Head of Para Sport System

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Paralympic sport has the power to inspire, unite, and drive social change. With the once-in-a-generation opportunity of a home Games in Brisbane 2032, PA is aiming to build a stronger, more inclusive, and sustainable Para sport system. With increased investment and national momentum, this is your chance to shape system-wide initiatives that will impact the Paralympic movement for many years to come. This appointment is critical to our future, and we are determined to find and appoint the very best candidate possible.

The Role

As Head of Para Sport System & Partnerships, you will lead PA's national initiatives that strengthen governance, delivery and integration across Australia's para-sport system. You'll unite government, NSOs, schools, allied health and community partners to deliver measurable outcomes. This role can be based in either Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne offices.

You will oversee PA's programs including the National Classification System, Supercharged Pathways and the Para Equipment Fund, managing budgets, timelines, risks and reporting to ensure impact for athletes and the wider system. You'll align work with the 2032+ High Performance Sport Strategy and embed robust monitoring and evaluation.

A values-driven leader, you bring project discipline, influence and the ability to inspire collaboration and continuous improvement.

This executive role can be based in either Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne offices but will require work outside standard hours and travel interstate travel.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead national initiatives to strengthen system governance, delivery and integration with clear scope, milestones and outcomes.
• Build high-trust partnerships across government, sport, health, education and community, with clear accountability and measurable results.
• Deliver PA's system-uplift agenda (Classification, Supercharged Pathways, Equipment Fund) with strong financial, risk and reporting controls.
• Ensure alignment with the 2032+ strategy; embed monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Champion an inclusive, high-performance culture across PA and partners.

About You

You will be a strategic, values-driven leader with demonstrated experience in sport, health, government, or other complex systems. You combine strategic leadership with strong project and program management expertise to deliver meaningful, lasting impact. You bring:

• Senior experience in sport, health, government or other complex systems.
• Proven record leading large, multi-stakeholder programs from design to delivery with measurable impact.
• Strong governance, strategy and risk acumen; able to embed project/program disciplines.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement; confident, diplomatic and structured communicator.
• Inclusive leader who builds psychologically safe, high-performing teams; systems mindset and passion for para-sport and social inclusion.

Skills & Experience

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Tertiary qualifications in sport management, health, business, public administration or related field.
• Formal project/program management training/accreditation or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated management of budgets, timelines, risks and multi-year reporting frameworks.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication for executive, board and government audiences.

At PA, we are:

• Brave, Limitless, Tenacious, Proud – values that underpin everything we do.
• Committed to building a workplace where diversity and inclusion are lived, not just spoken.
• Driven by purpose –because we believe sport has the power to change the world.

How to Apply

PA is an equal opportunities employer dedicated to fostering diversity and establishing an inclusive workplace for all employees. We welcome applicants with lived experience of disability or under-represented groups and encourage you to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the application and recruitment process. Please contact for assistance.

Please submit your CV and a cover letter or video addressing the role requirements by 27 September 2025. For confidential enquiries or to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, please contact Claire Fleming, Head of People & Culture at clare.fleming@paralympic.org.au .

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