Applications close at 11:30 pm AEDT Thursday 16 October 2025 (late applications will not be accepted).
The Australian Sports Commission is embarking on the Green and Gold decade. An exciting time filled with international sporting competitions on home soil, including the Men's and Women's Rugby World Cup, and culminating in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We have an ambitious new Strategic Vision and we need the best players on our team to help us deliver real results for the sporting sector and all Australians.
Are you up for the challenge?
About the team – The Safeguarding and Integrity Team within the Diversity People and Culture Group enable the ASC to be a leading child secure organisation. We support compliance with legislative and policy requirements for the safety and integrity of people on our sites and in our operations. We work with teams across the ASC and with government and sporting organisations and peak bodies in the sport sector.
About the role – You will lead, coordinate and contribute to site athlete safety and wellbeing projects, with a key focus on child and athlete safety. Working with a team and stakeholders you will be implementing and monitoring systems and processes to support athletes in residential stay programs and accessing AIS sites.
About you – Your commitment to safe and inclusive sport is essential for this role. You will be able to:
- deliver quality advice
- communicate and work with a range of stakeholders
- work with agility and lead a team
- manage complex and sensitive matters
- develop and implement policy
- plan for the long and short term
- prepare quality reports
- manage risk
This position is offered as an ONGOING position.
Why work with us?
We have offices located in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Across all locations, we offer:
- Options for flexible working arrangements.
- Annual allowances towards training based on individualised career goals.
- Access to a customised ASC L&D; calendar for ongoing professional and career development.
- Generous superannuation scheme with up to 15.4% employer contributions.
- Corporate discount on AIS Shop merchandise.
- Access to Clearinghouse for Sport, an information sharing platform for Sporting professionals.
Additionally, our Canberra campus offers:
- Free onsite parking
- Onsite facilities including café, dining hall, gym, and swimming pool.
- Priority placement for your children to access the award winning, onsite AIS Caretaker's Cottage Childcare Centre.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact:
- Contact Officer: Natalie Menzies, Director Safeguarding and Integrity
- Phone number:
- Email address:
Acknowledgement of Country
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where its offices are located, the Ngunnawal people and recognises any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, the people of the Yugambeh Nation and the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. The ASC extends this acknowledgment to all the Traditional Custodians of the lands and First Nations peoples throughout Australia and would like to pay respects to all Elders past and present. The ASC recognises the outstanding contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to society and sport in Australia and celebrates the power of sport to promote reconciliation and reduce inequality.
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or to obtain the job description, click 'Apply' now
📌 Assistant Director, Site Athlete Safety and Wellbeing
🏢 Australian Sports Commission
📍 Canberra