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:

• Name, claim and leverage their key strengths
• Consciously influence change
• Turn their experiences into valuable lessons
• Implement effective communication strategies
• Build a supportive and conscious network

"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."

• Identify as a woman
• Aged 18 years or over
• An Australian citizen or has been granted/in the process of attaining permanent residence status
• Employed or contracted by an NSO/SSO, NSOD, NIN or Games Delivery Partner (noting that clinical professions are often engaged as sole traders / consultants)
• Engaged in a science, technology, engineering, maths or medicine (STEMM) role or has a STEMM background and currently managing / overseeing STEMM personnel (employees, contractors, or delivery network).
• Is available to attend all the face-to-face modules (support for childcare will be considered)

The ASC welcomes applicants who reflect the diversity of the Australian community and encourages women who identify as the below to apply:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Culturally and linguistically diverse
• LGBTIQ+
• Person with disability

There may be a conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest, if any member of the Selection Panel or applicant:

• Has a professional, commercial or personal relationship with a party who is able to influence the selection process, such as an ASC officer, or an external selection panel member.

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

• How are you currently demonstrating leadership within the high performance sports system? (150-word limit)
• What are your leadership aspirations? (150-word limit)
• How will the program support your leadership ambitions? (150-word limit)

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.

1. These terms and conditions, together with the notification from the ASC providing details of the Offer (Successful Email), will constitute an enforceable agreement between the ASC 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 Talent 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 they have 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 ASC seeks to maximise the benefit of its Talent Program to women in high performance sport. Failure by the Recipient to complete the Activity, without the prior agreement of the ASC, may negatively impact on any future application that the Recipient makes to the ASC.
5. Other than in exceptional circumstances, the personal details of Recipients (including name, home state, sport, and any photo or video footage of them produced in connection with the Talent Program) may be released by the ASC to the public and the media for the use of promotional and educational purposes.
6. The Recipient must, if requested by the ASC, cooperate with the ASC in relation to reasonable publicity initiatives regarding the Talent Program.
7. The ASC retains absolute discretion in the final selection of Recipients for the Talent Program.
8. The ASC 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 ASC, at its discretion, deems it inappropriate that the Recipient attend the Talent Program.
9. The ASC reserves the right to cancel, suspend, postpone or vary the nature of the Talent Program at any time and for any reason. The ASC will not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or claim arising from the Talent Program or such variation, cancellation, suspension or postponement.
10. This agreement is governed by the law of the Australian Capital Territory.