The Talent Program (Executive) is on offer to all women who work in high performance sport and are responsible for decision-making, strategy, and leadership, looking to progress to the next level in their career.
The leadership program aims to increase the depth, diversity and representation of women in Australian sport.
The six-month program includes three face-to-face modules as well as online executive coaching and peer support focused on developing leadership capabilities.
The program is supported by the Australian Government’s Office for Women, with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) delivering several initiatives aimed at helping women in sport reach their full potential.
New program dates will be released soon.
All applicants will receive an email from talentprogram@ausport.gov.au notifying them of the outcome of their application.
If you have any questions, please email talentprogram@ausport.gov.au
The program will cover a range of topics such as leadership presence, professional networking and how to turn barriers into opportunities. Furthermore, participants will learn how to:
"Gave me the confidence to be a leader in my own style, understanding that we don’t have to conform to stereotyped leadership models."
"Apply! This program will assist you in learning more about yourself, why you do things the way you do, and understand more about your own strengths and weaknesses, whilst amongst like-minded women, who will end up being part of your own peer group cheer squad. Life changing!"
"The connection and acceptance of the group allowed me to explore my skills and my role and learn from others. A secondary gain is that I now know a lot of fabulous women in the network who I can share a challenge with."
"Apply now and without hesitation! The connections that you make will be invaluable as a support to work in the sporting industry. You’ll learn a lot and have a bunch of experts on tap."
The ASC welcomes applicants who reflect the diversity of the Australian community and encourages women who identify as the below to apply:
There may be a conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest, if any member of the Selection Panel or applicant:
Applicants will be asked as part of their application to declare, any perceived or existing conflicts of interests or that, to the best of their knowledge, there is no conflict of interest.
If you later identify an actual, apparent, or potential conflict of interest the ASC must be informed in writing immediately.
Conflicts of interest regarding ASC staff will be handled in accordance with the ASC’s Conflict of Interest Policy.
Assessment panel members will also be required to declare any conflicts of interest.
All applications will first be assessed against the eligibility criteria and then all eligible applications will be assessed by an internal assessment panel at the ASC.
The decisions are final and there is no appeal process.
Assessment criteria
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is committed to Australian sport environments that are safe, supportive and friendly for children.
The ASC Child Safe Policy outlines our commitment to child safeguarding, and the obligations and responsibilities of our people and stakeholders to protect children.
All Talent Program recipients will be bound by the ASC Child Safe Policy.
The ASC has adopted the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework, including the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.
All funded organisations will be expected to adopt and implement the National Principles for Child Safety and ensure that all child related personnel are compliant with legislation relating to the employment or engagement of people working with children, including Working With Children Checks and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.
Funded organisations must provide evidence to the ASC, upon request, of compliance with child safety requirements.
The ASC is a participating organisation in the National Redress Scheme and has adopted the Australian Governments Grant Connected Policy.
An organisation will not be eligible to receive funding if it is named by the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, opens in a new tab on its list of “Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme, opens in a new tab”.
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) will treat any personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles.
Personal information can only be disclosed to someone for the primary purpose for which it is collected unless an exemption applies.
Personal information submitted via the online application is collected by the ASC for the purpose of considering applications for the Talent Program (Executive).
The personal details of successful applicants (including name, home state, sport, and a brief description on the purpose of the program) may be released by the ASC to the public and the media for the use of promotional and educational purposes.
For more information please read the ASC Privacy Policy.
If the Australian Sports Commission (referred to in these terms and conditions as the ‘ASC’) decides to offer the applicant the opportunity to attend the Talent Program, the offer (Offer) will be made subject to these terms and conditions.