The Australian Sports Commission is embarking on the Green and Gold decade. An exciting time filled with international sporting competitions on home soil, including the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup, and culminating in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We have an ambitious new Strategic Vision and we need the best players on our team to help us deliver real results for the sporting sector and all Australians.
Are you up for the challenge?
About the team – The Clearinghouse for Sport is the Australian sport sector’s central knowledge platform, providing trusted research, data, and insights. It enables organisations to make evidence-informed decisions that strengthen performance, participation, and governance, while securely sharing resources to ensure equitable access across the sector.
About the role – The Knowledge & Evidence Manager leads the delivery of high-quality sport information and research, ensuring data from diverse sources is analysed and contextualised to support evidence-based outcomes for Australian sport. It manages sport information services across key sport and sport science areas, aligned with priority research, practice and policy needs, and oversees the development of library and digital collections to improve resource discovery.
It is also responsible for producing and distributing the Daily Sports News update, connecting thousands of subscribers with the latest national and international sport news, research and developments.
About you – We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated professional to lead and manage sport information and research services. The successful candidate will have:
- Tertiary qualifications and/or proven experience in knowledge management, research library management, sport management, business, policy development, or related fields.
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information from multiple sources into clear, concise, and engaging content for diverse audiences.
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and quality across all outputs.
- A proven track record of leadership and management, achieving high personal and team performance aligned with organisational objectives.
This position is offered as an ONGOING position.
Why work with us?
We have offices located in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Across all locations, we offer:
- Options for flexible working arrangements.
- Annual allowances towards training based on individualised career goals.
- Access to a customised ASC L&D calendar for ongoing professional and career development.
- Generous superannuation scheme with up to 15.4% employer contributions.
- Corporate discount on AIS Shop merchandise.
- Access to Clearinghouse for Sport, an information sharing platform for Sporting professionals.
Additionally, our Canberra campus offers:
- Free onsite parking
- Onsite facilities including café, dining hall, gym, and swimming pool.
- Priority placement for your children to access the award winning, onsite AIS Caretaker’s Cottage Childcare Centre.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where its offices are located, the Ngunnawal people and recognises any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, the people of the Yugambeh Nation and the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. The ASC extends this acknowledgment to all the Traditional Custodians of the lands and First Nations peoples throughout Australia and would like to pay respects to all Elders past and present. The ASC recognises the outstanding contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to society and sport in Australia and celebrates the power of sport to promote reconciliation and reduce inequality.
