Floatspace

Fun on the water starts here! Floatspace has rapidly grown to become the leading online marketplace for private, professionally crewed yacht hire on our home turf in Australia, turning a traditionally complicated and confusing booking process into an easy and modern experience.

Thousands of Australians have already chosen Floatspace to celebrate a special event in their lives, or just to have some fun with family and friends on board a unique yacht. Our mission is to enable you, and millions of people worldwide, to experience the feeling of freedom, fresh air, and fun from being out on the water for a day.

With so many people now stepping on board a Floatspace every day, and as we prepare for our international expansion in December 2021, we’re looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to join our team and take charge of our product roadmap and development, helping Floatspace become a global industry leader and household name.

About You:

• You’re an experienced professional who thinks strategically, but is also prepared to roll up your sleeves and get things done.
• You have a natural curiosity for deep diving areas that are outside your expertise with a proven ability to quickly acclimate, learn and utilize new skills when required.
• You have a practical understanding for both the front-end and back-end with a high level of expertise in Laravel.
• Experience with mySQL, AWS, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap
• API development and API integration (CRM, Stripe, calendars and similar services)
• A passion for designing scalable and performant websites
• An understanding of DevOps principles and / or SRE.
• An eye for design, with a solid understanding of UI and UX best practises.
• Extreme customer focus, every decision you make has its ‘true north’ or origin based on our end users.
• You write clean and easy to understand modular code. You are an advocate for abstractions and understand the importance of producing simple declarative interfaces that expose the functionality of your well written imperative code.
• You have all the basics of generally accepted programming good practice- you can rebase a branch in git, perform scripting, linting, writing tests etc.
• Transaction system experience is preferred (Stripe)
• You are self motivated and creative
• You are highly articulate – excellent communication is crucial
• You are reliable and transparent, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Experience in the travel or tourism industries is a bonus!

Your responsibilities at Floatspace

Reporting to the Product Director, you will be an integral person in the growth of the organisation. The role coincides with our imminent international expansion, building an engineering team around you which can ensure the Floatspace platform becomes the world leader in boating experiences.

• Own and lead the development of the Floatspace Platform, including the website marketplace and our boat operator software tools.
• Drive the engineering strategy and roadmap whilst identifying new customer features and enhancements, and keeping technical debt low.
• You will report directly to the Product Director, planning and producing new features and updates for our existing platform, while also taking ownership of new, strategic greenfield projects.
• Building and coordinating individual contributors and teams around internal and external facing services.
• Planning, execution and delivery of maximum business value from the team.
• Spiking issues to determine the best approach and design. There is no shortage of engineering challenges on our horizon which you’ll be responsible for.
• Getting in and doing a lot of the development work. We run with a very small team so you can expect to be staying on the tools a lot of the time.
• Ownership and full responsibility for the understandability, quality, processes and ongoing improvement of the code-base.

What’s on offer

• A salary is negotiable based on experience. Equity options are also available.
• The opportunity to have an ownership share in the company, which has potential to significantly increase in value in the future as Floatspace grows internationally.
• Remuneration includes the lifestyle benefits of a flexible, remote-friendly work environment. However, we do have an awesome office in Ultimo, Sydney with plenty of space for you.

Apply

To apply for this role, please send in your application to

Reporting to the Regional Manager, the Club Services Officer is responsible for building effective “one on one” relationships with an assigned group of clubs and tasked to fully understand a club’s needs and priorities and work with the clubs to identify areas to build capability. The Club Services Officer will need to focus on four key objectives to significantly grow and enhance the sport of Sailing:

• Build relationships with the Clubs and Classes to develop their capabilities;
• The delivery of Australian Sailing services to clubs and class associations within the region;
• Deliver national programs to substantially grow participation in sailing across age groups;
• Deliver national training courses to enhance and improve the experience of participants.

Principle Accountabilities

This is a role that will evolve over time and be tailored to suit local requirements. Initially, the following tasks will be incorporated into the Club Services Officer role:

Club Support:

• Share best practice from the club network and sport
• Online service training with support from the central team
• Seek to increase the number of clubs delivering accredited training programs
• Support and provide input into the development of new resources for clubs as required
• Support club’s development and implementation of participation pathways
• Promote grants and funding opportunities and support clubs in application process
• Helping to develop clubs’ capabilities and capacity with regards to sport development and participation

Participation:

• Support of Discover Sailing Centres including applications, annual reviews and renewals
• Coordinate the promotion of programs in conjunction with the Training & Education and Marketing & Communications teams
• Connect clubs to schools and other organisations to grow participation
• Support Discover Sailing Centre staff with training and induction
• Mentor Discover Sailing Centre instructors and principles
• Work with Discover Sailing Centres to maximise their growth potential and productivity

Projects:

• You may also be designated projects related to State or National objectives.

