CANDIDATE BRIEF Chief Executive Officer Swimming Australia Swimming Australia

Swimming is Australia’s number one participation sport, and the country’s most successful Olympic and Paralympic Sport.

After disappointment in London and then in Rio, the Dolphins have returned from Tokyo as the most successful gold medal winning squad in history. Australia won 20 medals, including nine golds, lifting spirits across the country. New superstars of the pool such as , Zac Stubblety-Cook, Kayley McKeown and Emma McKeon, captured the imagination of Australia, continuing Swimming’s history of peak performance at Olympic Games and World Championships.

Swimming forms part of the very fabric of being Australian. Swimming Australia is the peak governing body with nearly 1,000 clubs and 90,000 registered members nationally. Swimming is unique as it is a life- skill, a sport and a recreation. Nearly everybody swims or loves swimming, making the Dolphins ever more relatable than other Olympians. Swimming Australia’s vision is to enrich and inspire the nation from grass roots community participation through to elite level swimmers competing on the global stage.

2 | Confidential The Opportunity It's a critical time to join Swimming Australia The role collaborates with a complex system as it undergoes an unprecedented period of stakeholders and therefore demands of expansion and renewal. The CEO will lead outstanding relationship management skills to Swimming in seizing the momentum from engage and build strong, cooperative working Tokyo and the continuing opportunity of FINA relationships within the swimming family. World Championships and a Commonwealth As CEO you will ensure best practice Games in 2022, and then Paris 2024 followed collaboration and a harmonious working by LA 2028. Longer-term there is the relationship between Swimming Australia unprecedented opportunity created by a home and its Member Associations. Olympics in 2032, which will see the Dolphins central to our Australian Olympic success. The CEO will continue to build integrity and trust with our largest stakeholders including The CEO will be a proven Strategic leader with the critical relationships with , a strong commercial skillset able to build the Sport Integrity Australia and the Australian Swimming Australia and Dolphins brand. Olympic Committee. The opportunity created by our success in Tokyo and the prospect of the 2032 Olympics The CEO must be a progressive, modern leader is enormous and the CEO must continually able to implement positive changes to the build value in the Swimming Australia assets sport. They will develop a modern, inclusive, and brand, generating the required revenue and diverse culture with best practice athlete to underpin sport strategy, programs, services, wellbeing and coach development and safe, and events. elite performance.

Confidential | 3 Chief Executive Officer

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO will:

∙ Set and drive strategy and ∙ Build robust, co-operative, ∙ Ensure the Dolphins succeed strategic outcomes for and productive working at the elite international level Swimming in Australia. relationships with Swimming through the High-Performance Australia Member Associations, Team. ∙ Be accountable for the government bodies and key operational and financial ∙ Promote and represent sponsorship partners. management of the business. Swimming Australia at all levels ∙ Drive commercial outcomes domestically, internationally ∙ Ensure the adherence to robust to ensure long term financial and in the media to the highest governance processes for the sustainability of the organisation professional standards. organisation. and the sport. ∙ Advocate for and drive the ∙ Lead, inspire and develop a ∙ Implement and lead customer- highest standards of integrity talented Executive Team. centric programs and activities and safe sport. ∙ Build and enhance the designed to maximise ∙ Ensure the sport implements swimming brand throughout engagement of the Swimming best practice through robust Australia, delivering strategies, Australia family (including policies, services and programs events, services, and programs swimmers, parents, officials and that respond to and fulfil its with a focus on greater other stakeholders) while driving broader social responsibilities engagement of participants retention and growth of the sport. (e.g. Diversity & Inclusion). while providing meaningful commercial opportunities for sponsors and supporters.

4 | Confidential Position Accountabilities

Strategy ∙ Ensure growth in the participation ∙ Lead the development of Swimming base nationally, increasing the Australia's 2024 and 2032 strategies desirability of the sport for swimmers in consultation with the Swimming and their parents. Australia Board and Executive. Leadership & People Management ∙ In consultation with the Board, set, ∙ Actively lead, manage and develop review and monitor KPls to deliver the Swimming Australia Executive on Swimming Australia's strategic team and affiliated contractors to priorities. leverage strengths, achieve targets, build and strengthen relationships ∙ Contribute to the development of and maximise output. new Swimming Australia initiatives. ∙ Provide thought leadership and ∙ Innovate, together with the Chief promote and drive best practice for Commercial Officer and others, to the Swimming Australia team. enhance Swimming’s brand and bring exciting new commercial and ∙ Demonstrate our values of courage, swimming initiatives to life that benefit unity, and excellence, and be respectful the sport from grass roots to elite. of the sport's proud history by instilling these values throughout the ∙ Oversee the delivery of the High- swimming community in Australia. Performance Strategic Plan to

produce international benchmark

event success.

