• Believe: We believe in the power of sport and the Australian spirit. Together, they unlock our limitless potential, grit, and heart to go further than we ever imagined.

• Belong: Everyone is welcome at our Games. Every person is celebrated, creating a playing field that’s fair, fun, and full of connection!

• Become: This is our moment. Our move. Together, we’ll harness the magic of the Games to become stronger and step boldly into an exciting new era.

As an ambitious and inclusive organisation - Brisbane 2032 offers a rare opportunity to contribute to the world's largest sporting event, the world's largest multicultural event, and the world's largest event for people with disability. It is a chance to showcase to the world what Australia has to offer. It is also a chance to celebrate the world’s oldest continuing living culture, Australia’s First Nations peoples, and to promote and further the cause of accessibility and opportunity for all.

As part of this application process, we encourage you to share your motivation to join the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We highly value diverse perspectives and invite you to share your lived experience if you are of First Nations heritage or a person living with disability.

About the Role

The Manager, Athlete Relations and Experience will report to the Chief Sport Officer and forms part of the Sport and Athlete Division.

This role is focussed on developing and maintaining strong relationships with domestic and international athletes and their representative bodies, on behalf of the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee. This role is integral to the early involvement and participation of athletes in the success of the Games and plays an important representation role in multiple forums.

The role requires a strategic approach, strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills and the ability to work across multiple groups simultaneously, always prioritising the athlete experience. A critical element of the role is the active engagement with the Brisbane 2032 Athlete and Sport Advisory Group, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Paralympics Australia (PA) and their respective Athletes’ Commissions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of the Brisbane 2032 Athlete and Sport Advisory Group (ASAG), developing a forward schedule of meetings and topics, working across the organisation to ensure the Advisory Group are informed and engaged in relevant Games planning activities.
• Coordinate Brisbane 2032’s regular interface with the Athletes’ Commissions of the IOC, IPC, AOC and PA, and broader Olympian and Paralympian communities.
• Coordinate athlete engagement activities across Brisbane 2032, working with relevant functional areas, the IOC, IPC, AOC and PA, to ensure athletes are meaningfully engaged in Games planning.
• Coordinate the development of the Brisbane 2032 athlete experience, including defining and delivering key initiatives that will maximise the athlete experience, ensuring initiatives are inclusive, accessible and designed around the diverse needs of all athletes, before, during and after the Games.
• Coordinate regular engagement with the AOC and PA including key leadership and Games planning, sport and athlete-specific forums and meetings.
• Be a strong advocate for the Athlete experience across all levels of the organisation.
• Support initial engagement with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) (until a dedicated resource is appointed), developing relevant content including newsletters, presentations, website updates and reports, ensuring these key stakeholders remain informed of planning activities and developments.
• Facilitate regular engagement with Continental Associations, with a specific focus on the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) and Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC).

Skills and Experience

• A background as a professional athlete, olympian or paralympian preferred but is not essential
• Strong relationship management experience in a sporting or athlete engagement context.
• Strong understanding of athlete wellbeing, inclusion, accessibility and safeguarding principles.
• Experience in cross cultural communication and engagement.
• Experience in delivering events including high profile media activities.
• Strong organisational skills including the ability to coordinate multiple streams of work at once.
• Excellent communication skills including drafting digital content and confidence to develop and publish content independently.
• Experience in advocacy with different groups of people and understanding of the different stakeholder needs including regional, international and people from different backgrounds.
• Appreciation of the important perspectives of athletes within the Olympic and Paralympic Movements.
• This role may require travel domestically and internationally.

To Apply

If you are a passionate and experienced Manager, Athlete Relations and Experience, looking for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we encourage you to apply.

For questions in relation to this role, please email brisbane2032@randstad.com.au

Please apply with your updated resume and a 1-2 page suitability statement highlighting your experience in relation to the required skills and your own lived experience which is relevant to this opportunity.
Please ensure your CV and Suitability Statement are combined into one document.

To send your application, please click "Apply Now" or follow the prompts provided. Applications close on 21st September.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

We are committed to ensuring our application and recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best, please let us know.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and culturally and linguistically diverse people to apply.