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Watermark Search International Sydney CBD NSWFootball Australia (FA) is the national governing body for football in Australia, proudly representing over two million participants from more than 200 different cultures. As a member of FIFA, Football Australia governs all national teams, the ALeagues, Australia Cup, National Premier Leagues, and leads state, community, and grassroots football. With two of the worlds most iconic sporting events taking place in 2026, the AFC Womens Asian Cup, hosted in Australia, and the Socceroos taking on the FIFA World Cup it is a career defining moment to join Football Australia and leverage an exceptional strategic people leadership skill-set to create impact that will help shape the future of Football in Australia. FAs purpose is to bring communities together through football, connecting Australia to the world. Football Australia strives for Australia to be a leading football nation where everyone is inspired to live and love the game, guided by its values: Welcome, Ready, Connect, Excel, Protect.About the RoleAs a critical member of the executive leadership team, driving talent and culture across the organisation, you will play a lead role in driving Football Australias future workforce and people strategy during a significant period of organisational transformation. This role requires an incredibly passionate leader who can navigate complexity at a compliance, regulatory, and contractual level, including the daily challenges presented by intricate employment contracts and contractor arrangements. Collaborating with the executive leadership team on strategic reforms will form a significant part of your role, together with managing the complete staff lifecycle, developing and driving both visionary and contemporary people initiatives while ensuring the recently launched human resources technology and systems are leveraged by the team to maximise impact. Acting as a sounding board for senior stakeholders, including the Board you will bring authenticity and agility to a dynamic environment where cycles of activity and competing priorities are the norm.About YouWe are seeking a purposedriven executive with more than five years experience leading a people function within a complex organisation. You will be peoplecentric, practical, and commercial, with high integrity and discretion. A strong negotiator and problem solver, you will have deep practical and solutionbased employment relations expertise enabling you to manage complexity and risk effectively. It is essential that you have experience in industrial and employment relations, be independent in decisionmaking and capable of adjusting to routine tasks and cyclical activities inherent in elite sporting organisations, while maintaining focus on strategic priorities.For a confidential discussion, please callTim Haren or Bronwen Kerr of Watermark Search Internationalon02 9233 1*** from Monday, 5 January.To obtain a copy of the Candidate Brief for this role, please visit: watermarksearch.com.au/position-descriptionsTo express interest, please send your applicationquotingRef NoA006210to Watermark Search Internationalat******@watermarksearch.com.au.We will reply to the email address used for your application.Be careful - Dont provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Don''t transfer any money or complete suspicious online surveys. If you see something suspicious, report this job ad. #J-18808-Ljbffr