Confidential | 5 Position Accountabilities (continued)

Commercial & Business Swimming Australia expenditure Management remains within budget. ∙ Develop and deliver strategies to ensure the long-term financial viability Stakeholder Management of Swimming Australia, including ∙ Forge strong relationships and identifying and creating new revenue actively collaborate with the streams and funding opportunities. Swimming Australia Member Organisations and Affiliated bodies. ∙ Secure incremental revenue through commercial sponsorship and ∙ Ensure strong relationships with key partnerships, government funding, commercial and industry partners. media and licensing arrangements, ∙ Establish and maintain a strong content and events and realise new relationship with Sport Australia opportunities. (Australian Sports Commission) and ∙ Oversee and contribute to the the Australian Institute of Sport, as operational delivery of Swimming well as other relevant government Australia programs, projects, events bodies, including the SIS/SAS network. and initiatives with maximum ∙ Proactively liaise with other positive impact. National Sporting Organisations ∙ Ensure regular reporting against key and Australian and global sporting performance measures to the Board codes and organisations. of Swimming Australia. ∙ Proactively and positively represent ∙ In consultation with the Chief and promote the sport through Operating Officer, ensure that media channels.

Confidential | 6 Key Relationships

Reports to: Swimming Australia Board of Directors

Direct Reports: Swimming Australia Executive Team

Key Internal Stakeholder Relationships ∙ Swimming Australia Board ∙ Swimming Australia Staff ∙ State and Territory Swimming Associations ∙ Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association ∙ Australian Swimmers Association

Key External Stakeholder Relationships ∙ Sport Australia (Australian Sports Commission) ∙ Commercial Partners of Swimming Australia ∙ Other National Sporting Organisations and Sporting codes ∙ International Swimming Governing Body (FINA) ∙ The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) ∙ (PA) ∙ Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) ∙ Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) ∙ Federal Government (Ministers and Officers)

7 | Confidential Background Technical Qualities ∙ Outstanding leadership skills ∙ A passion for sport and ∙ Proven experience and with an ability to influence swimming. Outstanding success as a Chief Executive and inspire. personal networks in Officer or at Senior business and sport ∙ Exceptional relationship Management level. building and broad ∙ Formal tertiary qualifications in ∙ Strong strategic stakeholder management Business, Sport Management, management expertise with ability in a political and Commerce or equivalent. sound financial, operational commercial context. and analytical capability. ∙ Ability to communicate Behavioural Qualities ∙ Proven ability to lead and effectively and work ∙ Change Agent. The ability to lead inspire strategic cultural collaboratively with a and manage change through change throughout an diverse and complex range influence rather than authority. organisation. of stakeholders including ∙ Exceptional communicator. administration and sport ∙ Able to deal with the level of Consensus builder. staff, athletes, government, public and media scrutiny that corporate partners and ∙ Driven by strong ethics and comes with leading a high Member Associations. values, open, honest and profile sport/organisation. accountable for their actions. ∙ A solid knowledge of ∙ Proven commercial capability, the sports industry from ∙ Thrives in complex with strong brand positioning, recreational participation environments. marketing and PR skills and through to elite high the ability to secure, maintain ∙ Credibility. Gravitas. performance. and service sponsors. Ambassadorial. Resilient.

∙ Emotionally intelligent.

Confidential | 8 Location and Travel

This role will be based at either the head office in South Melbourne or the Swimming Australia office in South East Queensland.

The nature of the position will require frequent domestic and infrequent international travel to attend scheduled meetings and events.

Remuneration Guide

An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be available to the successful candidate, negotiable depending upon skill level and experiences.

9 | Confidential About SRI

SRI is a boutique global executive search and consulting firm, servicing the rapidly converging industries of media, entertainment, technology and sport.

We work as one partner-led team with staff based in key global markets across 11 offices on four continents. We offer dedicated and specific sector, function and region expertise. Our services include executive search, board assessment, succession planning, salary benchmarking, advising clients on their internal and external hiring strategy, new market entry and multi-vacancy projects.

How to Apply Please send your CV along with a detailed cover letter to SRI that briefly details why you feel you would be suitable for this role and includes details of your current remuneration.

JONATHAN HARRIS JOSIE LAHEY Partner Partner [email protected] [email protected] +61 413 939 993 +61 478 803 255

Diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) is a fundamental priority for SRI. Our philosophy focusses Applicants must have the right to work permanently in on embedding inclusive behaviours and processes across every element of our business Australia. In accordance with Child Protection legislation practices, internally and in our work with clients and candidates. candidates will be required to provide a Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number for verification by Swimming Australia prior to employment. Selection of the successful candidate will be based upon the results of child protection screening and relevant reference checks.