Please read the full job description to learn more about the required attributes, knowledge and skills for the role.

Desirable Criteria

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification
• First Aid Certificate
• Working with Children / Working with Vulnerable People Check
• Drivers Licence
• Australian Sailing qualifications – Instructor, Coach or Official
• Background in sailing, either through club management, participation, competition, or industry

Application Instructions

To apply for this role, please submit a one-page cover letter that addresses:

• Why you are the ideal person for the role
• How your experiences and qualifications align with the required role competencies

Please send the cover letter along with a copy of your CV to:

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

Applications close 28th November 2021

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Please note: Short listing will commence immediately. We reserve the right to close the position without notice. Only suitable candidates will be considered and contacted if short listed.

Contact: Chris Tate, Head of Programs & People

Phone: 02 9170 6905

BOAt MASTERS – Hope Harbour is seeking an energetic, fit person to join our team. We are a small marina with a 75ft Travel Lift, sheds and hardstand facility based on the Northern Gold Coast.

This is a casual role assisting in the operation of a 75ft Travel Lift and Marina operations including hardstand.

Duties and requirements include:

• Forklift Ticket an advantage
• Current car and boat license an advantage
• Boat handling experience an advantage
• An eye for delivering excellence in custom service and a proactive work ethic
• Willingness to work in a team environment
• Flexible work attitude
• Commitment to safe work practices and WHS
• High attention to detail
• General yard hand and grounds maintenance duties

If you would like to join a great team of people who are passionate about their work and the Marine Industry apply now:

Email resume to

Applications close 30th November 2021

Marmong Point Marina is Lake Macquarie’s premier Marina and Boat repair facility. This high-profile business prides itself in providing the highest levels of customer service along with world class facilities.

While you’re good with people, you are also very good with computers and systems.  You enjoy the challenge of learning new things and a comfortable contributing to the overall good.

Some experience in in the Marine Industry along with managing stock and inventory would be a significant advantage within this roll,

If you’re the right person to join our Team, you:

• Love selling – which is really helping people get what they need
• Have an interest in the boating lifestyle
• Have excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills
• Are great with all Microsoft Office software.  You can produce a spreadsheet and write a great email
• Enjoy the management of inventory handling, both buying and selling
• Have worked in a customer service role
• Take pride in what you do

All applications to be in writing together with full resume of work experience emailed to – close date for applications  Friday 10th November 2021 @ 5pm

(Only qualifying candidates will be shortlisted) 

• Part-time, full time or Casual position
• 24-38 hours per week
• $20 – $27 + superannuation + casual loading (if desired)

Terrace Boating & Leisure Centre has been owned and operating by the Padmos family in Newcastle/Heatherbrae for over 40 years. We have the range, knowledge and experience in all aspects of boating. Our aim is to inspire better lives by connecting boating communities on the water, our vision is a boat for every home.

We have positions available for Marine Technicians / Trades people / Trade-Assistant for our growing Service Department team, working Monday to Friday.

This role will provide excellent customer service, day in and day out, to a loyal customer base. This role will also diagnose a range of problems with a range of marine products as well as servicing and performing all duties in an efficient and safe manner. Using latest diagnostic technology and techniques to identify vessel issues.

All applicants with a mechanical aptitude welcome to apply.

Qualifications:

• Current Marine Mechanic Trade Certificate (desirable)
• Current Drivers licence (essential)
• Current Boat licence (essential)
• Current Forklift licence (essential)

Experience:

• Experience in mechanical and electrical systems
• Experience in Marine boating activities
• Experience in any trade related fields

Required qualities:

• Professional approach
• Ability to work under pressure
• Organisational and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good level of physical fitness

If you are interested in this position, please email and we will send you an application form.

MARINE SURVEYOR – EDEN WHARF

About the job: We are seeking an experienced Marine Piling Surveyor to assist in completing pile positioning solutions

Main responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Pre-calculation and positioning of vertical and raked piles
• Monitoring of pile depth
• Real time positioning solutions for piles
• Construction Set Out as required

About the candidate:

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Marine Surveying / Marine Pilling experience is a MUST
• Strong commitment to Safety, Health and Environment
• Be able to adhere to safety standards, rules and regulations laid down by marine authorities
• Good communication skills
• Availability to start working in January (6-8 months contract)
• Willingness to work in Eden from start to end of contract.

What’s on offer:

• Contract work for 6-8 months
• Location: Eden
• Attractive salary on offer depending on experience

How to Apply:

You can send your resume to Gema Serrano  or call 0439 329 559 for a confidential discussion about this or other roles in Surveying.

At Total Surveying Solutions, we embrace diversity of thought, style and working arrangements to ensure our workforce is representative of the community that we serve. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.