Are you a results-driven leader, with the skills and knowledge to drive a world-class, men’s AFL program in a role encompassing multi-dimensional aspects of performance? This is your chance to join the Essendon Football Club as we look to appoint a General Manager of Performance.About usEssendon FC - "The Bombers" - are a professional sporting team in the Australian Football League. As home to 5 sporting teams, we run our AFL men’s and women’s programs, VFL women’s and men’s programs, and a wheelchair football team. But we’re more than the game. Not only do we exist to win premierships, we aim to give back to our loyal membership base, and importantly, our community. We understand and take seriously the impact we have on social outcomes and work tirelessly to ensure these are positive, from our partnership with The Long Walk, to our indigenous pathway programs. To do this, we have strong commercial partnerships and innovate with non-traditional ventures, such as our Essendon Education Academy and EFC Investment Fund, so that we can deliver world class events, give back to our fans, run community programs and ultimately, strive toward our next premiership.About the roleReporting to the Executive General Manager (EGM), Football, the General Manager (GM), Performance will help to build a new centre of excellence within the Football Department, specifically around our on-field performance, bringing expertise in AFL coaching, performance data and analytics, player physical and mental performance, injury prevention and management. which will be aligned and supported by robust systems and processes.This role will work closely with the EGM, Football and the AFL men’s Senior Coach, as a senior leader within the Football program to help embed our cultural framework and standards and in the execution of the Club’s strategic plan..About youThe ideal candidate will have AFL Club experience and demonstrated success in a high-performance environment at a senior level. This person will be a strong cultural leader, aligning our development coaching, high performance and performance data functions into a succinct, consolidated AFL program which ensures our players are physically and mentally prepared to excel within the demands of AFL football.The PerksOur work doesn’t always fit the 9 to 5. Your life doesn’t always fit the hours around it. We offer flexibility and leave as much as the program allows.Parent friendly - We put family at the centre of our work. We know they are the centre of yours. We offer paid parental leave to both the primary and secondary carer of a biological or adopted child*.Access to an our Wellbeing Partner – Converge which supports a Healthy Mind, Healthy Body and Healthy Workplace.Continuous professional development - to compete at our best we have to keep learning. It’s an expectation and a commitment we make to everyone at EFC. All EFC people will have access to the Essendon Leadership Academy which consists of formal learning, coaching and mentoring, to support you in achieving your career goals.But wait there’s more - You will have access to great benefits and discounts through our Commercial Partners. Please keep reading...Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point above, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. We pride ourselves on creating an environment of shared spirit of passion, innovation, and inclusivity. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion is an important part of how we do business. We are united in upholding our Club-wide values and are consistently setting the benchmark both on and off the field as we strive to win our next premiership. And we wouldn’t be an elite footy club if we didn’t celebrate. All of our wins matter, on and off the field, we love to reward and recognise our people from monthly barbecues to tickets to the Crichton Medal and Brownlow.To Apply Please submit your application as soon as possible as shortlisting will commence immediately. Please include in your cover letter why you are a great fit for this role, and why you want to work with Essendon Football Club. Cover letters should be no more than two pages and outline what you can bring to this position.With our commitment to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care, we undertake several screening processes to ensure this commitment is upheld. This includes ensuring all of our people hold a valid employee Working with Children/ Vulnerable People check and a satisfactory criminal history record check.All applications will be treated with respect and confidentiality, including timely responses.We politely ask not to be approached by recruitment agencies at this time. AUDTullamarine3043
