Why Join the Netball Crew?

For nearly 100 years, Netball Australia has led, inspired, and supported a myriad of opportunities for thousands of communities and millions of Australians to play, deliver, watch, and ultimately love our sport. With over 8.2 million Australians interested in netball, and over 4 million are core fans of Suncorp Super Netball, our game is in great shape with the incredible success of our elite competitions propelling strong participation and fanbase growth domestically and globally. Australia is the No. 1 ranked team in the world, with 12 World Cup wins and 5 Commonwealth Games wins. 8/10 families in Australia are involved in netball, with over 1 million participants and 50,000+ Woolworths NetSetGo registrations! We are rightly proud of our heritage, our standing, and our successes. Few teams in any sport, and even fewer organisations in any industry, enjoy the position and the positive pressure of being No. 1 in the World! We love what we do and thoroughly enjoy inspiring everyone to experience the magic of Australia’s leading female sport!

If this sounds like something you would enjoy being a part of (and we may be bias but think you might!) then keep reading to find out a little more about this great opportunity!

The Opportunity:

Reporting to a fabulous Senior Events Manager, and working within a collaborative and dedicated events team, the position incumbent will be responsible for the following key areas: 

Event Delivery

• Plan the end-to-end management of a portfolio of events in the Netball calendar including Origin Diamonds, Domestic and Community, ensuring all key deliverables are met.
• Conduct planning, briefing and debriefing meetings with all internal stakeholders and external hirers ensuring all internal timelines are met.
• Active management of your event budgets, ensuring events are delivered within budget.
• Be fully conversant with all relevant agreements pertaining to the event, including but not limited to Venue Hire Agreements, Government agreements, service agreements etc.

Stakeholder Management

• Drive innovation and service excellence to deliver amazing event experiences for all stakeholders.
• Create and maintain robust, collaborative, and flexible working relationship with internal staff, external member organisations, contractors, and suppliers.  
• Proactive communication with the Senior Events Manager, internal and external stakeholders on all areas pertaining to events. 

Event Documentation

• Maintain and produce event documentation in relation to the event including scheduling, event management plans and budgets
• Any other activities required and assigned by the Senior Events Manager.

Our Ideal Candidate:

At Netball Australia, we value our people, and our people are the fabric of our organisation. Our DNA: Belong - We create and foster a safe and respectful environment. We are united by a shared purpose but recognise and support differing opinions and identities. Be Your Best - The ongoing pursuit to be better and bring out the best in others. Be Bold - We step outside our comfort zone and are courageous in our exploration of the new. Our ideal candidate would be able to demonstrate a strong alignment to our DNA.

Some other key capabilities. behaviours, knowledge, and traits that would stand out to us:

• 5+ years' experience in Event Delivery within the Sports Industry.
• A passion for events of all shapes and sizes, nationally, socially and at a commercial level.
• Exceptional interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated record of meeting targets with tight timelines.
• Comprehension of and support towards Netball Australia goals, expectations, and vision.
• A strong work ethic, high level of motivation and attention to detail to be able to work autonomously.
• Pride in your work that clearly shows well-crafted time management skills and sound understanding of best practice within Events execution.
• Bright, bubbly persona, approachable, flexible, adaptable with capability to influence.
• Deep knowledge of, passion for, and experience within, the netball ecosystem is highly desirable.

Other Information:

On the cusp of our centenary, and significant opportunity leading into the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney, there has never been a more exciting time to join! This opportunity is offered on a 12-month fixed term contract basis covering parental leave, based at our HQ in vibrant Fitzroy, where you will be spoilt for choice on great coffee spots! Our teams work flexibly, and we encourage the successful applicant to discuss flexible working options with their new Manager.

If this sounds like you, and we hope it does – please submit your CV along with a Cover Letter telling us what most excites you about this fabulous role. We shortlist and interview great candidates as soon as they are identified so, please do not delay your application should you wish to be considered. We do not take for granted the high volume of excellent applications we receive, but please be aware this means we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates.

Netball Australia takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. All successful candidates will undergo a criminal record and Working with Children check prior to employment. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries. We have a collaborative, supportive and diverse culture and promote the continued development of our team members! We believe your religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification or culture do not define you nor impact your application or employment with Netball Australia. We are a sport for all people across the community and take pride in providing a diverse, inclusive and safe environment for all.