Individuals with a technical expertise in Performance Support are invited to participate in a ground-breaking development program, with the overall purpose of increasing depth, and effectiveness of leadership across Performance Support in the High Performance (HP) sport system.

In 2022, the Team Leadership (Performance Support) program will be offered to new and emerging leaders within the sport system who are from a technical expertise background within performance support. The overarching intent of these programs is to transform the Australian Sporting System. They have been designed to support individuals in identifying opportunities and removing barriers for personal transformation by providing dedicated time in which to:

1. Name, claim and leverage key strengths
2. Consciously develop presence to influence change
3. Make sense of how experiences have shaped them and who they could become
4. Develop strategies that enable them to be more fully seen and understood
5. Intentionally explore and develop their relationship system to enable more conscious connections

Team Leadership (Performance Support)

Key Dates:

• Applications open 31 January 2022
• Applications close 14 February 2022
• Outcomes notified to all applicants Late February 2022

Key Objectives

• Provideopportunities and remove barriers for personal and professional development.
• Support and advance current and emerging leaders in performance support roles in Australian sport.
• Support, retain and progress talented leaders in Performance Support that can challenge the status quo and increase leadership effectiveness in sport.

Key Dates

Application Period

• 31 January 2022 – Applications open
• 14 February 2022 – Applications close
• Late February 2022 – Participants notified

The below dates apply to the program and are TBC, but provide an overview of the time commitments for participating. Sessions will be adapted to online delivery if there are COVID travel restrictions.

Program Schedule

• Program Launch – Friday 4 March (120min online session)
• First group session – w/c 2 May 2022 – 2 days in Canberra
• Second group session – w/c 20 June 2022 – 2 days day in Canberra
• Third group session – w/c 17 October 2022 – 2 days in Canberra

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the program, participants will need to be:

• Aged 18 years or over.
• An Australian citizen or have been granted permanent residence status.
• Engaged or contracted by a National Sporting Organisation (NSO), National Institute Network (NIN) member or Games Delivery Partner.
• Available for all program dates.

Participants need to:

• Identify a sponsor currently employed within the high performance sports system to support the application. A sponsor is someone more senior who can influence and advocate on behalf of the applicant.
• Not be employed by Sport Australia or the AIS when applying for the program.

Additional information

Assessment criteria

1. Successful submission of a completed application
2. Meet the eligibility criteria
3. Qualifications
4. Experience
5. Response to the following questions:
   1. How are you currently demonstrating your leadership within the high performance sports system (150-word limit)?
   2. What are your leadership aspirations (150-word limit)?
   3. How will the program support your leadership ambitions (150-word limit)

Terms and conditions

If the Australian Sports Commission (referred to in these terms and conditions as the ‘Australian Institute of Sport’) decides to offer the applicant the opportunity to attend the Leadership Program, the offer (Offer) will be made subject to these terms and conditions.

1. These terms and conditions, together with the notification from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) providing details of the Offer (Successful Email), will constitute an enforceable agreement between the AIS and the successful applicant (Recipient) upon the Recipient accepting the Offer, as required by the Successful Email.
2. The Recipient agrees to attend all components of the Leadership Program as detailed in their Successful Email (Activity).
3. The Recipient declares and warrants, at the date of agreeing to these terms and conditions, that he/she has not at any time been found to have breached any anti-doping rule or policy applicable to the Recipient and has not engaged at any time in any conduct that constituted a breach of any anti-doping rule or policy applicable to the Recipient.
4. The AIS seeks to maximise the benefit of its Leadership Program to individuals in high performance sport. Failure by the Recipient to complete the Activity, without the prior agreement of the AIS, may negatively impact on any future application for support that the Recipient makes to the AIS.
5. The personal details of Recipients (including name, home state, sport, and any photo or video footage of them produced in connection with the Leadership Program) may be released by the AIS to the public and the media for the use of promotional and educational purposes.
6. The Recipient must, if requested by the AIS, cooperate with the AIS in relation to reasonable publicity initiatives regarding the Leadership Program.
7. The AIS retains absolute discretion in the final selection of Recipients for the Leadership Program
8. The AIS may terminate this agreement by notice in writing, in the event that: the Recipient fails to comply with any of its terms, or that the AIS, at its discretion, deems it inappropriate that the Recipient attend the Leadership Program.
9. The AIS reserves the right to cancel, suspend, postpone, or vary the nature of the Leadership Program at any time and for any reason. The AIS will not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or claim arising from the Leadership Program or such variation, cancellation, suspension, or postponement.
10. This agreement is governed by the law of the Australian Capital Territory.

Contact

For further information please contact: talentprogram@ausport.gov.au