Beko Assistant Coach (aligned with the Northern Stars)

Reports to: Beko Head Coach Location: Based in South Employee Name: Northern Stars Date: 17/01/2017

Netball Northern Zone & Northern Stars Northern Zone is one of five Regional Sporting Organisations in New Zealand who work in partnership with for the delivery of Netball throughout the country. Our geographical area stretches from Waiuku in the South up to Kaitaia and the Far North. We have 17 Netball Centres located throughout our Zone and a playing membership of over 47,000 participants which makes up over 30% of the playing population in New Zealand.

Within the Northern Zone there will be two teams competing in the new elite netball league, the ANZ Premiership, which begins in 2017, the two teams are the SKYCITY Mystics and the Northern Stars.

The Northern Stars have the honour of not only being netball’s latest top-level club, but New Zealand’s newest sports team. The Northern Stars are based in the south Auckland area, which represents one of the largest communities in New Zealand. Sport plays a vital role in the south Auckland community and netball there is thriving.

Netball Northern Zone & the Northern Stars are working together to establish a second Beko team in the Northern Zone which will create fantastic opportunities to develop not only the athlete base, but coaches and support staff in the Northern Zone. Both the SKYCITY Mystics & Northern Stars will have a Beko squad sitting underneath them which is a critical link in the High Performance netball system in NZ.

Contract Period: The role will be for a period of approximately 6 months from February 1, 2017 to the end of July 2017.

Role Description:

The core purpose of the Netball Northern Zone Beko Netball League Assistant Coach is to support the Head Coach in the development and implementation of the Beko Netball League and coaching plan and foster the development of a Performance Culture within the Beko squad. While the Head Coach has overall responsibility of the Programme, the Assistant Coach will be very much an integral part of the coaching team.

Application & Appointment Process: To apply for this position please email a detailed coaching CV and cover letter to Hamish Barton, Performance Manager at Netball Northern Zone. Email- [email protected]. Deadline is - 5pm Monday, January 27. Shortlist & Interviews:

A shortlist will be finalised by 5pm, Friday, February 3 and interviews will take place on Tuesday, February 7 (interview time TBC) with the intention of naming the Beko Assistant Coach by Wednesday, February 8.

If you require further information and a copy of the Job Description, please contact Hamish Barton- mb- 021 450 406 or email [email protected].