About us

Joining the Hawthorn Football Club represents a unique opportunity to work in a fast paced, elite sporting environment where you can be yourself and thrive.

Our Club’s values and One Club philosophy across our men’s and women’s football programs ensures that inclusion and diversity are at the core of all we do. You will work and thrive in an environment that is committed to excellence and supported by a culture of wellbeing and work/family balance.

Our strategic priorities guide the Club to deliver long term objectives to continually grow, innovate and achieve on-field success. We are excited that our new state of the art home Kennedy Community Centre in Dingley will be completed in 2025.

We are committed to creating a supportive environment in which people feel connected to our football club and to each other.  Importantly we want to have fun!

About the role

Reporting to the GM of Football Operations, this full-time permanent role will lead and manage Football Operations in the AFLW program.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the AFLW program from a football operations perspective including:
  • Match day, training, and travel operations and logistics 
  • Schedule and facility/venue organisation 
  • Coach meeting agenda and facilitation 
  • Player appearances 
  • AFLW apparel 
  • Match Review Officer and Tribunal
• Lead AFLW Football Operations staff to ensure all administration, logistics and compliance requirements are executed across the AFLW program
• Develop strong relationships with players, coaches & staff that will enable better insight into any issues and opportunities for the program
• Work closely with GM of Football Operations to ensure a high performance AFLW environment is at all times and that strategic goals within the program are prioritised
• Be the AFLW key point of contact for opposition clubs, the AFL, and umpires/officials
• Represent the Club at AFLW meetings, understand the competition rules, and contribute to the development of the program in any way required

Qualifications and Experience 

The successful candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in a similar operational role. An understanding of the Football Department and experience managing budgets and people (highly regarded).

Availability

• Due to the nature of the role and the industry, the Football Operations Manager will need to be available for trainings and games.

Our offer to you 

As a Hawthorn Football Club employee, you will work in a supportive, values driven and harmonious team. You will be challenged and provided with opportunities to learn new things, grow, and develop. Our initiatives which drive wellbeing, connection and performance include:

• Access to gym facilities
• Special offers and discounts through our Corporate Partners
• Professional development opportunities - inhouse and external
• One Club memberships to enjoy games with your family and friends

The Hawthorn Football Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We welcome applicants who reflect the diversity of the Australian community and encourages applicants from the following backgrounds to apply:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Culturally and linguistically diverse
• LGBTIQ+
• People with a disability
• People who live in rural and regional locations

 We provide a welcoming, safe, and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone.

As an organisation we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. It is essential that anyone involved with the Hawthorn Football Club understands their responsibility in relation to child safety. Our organisation requires all applicants to obtain a ‘Working with Children Check’ prior to appointment.