Women & Girls Experience Lead - QLD

About the role

The AFL is looking for a Women & Girls Experience Lead for Queensland to help create more inclusive and positive community football environments for women and girls. The role brings Queensland's priorities under the Women & Girls Game Development Action Plan to life, delivering initiatives across coaching, umpiring, volunteering and club development, and works with clubs, leagues, umpire groups and community stakeholders to strengthen participation, representation and leadership opportunities for women.

Key responsibilities

• Drive and manage the Women & Girls Community Football Charter programme across clubs, leagues and umpire groups
• Support participating organisations to implement action plans and improve their community football environments
• Facilitate education on gender equity, governance and inclusive marketing
• Deliver programmes that build the capability of women in leadership, including Lead Your Way, and increase women's representation in leadership roles
• Support Coach Your Way programmes and the Women & Girls Coach Developers
• Support Umpire Your Way come-and-try days and the Women & Girls Umpire Liaisons
• Contribute to key projects under the Women & Girls Game Development Action Plan

Required profile

• Experience working with a broad and complex range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience turning strategy into practical action and measurable progress
• Experience leading and delivering projects
• Experience facilitating workshops or education sessions with community stakeholders
• Initiative and judgement to manage priorities with limited supervision
• A collaborative approach and a commitment to fair, inclusive environments for women and girls

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements, Play The Day Your Way
• Development through coaching, mentoring and on-the-job learning
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Partner offers and discounts
• Silver memberships for permanent team members
• 6 months paid primary parental leave with no qualification period for permanent team members

Applications close 30 October 2026. Candidates must hold a valid Working with Children/Vulnerable People check and a satisfactory criminal history record check.