Join the NSW Institute of Sport – where world-class performance and Olympic dreams come to life at Sydney Olympic Park.

About the role

This role is looking for early career dietitians with 1-2 years’ experience and also postgraduate qualifications in Sports Dietetics. The position will fast-track development into an effective world class practitioner in High Performance sport. This is a 2-year position with structured professional and personal development over this period.

The role will include completion of the IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition (funded by NSWIS) and management of a single sport program where you will be expected to understand the needs of the sport and athletes to apply optimal nutrition strategies that are relevant and connected to athlete goals and training demands. It will require the dietitian to connect and engage with athletes, coaches, and performance teams and be a valuable team member of the NSWIS nutrition team, actively contributing to nutrition initiatives and support the implementation of the NSWIS Nutrition Delivery Model to integrate nutrition services into targeted sports.

This is a 0.4 FTE part time role - 2 day per week position for a 24 month contract.

This is an identified position requiring a Working with Children Check.

For further information about the role and the key accountabilities please see the job description.

About you

You bring to our Nutrition team:

• Min 1+ years’ experience in the provision of nutrition support
• Demonstrated experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment
• Worked collaboratively as part of a high performing team/ organisation
• Highly developed communication skills including written, verbal, and interpersonal
• A commitment to driving innovation and contemporary application of nutrition strategies
• Undergraduate or Masters degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from a DA accredited course
• Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) status
• Completed or currently enrolled in 2025 Sports Dietitians Australia Sports Nutrition course (fully online OR hybrid)

Working at NSWIS

The NSW Institute of Sport [NSWIS] is a high performance sporting organisation that supports Australian athletes to become world’s best. We reach all regions of NSW with an Olympic and Paralympic training facility based at Sydney Olympic Park and high performance hubs across NSW that provide world class daily training environments for our athletes and coaches.

Our experts work in collaboration with partners within the national sporting system to create and deliver high performance support services and environments to prepare athletes and coaches for international competition.

For more information about the NSW Institute of Sport please visit nswis.com.au.

NSWIS is committed to protecting Children from harm. We require all applicants that will work with Children to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment 

Commitment to Diversity 

The NSW Institute of Sport is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects our community, sport partners and athletes. We encourage applications from suitable candidates including; of all ages, genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, veterans, refugees, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability. 

The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSWIS recruitment/interview process, then please email nswis_recruitment@nswis.com.au and let us know.