Head of Nswis para Unit

**About us**

The NSW Institute of Sport [NSWIS] is a high-performance sporting organisation that supports Australian athletes to become world’s best. We reach all regions of NSW with an Olympic and Paralympic training facility based at Sydney Olympic Park and high-performance hubs across NSW that provide world class daily training environments for our athletes and coaches. Our experts work in collaboration with partners within the national sporting system to create and deliver high performance support services and environments to prepare athletes and coaches for international competition.

**Purpose of the role**

The Head of the NSWIS Para Unit will play a pivotal role in driving the implementation and operational delivery of a national approach to the identification and development of future cycle Para athletes, coaches and performance support staff. The primary focus is on identifying and increasing the numbers of pre-categorised athletes who demonstrate the potential to progress to elite level competition, and to enable these athletes with opportunities to sample sports, access coaching and performance support services. As a new role in the national sport system, there will be a high degree of sharing, collaborating, and learning, in line with the National 2032+ Win Well High-Performance Strategy.

This is a two year fulltime fixed term position with a possible extension dependent on government funding, attracting a salary range of $132,993 - $145,461 plus superannuation. The contract period for this role is up to 31 December 2026.

This is an identified position requiring a Working with Children Check.

For further information about the role and the key accountabilities please see the job description.

**About you**

**You will have**:

- Experience in para sport with a good understanding of classification and para-athletes and Para sport-specific matters.
- Experience working with athletes, coaches and integrated performance support teams to support the training and development of athletes across areas including technical, tactical, physical, physiological and skill development.
- Experience in building and driving partnerships in sport to better achieve shared high performance development outcomes.
- Demonstrated knowledge and thorough understanding of key drivers in high-performance sport and athlete development, including the ability to identify athletes and to develop, monitor and assess athlete progression.

**Essential Requirements**
- Tertiary qualifications in sport management, sport science or another relevant field.
- A strong commitment to Para sport as a continuing, or new career path.
- Exceptional interpersonal communication skills and emotional intelligence, with a demonstrable ability to engage new stakeholders quickly and foster strategically aligned partnership that are mutually beneficial.
- Current Working with Children Check (WWCC).
- Valid Driver’s Licence.
- A cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements and focus capabilities in the job description for the role (maximum 1 page)
- An up to date CV outlining experience, qualifications and achievements (please include at least two referees)

This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles that may arise over the next 18 months.

You must be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency status or a visa permitting you to work in Australia.

NSWIS is committed to protecting Children from harm. We require all applicants that will work with Children to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment

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