Women & Girls Experience Lead - QLD
Date: 19 Oct 2026
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, AU
Company: Australian Football League
Join the team shaping the future of Australia’s game.
This is your chance to do work that has real impact, in an organisation that moves fast, aims high and plays a meaningful role in the lives of millions across the country through football.
Every role at the AFL helps progress the game, so more people can love it, connect with it and see what is possible through it.
The opportunity
The Women & Girls Experience Lead – QLD will help create more inclusive and positive community football environments for women and girls.
Bringing Queensland’s priorities under the Women & Girls Game Development Action Plan to life, the role will deliver initiatives across coaching, umpiring, volunteering and club development.
Working with clubs, leagues, umpire groups and community stakeholders, you will strengthen participation, representation and leadership opportunities for women across community football.
What you’ll own
You will turn strategic priorities into practical programmes, education and support that help community football organisations make meaningful progress.
You’ll add value through:
- Driving and managing the Women & Girls Community Football Charter programme across community clubs, leagues and umpire groups
- Supporting participating organisations to implement action plans and improve their community football environments
- Facilitating education for clubs, leagues and umpire groups across areas including gender equity, governance and inclusive marketing
- Delivering programmes that build the capability of women in community football leadership positions, including Lead Your Way
- Delivering targeted initiatives that increase the representation of women in community football leadership roles
- Supporting the planning and delivery of Coach Your Way programmes to increase the number of women in coaching
- Supporting the management and coordination of Women & Girls Coach Developers
- Supporting the planning and delivery of Umpire Your Way come-and-try days and other initiatives that increase the number of women in umpiring
- Supporting the management and coordination of Women & Girls Umpire Liaisons
- Contributing to key projects under the Women & Girls Game Development Action Plan and the broader success of the Game Development team
What you’ll bring
- Experience working effectively with a broad and complex range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience translating strategy into practical action and measurable progress
- Experience leading and delivering projects
- Experience facilitating workshops or education sessions with community stakeholders
- Well-developed written and verbal communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
- The initiative and judgement to manage priorities and work effectively with limited supervision
- A collaborative approach that builds trust, supports shared outcomes and strengthens community partnerships
- A commitment to creating fair, inclusive and welcoming environments for women and girls in community football
Why you’ll love being on our team
At the AFL, you will be part of a values-led team that aims high, backs each other and brings energy, care and integrity to work that matters.
This is a place where people play to win, play as one team and play with passion, while always staying grounded in fairness, inclusion and respect.
We work hard, support each other and create the conditions for our people to grow, perform and thrive.
What you can look forward to:
- Play The Day Your Way, our flexible approach to working life, built to support you on game day and every day
- My Development, with coaching, mentoring, on-the-job learning and formal development to help you keep building your game
- Play Well, our health and wellbeing programme designed to support a healthy body, healthy mind and healthy workplace
- My Benefits, giving you access to a range of partner offers and discounts through our AFL Corporate Partners
- AFL Silver Memberships for permanent team members, so you can enjoy the action at Marvel Stadium and the MCG with family and friends
- 6 months paid primary parental leave with no qualification period for permanent team members
Everyone has a place here
Our game brings people together, and we want our workplace to do the same.
We are committed to building a culture of belonging and an environment where people feel respected, included and able to thrive, and where diversity of background, experience and perspective makes us stronger.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
Whether you’re a footy fan or new to our game, we welcome everyone to apply. We know great candidates don’t always tick every box – if this role excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience doesn’t perfectly match the job description.
The AFL is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care.
Please note, we undertake several screening processes to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate to this position holds a valid employee Working with Children/Vulnerable People check and a satisfactory criminal history record check.
Ready to play your part?
Applications close 30 October 2026