- Executive strategic leadership position
- Drive the growth of the sport across the nation
- People leadership and stakeholder management focus
Touch Football Australia Limited (TFA) is the governing body for the sport of Touch Football in Australia. TFA has a strategic alliance with the National Rugby League (NRL) through the Australian Rugby League Commission, hence the sport being known as NRL Touch Football.
Touch Football is a sport that is thrilling, enjoyable and accessible to all. TFA is responsible for the overall leadership, management, administration and development of Touch Football across the nation and has over 675,000 people participating annually. The Athelite Australian Emus (national teams) successfully retained the Federation of International Touch World Cup in 2024, crowned Opens and Masters World Champions (men's, women's and mixed) - claiming twelve out of the thirteen Gold Medals.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the management of TFA's day to day operations, in line with strategic direction from the Board, to ensure efficient and effective delivery of the sport. The CEO will improve the business through the successful development and implementation of the strategic and operational plans, strong leadership, effective stakeholder management and sound financial management. The CEO works closely with the Chair to ensure the Board is kept fully informed of all relevant matters including performance, strategic issues and risk.
Whist ensuring key operational elements including governance, financial management and people leadership are delivered effectively, the CEO will build a strong culture and clear vision for the organisation and its key stakeholders. Business development, including growing commercial partnerships and sponsorships, is also a key aspect of the role.
Now is an exciting time to join TFA, with the 2021-2024 Strategic Plan coming to an end, the incoming CEO will have the opportunity to craft the strategic vision of the organisation, in conjunction with the Board, and drive its implementation throughout the organisation and across the nation.
To be considered for this role, you will have a successful track record in managing like-sized (circa $10m) businesses, budgets and resources whilst delivering against strategic objectives. Your commercial acumen will be matched by your sound judgement, strategic decision making capability. The role collaborates with a complex system of stakeholders and therefore demands outstanding relationship management skills to engage and build strong, cooperative working relationships within the touch football and wider rugby community. As CEO you will be experienced in managing expectations and cutting through red tape, as well as ensuring best practice collaboration and a harmonious working relationship between TFA and its state and territory associations.
The role requires an entrepreneur with commercial savvy and the ability to continually build value in the TFA brand, generating revenue to underpin sport strategy, programs, services and events.
While prior experience in a comparable CEO role will be highly regarded, candidates ready to apply experiences gained from a similarly scaled leadership role will also be considered. Whilst a strong understanding of the Australian federated sporting environment is preferable, a background in touch football is not required. You must however be an ambassador for the sport, committed to providing strong foundations for the long-term growth and success of touch football in Australia.
The Chief Executive Officer, Touch Football Australia search and recruitment process is being managed exclusively by Sportspeople Recruitment - our 263rd CEO search.
In the first instance general enquiries should be directed to Scott Oakhill on 0408 258 337, FREECALL AU 1800 634 388 or +61 2 9555 5000.
