Everyone plays here 

 
Drive excellence. Shape experiences. Elevate sport and recreation across NSW. 

• Shape the future of sport and recreation experiences across NSW. 

• Join a high‑performing Executive team to drive operational excellence and statewide impact. 

• Ongoing, full-time opportunity to lead a diverse portfolio of Centres, Venues and Infrastructure Management to deliver outcomes that matter. 

• TRP of $312,184 up to $349,603. This is a total remuneration package inclusive of superannuation and other benefits. 

About the role 
This is your opportunity to influence outcomes at the highest level and make a lasting impact on Sport and Recreation service delivery and customer experience across NSW. 

In the role of Executive Director, Centres and Venues, you will provide strategic leadership and guidance to the Office’s operational and service delivery and lead a committed group of Senior leaders, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and priorities. You will deliver timely, high-quality strategic and operational advice on critical issues arising from customer and operational activity, enabling informed decision-making, programs of improvement and consistent external communication. You will drive performance standards and continuous improvement and evolution across all operational programs and services. 

You will lead the strategic direction for the Office’s infrastructure, facilities, venues, and Recreation Centres, fostering operational excellence and innovation, as well as developing effective financial planning and budget management. This is your opportunity to work alongside a highly collaborative Executive team to influence and deliver outcomes at the highest level and make a lasting impact on Sport and Recreation service delivery and customer experience across NSW. 

For more information read the full Role Description:  Role Description - PSSE Band 2 - Executive Director Centres and Venues.docx

About you  

Our ideal candidate will bring to the role: 

• Experience driving operational excellence across complex service environments, with a strong record of improving performance, service quality, systems and processes. 

• Experience providing strategic leadership that shapes direction, builds confidence and delivers measurable outcomes across diverse or multi‑site operations. 

• Ability to exercise strong judgement and make well‑informed decisions, with the confidence to respond effectively in dynamic, complex or sensitive environments. 

• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives, with the capability to identify opportunities, embed better ways of working and achieve sustained uplift in performance and service quality. 

• A track record of building high‑performing teams, with demonstrated success in developing capability, strengthening alignment and embedding a culture where people feel empowered, accountable, engaged and supported to deliver meaningful outcomes 

To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and Pre-Employment Health Assessment.  

Should you require further information about the role, please contact Director, People & Culture. Erin.torsello@sport.nsw.gov.au  

About us 

The Office of Sport is the lead NSW Government agency for sport and active recreation. We offer a career with purpose and work that makes a difference. Delivering on our purpose of  ‘Everyone Plays Here’, we are a unique workplace, where no two days are the same! 

Our work is spread across NSW, with ten Sport and Recreation Centres, five Olympic Sport Venues and offices throughout the state. We provide leadership, policies, programs, funding and infrastructure to enable participation in sport and active recreation. Our work makes a difference – improving health outcomes, connecting communities and making a stronger NSW. 

Our team members are collaborative, creative, hardworking and innovative, brought together by a common goal of ensuring sport and active recreation is accessible for all people in NSW. 

How to apply?  

For your online application to be considered it must include: 

• A cover letter (maximum 2 pages) that outlines your leadership capabilities and demonstrates how your experience will enable you to drive operational excellence and deliver statewide outcomes that make a meaningful difference for communities across NSW. 

• An up-to-date resume outlining experience, skills & achievements relevant to this role (maximum 5 pages) 

Applications close:  11.55pm Sunday 8th February 2026  

 
Contact for enquiries: Director, People & Culture erin.torsello@sport.nsw.gov.au 

What’s in it for you? 

The Office of Sport offers you the opportunity to make a direct, shared contribution and difference to sport and recreation in NSW and have a positive impact on quality of life of our clients. We offer a family-friendly and flexible working environment, competitive salaries, and generous leave entitlements. Our benefits include salary packaging, access to the Fitness Passport and the Employee Assistance Program. 

Inclusion is a huge focus for the Office, internally and externally. In addition to actively promoting employment for women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ individuals, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, we are also committed to increasing opportunities for everyone to participate in sport and active recreation. We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging.