NSW Venue Optimisation and Creation Coordinator
Date: 24 Aug 2026
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, 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
Community football thrives when people have access to welcoming, accessible and fit-for-purpose places to play.
As the NSW Venue Optimisation and Creation Coordinator, you will help improve and grow the community football venue network across NSW.
Based in Sydney, you will coordinate facility data, grants, project documentation, financial administration and stakeholder actions to unlock greater participation from existing venues and support the evidence-led creation of new capacity where genuine gaps are identified.
Working with internal teams, local government, clubs, leagues, schools, venue operators and community organisations, you will help deliver connected and sustainable venue outcomes that enable more people to participate in the game.
What you’ll own
You will coordinate the information, relationships and project activity that help improve venue access, utilisation and capacity across NSW.
You’ll add value through:
- Preparing, administering and acquitting grant funding applications, agreements and supporting documentation
- Coordinating venue optimisation, enhancement and creation projects across the project lifecycle
- Maintaining accurate schedules, records, milestone documentation and outstanding actions
- Supporting the operational management of priority venues, with a focus on access, utilisation, participant experience and sustainable community benefit
- Tracking projects against agreed milestones and escalating emerging delays, risks, access barriers and information gaps
- Managing the Facilities Database and maintaining accurate venue, participation, access and utilisation information
- Coordinating the annual audit of venues across NSW and the ACT
- Working with local government, clubs, leagues, schools, venue operators and community organisations to improve facility access and maximise venue use
- Supporting shared-use arrangements and increased venue bookings, particularly across metropolitan Sydney
- Contributing to the planning and development of new or increased venue capacity where evidence demonstrates sustained participation demand or a genuine network gap
- Maintaining accurate financial administration, including budget tracking, purchase orders, invoices, payment documentation and reconciliations
- Providing occasional out-of-hours, event or venue support and contributing collaboratively across the Venue Network Enhancements & Partnerships Team
What you’ll bring
- Experience in administration, project coordination, grants administration, community sport, facilities support, planning or a comparable operational environment
- Strong stakeholder coordination and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across local government, community clubs, schools, venue operators, community organisations and internal teams
- Sound organisational skills and judgement, including the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records and follow through on actions
- Capability in working with facility, participation and financial information
- Experience maintaining data and completing financial administration such as budget tracking, invoice processing, purchase orders or reconciliations
- A practical and collaborative approach to improving venue access, utilisation and project processes
- The ability to identify emerging risks, delays, access barriers and information gaps and raise them appropriately
- A commitment to supporting inclusive participation outcomes and delivering work with care, integrity and fairness
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 11 September 2026