Australian Athletics

- Albert Park ▸ Victoria ▸ Australia
- Part Time, Contract/Temp

4 Oct 2026

Applications 0

Description

- Parental Leave Cover - 9 months | 0.6 FTE (3 days/week)

About Australian Athletics Australian Athletics (AA) is the national governing body for our sport leading everything from grassroots participation to Olympic and Paralympic high performance, coaching, officiating, para-athletics, and international competition. With Brisbance 2032 on the horizon, we're building something big and we need someone to build the coaches behind it.

The Role

You'll lead and develop our Performance Coach Developers, partner with the AIS Performance Coaching program, and drive the Event Group Panels that shape technical and tactical excellence across every event.

In This Role, You Will

- Equip Able Boady and Para coaches with the skills, resources, and support to perform at their best
- Strengthen ties with the AIS to accelerate coach development nationally
- technica Lead Event Group Panels to sharpen each group's techincal and tactical model
- Bring a coach's-eye view to High Performance projects across the organisation
- Hunt down world-leading innovations and bring them home to Australian coaches and athletes

Who We're After A natural leader. A sharp communicator. Someone who gets inside a coach's head, how they think, what they need, what keeps them up at night, and builds the systems to help them win.

You'll Ideally Bring

- International-level High Performance coaching experience, and a real understanding of what it takes to win on the world stage
- A track record of leading people to deliver under pressure in an environment that rarely goes to plan
- Composure when things get chaotic: tight deadlines, competing priorities, curveballs
- Sharp organisational skills and the ability to juggle without dropping the ball
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship-building skills
- A genuine commitment to clean sport and AA's National Integrity Framework (Anti-Doping Policy, Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct)




- A current (or ability to obtain) police check, Working with Children Check and driver's licence

Why Work for us?

Benefits Australian Athletics has a range of advantages to support a sustainable work-life balance that align to our Values and Behaviours, enabling you to bring your best self to work, no matter your role and stage in life. All employees have access to a range of benefits including:

- Diversity Leave
- Purchase Leave
- Mental Health Leave

At Australian Athletics, we offer career opportunities for people who share our passion for sport from graduates to experienced professionals. We're committed to building fulfilling careers and growing our team as we grow, and we'd love for you to be part of our journey. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, and genders, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. If you have the skills for this role, we encourage you to apply, and we're happy to discuss any adjustments that would support you through the recruitment process.

Essential Requirements

- National Police / Criminal History Check
- Working with Children / Working with Vulnerable People Check

Attachments
- Performance Coach Development Manager (Parental Leave Cover)

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Applications close Sunday 4th October 11.59pm AEDT.

We are actively recruiting for this role and may begin shortlisting before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.

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