Position Vacant: Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Sailing Head Coach

In conjunction with Yachting Victoria and Yachting Australia, the Victorian Institute of Sport is seeking a highly experienced and accredited high performance professional, to join the team in the role of Sailing Head Coach.

Sailing has recently been accepted as a Tier 1 program at the VIS with the aim of providing greater support and services to targeted Victorian athletes in an effort to win Olympic medals and World Championships.

The primary goals of the program are to identify and develop talented sailing athletes to prepare them for elite level competition and ultimately international success; identify and develop, providing guidance to talented coaches within the state of Victoria, and work with Yachting Australia and Yachting Victoria to ensure the Sailing program compliments the national and state direction of the sport.

If this sounds like you, then this is the chance to grab a once in a lifetime dream job. Remuneration for this role will reflect the value of the skills and experience of the successful applicant

You can contact Timothy LAI, Performance Coordinator at the VIS for further details or go to the websites listed below to obtain the Information Pack, in which you will find more information about the application process, the VIS and Job Description. For further details contact VIS Performance Manager Marty AITKEN.

Applications close: 15 June 2009

Contacts and other Links

Timothy LAI, VIS: +61 3 94250012
Email: timothy.lai@vis.org.au  

Marty AITKEN, VIS: +61 3 94250000

Sports People: www.sportspeople.com.au (Click “Jobs” and scroll down to General Positions Vacant)

VIS: www.vis.org.au (Click “Jobs”) or http://svc074.wic011v.server-web.com/jobs.asp