Australian Sports Commission is a Commonwealth entity within the Australian Government’s Department of Health portfolio, and incorporating high performance leader the AIS. It was established in 1985 and is governed by a board of commissioners appointed by the Australian Government with the board determining Australian Sports Commission’s overall direction, detailed allocation of resources and policy for delegated decisions. Australian Sports Commission is accountable to the Minister of Sport and to Parliament.
Australian Sports Commission is administered from Canberra at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Bruce campus. Other AIS operations are located in various capital cities around Australia, as well as the Gold Coast and Varese in Italy.
Australian Sports Commission also manages Sporting Schools https://sportingschools.gov.au which is is Australia’s largest school-based participation program to help children foster a lifelong interest in sport.
Heart Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to fighting the single biggest killer of Australians – heart disease. For 60 years, we’ve led the battle to save lives and improve the heart health of all Australians through our work in research, support and prevention. Our vision is an Australia free of heart disease.
Working in high performance sport is an exciting, challenging and rewarding career path attracting experts from a vast range of industries and backgrounds.
Individual roles can contribute to Australian athlete performance on a global stage as well as create financially viable sports businesses, drive revenue, build pathways and future opportunities for the next generation of Australian champions.
From c-suite to trackside, high performance sport has a role for you.