National Women and Girls Growth Manager

6 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australian Football League Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

ABOUT US

As an organisation, the AFL works tirelessly in all states and at all levels to enhance and grow the game – from grassroots to elite. Together, we put on the game, deliver important events, communicate with our fans, run community programs, develop coaches and umpires, collaborate with partners, delight members, support clubs and so much more. While our roles may vary, we are all united by a common goal, to progress the game so that everyone can share in its heritage and possibilities.

The AFL is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care. Please note, we undertake several screening processes to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate to this position holds a valid employee Working with Children/ Vulnerable People check and a satisfactory criminal history record check.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer and firmly believe that diversity and inclusion is an important part of both the AFL and the communities in which we operate. Our game is for everyone, and we strive to be a workplace for everyone.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE – Please note this is a 12 month maximum term role

The Women and Girls Growth Manager will partner with Game Development teams to drive the delivery of the Women and Girls Action Plan. This role works towards achieving the AFL's vision of equal opportunity for women to play, coach, umpire, officiate, administer, and govern the game of Australian Football in the community.

This is a 12-month maximum term role. The location for the role is flexible and may be based across VIC, NSW, NT, QLD or TAS.

The AFL is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care. The AFL undertakes several screening processes to ensure the appropriate protection of children in its care.

Please note, employment in this position is subject to the successful candidate holding a Valid Working with Children Check and a satisfactory criminal history record check.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Driving and monitoring the delivery of the Women and Girls Game Development Action Plan Phase 2 with a focus on increasing the number of girls and women playing, coaching, umpiring and leading through attraction and retentionSupporting Women and Girls State Leads to implement the Action Plan initiativesWorking with the relevant functional areas on the delivery of specific initiatives such as Women's Coaching Month and the Women and Girls Community Football CharterReviewing the impact of the Action Plan initiatives to assess any changes requiredSupporting the delivery of specific initiatives as required by the businessWork with the AFL Commercial team to service Women & Girls Game Development related commercial agreementsContribute to key projects within and outside of core roleSupport and contribute to the success of the broader Game Development team

CORE COMPETENCIES

Significant experience working across complex stakeholdersExperience in project deliveryUnderstanding of community football / participation programs or similar in another sportWell-developed verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and presentation skillsDemonstrated personal initiative and ability to work effectively unsupervised

Child Safety Standards

The AFL has a commitment to ensure we provide professional, safe and enjoyable environments to children and young people who participate in our game.

The executive and management of our organisation are responsible for undertaking recruitment and ensuring that our processes and systems are robust and thorough, as well as being communicated and understood internally. Our recruitment process is a 5-step process and includes meeting and engaging with a variety of key people from across the organisation as well as completing thorough verification checks.

As part of our comprehensive recruitment process, we ensure that all safety and legislative checks such as working with children checks, Criminal background checks, employment and personal reference checks are completed to ensure anyone working for the AFL is fit for the role they are employed in, prior to commencing employment.

The AFL takes the safety of children and young people very seriously and reviews all processes and procedures in line with current state and federal legislation.

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Applications Close: 10 October 2025

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