Grants Advisor Sport

Grants Advisor Sport

Are you looking for your next challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a Grants Advisor Sport to join our Sport Grants team for the effective management of sports funding and grants program.

We are seeking a Grants Advisor Sport to join our team on a temporary full-time basis up to June 2026. The role will be based in our Sydney Olympic Park office, offering flexible hybrid work arrangements.

We offer a competitive salary to the right candidate with salary range starting from $106,025 up to $117,363 per annum plus 11.5% superannuation and 17.5% leave loading.

Working with us

The Office of Sport is the lead NSW Government agency for sport and active recreation.

With a vision of sport and active recreation creating healthier people, connecting communities and making a stronger NSW, we provide the people of NSW with the leadership, policies, programs, funding and infrastructure necessary to maximise the social, health and economic benefits realised through this valued sector.

Our work is spread across NSW, with ten Sport and Recreation Centres, five Olympic Sport Venues and offices throughout the state.

About the role

The Grants Advisor Sport is responsible for coordinating the delivery of grant programs for sporting organisations, associations and grassroots sports across NSW, and providing advice to organsiations who have received funding through the Office of Sport.

In this role, you will be required to:

• Facilitate and coordinate the planning and delivery of Sport grant programs, including scheduling, and opening of program rounds and assessments.
• Coordinate the administration of funding and grants, including the preparation and management of funding agreements, variations and acquittals.
• Monitor and regularly report on the grants budget and the disbursement of grants to successful applicants, ensuring compliance with public sector accounting standards, practices and relevant statutory requirements.
• Draft correspondence, briefing notes and reports to ensure the provision of quality and timely information.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes to ensure accessibility of quality information and contribute to the achievement of project outcomes.

For more information view the role description.

About you

Our ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of government and public sector processes, policies, objectives and relationships as they relate grant administration.
• Experience in developing and analysing financial reports.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The Office of Sport is committed to building a workplace that values and supports diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Office encourages applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed, and also advise us of your preferred method of communication.

The Office of Sport is committed to keeping children safe. It is the responsibility of all staff, regardless of role, to act to keep children safe from harm.