National Wheelchair Basketball Pathways Leader

Basketball Australia; Melbourne; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Basketball Australia seeks a National Pathways Lead, Wheelchair Basketball to steer the national athlete pathway, ensuring alignment and long-term sustainability across Australia. This two-year fixed-term role is based at the State Basketball Centre in Wantirna South, Victoria, with national travel; location flexible within Australia.

You will lead pathway strategy, coordinate across states, drive talent ID, establish progression frameworks, and partner with Paralympics Australia to deliver a

Qualifications

• Experience leading national or large-scale sport development programs.
• Strong understanding of athlete pathways.
• Commitment to inclusion and diversity in sport.

Responsibilities

• Lead the national Wheelchair Basketball pathways strategy aligned to BA’s High-Performance Strategy.
• Drive system coherence and national alignment across states, partners, programs and competition pathways.
• Expand and strengthen the talent identification funnel across priority cohorts.
• Establish and implement progression frameworks aligned with WITTW and IAPP templates.
• Support development frameworks for Athlete (ADF) and Coach (CDF) development within the high-performance system.
• Build and lead strategic partnerships to enhance pathway access and reach.
• Provide system-level leadership of coaching as a pathway enabler without direct coaching delivery.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Program design

High-performance sport

Job description

Basketball Australia seeks a National Pathways Lead, Wheelchair Basketball to steer the national athlete pathway, ensuring alignment and long-term sustainability across Australia. This two-year fixed-term role is based at the State Basketball Centre in Wantirna South, Victoria, with national travel; location flexible within Australia.

You will lead pathway strategy, coordinate across states, drive talent ID, establish progression frameworks, and partner with Paralympics Australia to deliver a