High Performance Operations Lead, Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games

High Performance Operations Lead, Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games – Brisbane QLD The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is on a bold journey towards Brisbane 2032 and beyond. Following the extraordinary success of Queensland athletes at the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games, we are now focused on delivering even more medal‑winning moments through to Los Angeles 2028 and our home Games in 2032. Our ambitious high‑performance strategy for the 2032 Games is to create more medal‑winning moments for Queensland athletes that inspire their state and nation. While our strategy guides our performance, our culture truly delivers it. Given our vision, our culture is vitally important to us. An exciting opportunity is available to lead a small, dedicated operations team that supports the QAS High Performance Managers and their respective sport programs. As we continue our journey towards Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032, 2026 represents an important milestone. The coming year will see QAS‑supported programs playing a key role in preparing athletes for the Milan‑Cortina Winter Games, the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and a range of international competitions, including World Championships. We are seeking a motivated and experienced team leader with demonstrated capability in staff management and performance delivery. The successful candidate will ensure organisational and individual KPIs are achieved. This role also presents a rewarding opportunity to contribute directly to the success of Queensland's elite athletes as they strive towards their performance goals. This is a temporary engagement to cover the current incumbent, who is on secondment to Commonwealth Games Australia in preparation for Glasgow 2026. Some of your responsibilities will include: Provide leadership, guidance, and management support to the High‑Performance Operations team, ensuring effective resource allocation, prioritisation, and adherence to quality standards, while delivering expert advice and support to the Executive Director, High Performance Managers, QAS staff, coaches, athletes, and stakeholders on the development, implementation, and sustainability of QAS High Performance Programs and operations. Manage a small team of staff to provide quality support services to coaches, athletes and sporting organisations to ensure the effective and efficient organisation of travel requirements, equipment purchases, coordinating the procurement of low‑value assets, monitoring athlete agreement acceptance and compliance and coordinating annual athlete medical screenings. In conjunction with the High‑Performance Managers, attend meetings and develop strong relationships with sports and other stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and to effectively address issues to contribute to the effective and efficient operations of each of the high‑performance program. Establishing and operationalising high performance program projects and initiatives (e.g. sport launches, QAS Welcome for new athletes, athlete tracker board meetings, sport program meetings). Ensuring information is high standard, timely and informative. The QAS is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all athletes, children and young people that are involved in QAS supported sport programs. We are committed to an environment where athletes from any background are heard, treated fairly and free from abuse. More information regarding the QAS Safeguarding Statement of Commitment can be found on our website ( Applications will remain current for 12 months. #J-18808-Ljbffr