Michael Fisher Email & Phone Number

Brisbane City, Qld, Au

Specialisations:- Not-for-profit governance (including constitutions, bylaws and strategic plans)- Volunteer engagement- Stakeholder communications - Organisational culture - Member protection - Competition management

Albion, Queensland, Australia

Key Achievements:• Won quarterly staff award for demonstrating organisational values and exceeding expectations to deliver tangible benefits for cricket (Oct 2019).• Facilitated annual consultation process between field staff and all cricket clubs with a junior section (approx. 200) in Queensland.• Consolidated and developed key resources to facilitate process in 5 key areas (coaching, infrastructure, promotion, club management and safety).• Directed implementation of child safe and member protection frameworks for approx. 200 Clubs with a junior section across Queensland.• Spearheaded strategic planning for Premier Cricket competition, consulting with key stakeholders to establish the QLD Premier Cricket Strategy 2017-2022.• Implemented annual volunteer recognition initiatives for 144 'volunteers of the month',12 'volunteers of the year' and 6 'service to cricket' awards.• Orchestrated Queensland's 'sport for all' award recognition program across 12 categories with 50% reaching national finals in last 3 years.• Designed and commenced plan to integrate and improve structure, governance and strategy for 50 Cricket Associations across Queensland.Key Responsibilities:• Guided 18 field staff to service volunteers, clubs, associations and indoor centres across Queensland.• Supervised a team of 3 central staff to service associations, clubs and indoor centres to utilise key resources and systems.• Mentored 6 staff acting as Member Protection Information Officers across Queensland.

Albion, Qld

Key Achievements:• Won quarterly staff recognition award for work ethic, initiative and collaboration (Dec 2014).• Oversaw competition restructure providing opportunities for approximately 2,000 players to participate in new formats.• Developed and supervised student placement program for approx. 25 students with 4 students ultimately finding full-time employment within Australian Cricket.• Instigated coloured clothing in relevant competitions, presenting approx. 500 players opportunities to play under similar conditions as elite competitions.• Implemented new representative T20 competition linked to Big Bash League for 50 players from Club Cricket.• Designed new competition website integrating player statistics and competition social media page with over 2000 followers.• Established annual player and volunteer satisfaction survey for Premier Cricket competitions - overall experience satisfaction above 80% in 2015/16.Key Responsibilities:• Developed annual schedules for 8 senior men's competitions, 2 senior women's competitions, 1 junior boy's competition and 1 junior girl's competition.• Oversaw ground allocations for over 40 venues and collaborated with grounds consultant to improve fields and facilities.• Managed competition conduct, servicing 12 Premier clubs, processing applications and resolving disputes.• Administered code of conduct matters in collaboration with 5 Conducts Commissioners.• Budgetary control of annual competition budget of over $500k.• Ran events for 6 competition finals each season and competition presentation night for over 300 participants annually.

Albion, Qld

• Acted in match operations, in 3 month secondment from Club Cricket Officer role.• Coordinated logistics for home and away matches for 3 state representative teams and the Brisbane Heat.

Brisbane, Australia

Key Achievements:• Acquired 3 grants totalling $67,000 ex GST for practice nets facility and a junior charity carnival.• Wrote strategic management plan for 4 lane lit practice nets facility.• Organised junior charity carnival in collaboration with The Smith Family and Salvation Army, increasing participation by 50% to 37 players in total.• Convened annual T20 Cricket carnival, increasing participants by 10% to 22 teams in total.Key Responsibilities:• Aided with association planning and competition management servicing approx. 5000 participants.• Prepared reports for and minutes of monthly executive committee meetings and 3 sub-committees.• Co-operated with grounds staff, grounds sub-committee members and council, overseeing management and bookings of the Association's 24 fields.

Hope Island

• Oversaw account management, database management and bookings for 10 court tennis centre.• Collaborated with coaches to administer Academy with over 50 players.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General, Gpa: 6.25 (Scale 1 – 7, With 7 Highest)

Activities and Societies: 2020 Test Your Big Idea participant. Testing sport governance consulting.

Graduate Certificate In Executive Leadership, Business/Commerce, General

Credit applied to MBA.

Bachelor Of Busines, Sport Management And Human Resource Management, Gpa: 6.25 (Scale 1 – 7, With 7 Highest)