Concussion And Head Trauma Governance Policy Manager

AFL - Australian Football League

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he AFL is Australia’s premier sporting organisation supporting a constantly evolving national competition. Our purpose is to progress the game, so everyone can share in its heritage and possibilities.

We have a strong workforce presence in most States and Territories of Australia including Northern Territory, QLD, NSW / ACT, Victoria and Tasmania.

As the AFL industry continues to grow and evolve at both the elite and community levels, we are focused on ensuring we attract and retain great people in both permanent and casual roles at all levels and within all areas of our industry.

Importantly, we aim to reflect the communities where our game is played by recruiting locally where possible to strengthen our connection to the ‘grassroots’ of our game. We are also fortunate to have hundreds of passionate volunteers within our industry, offering their time and expertise to help grow our game.

ABOUT THE ROLE The Head of Concussion and Head Trauma Governance & Policy plays a key role in providing leadership in the ongoing development of the AFL’s Head Trauma and concussion strategy, and in the advancement of healthcare policy and service provision across our game.   A DAY IN THE LIFE OFKey Accountabilities:

• Provide leadership and active participation in the coordination and conduct of the business of the AFL Concussion Steering Group
• Coordinate and help lead the process of oversight over the Working Groups in the formulation and delivery of initiatives to further the Strategic Plan
• Support the provision of service to the AFL Past Player Program (that facilitates and funds cognitive assessments for former players)
• Manage staffing and policy implementation for Concussion Medical Spotters
• Oversee the coordination and supervision of the concussion spotter program in the AFL Review Centre
• Liaise with key stakeholders with respect to the coordination/provision of independent doctors at AFL and AFLW matches (subject to policy positions currently under review)
• Support and help co-ordinate the AFL Independent Multidisciplinary Panels
• Undertake consultation with key stakeholders (including the AFLPA, external experts and representatives from other codes) and work with the AFL’s medical experts to formulate the content and coordinate the delivery of concussion education across the industry
• Support the coordination and providing substantive input (including drafting) on the review and updating of protocols, procedures, regulations and guidelines and other key documents that guide AFL’s strategy to prevent/reduce Concussion and Head Trauma and provision of healthcare services
• Manage the knowledge translation and policy implementation of these key directives and other concussion initiatives, including exploring potential commercial/partnership opportunities and required regulatory processes
• Coordination of concussion budget, financial processes and contracting.

    OUR IDEAL TEAM MEMBERCore Competencies:

• Working knowledge/familiarity with current issues and approaches to sports medicine, including Concussion and Head Trauma in contact sports
• In-depth understanding of Australian Football and health and safety issues in the sport
• Medical, allied health, or public health, background advantageous
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and demonstrated experience leading projects and complex initiatives with broad number of stakeholders
• Strong (written and oral) communication and analytical skills
• Experience in drafting policies, guidelines and submissions (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated experience in policy knowledge translation and implementation across multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with product development from concept through to market in health sector desirable

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  Organizational Culture Development

  Understand and develop a strong and cohesive organizational culture

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  Internal Stakeholder Partnership

  Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand the business and advise on Human Resource matters

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  Implementation of People and Culture Projects

  Design and implement People and Culture projects to support the organization’s goals, and meet compliance requirements

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  Collaboration

  Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals

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  Prioritization

  Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions

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  Problem solving

  Identifies problems and develops logical solutions that address the problems