AddressABOUT US
Football Australia is situated on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge the histories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and commit to building a brighter future together.
Football in Australia is a melting pot of approximately 2 million participants represented by over 200 different cultures, we are proud to be the most diverse and globally connected sport within the Australian sporting landscape.
This diversity in culture, ideas, and experience makes us strong and prepares us to achieve our vision to ‘be a leading football nation where everyone is inspired to live and love the game’. To achieve this, we live by our company values which include:
- Impact On & Off the Field: Challenge the way we think and do to seek ways to grow the impact football has, influence industry thought leaders.
- Inclusive & Diverse Football for all: Football is embedded in the nation's social fabric, follows the story of Australia, be accessible for all
- A United Team: Bringing people together to unleash the power of football and to deliver the vision, we bring the team spirit to the game
- Trust: Building trust across the whole football community, be trusted custodians of the game, act with integrity and objectivity
WHAT WE OFFER
At Football Australia we want to look after our people and below are just some of the many benefits of joining our team:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Birthday Leave
- Study Leave
- Wellbeing & Lifestyle leave
- Paid Parental leave in addition to statutory government offering
- Volunteer leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Partner discounts
- Workplace Banking Program
- Social Activities such as 5-a-side futsal
ABOUT THE ROLE
Reporting to the Event manager, this Sydney based role is responsible for supporting the planning and on-ground delivery of all Football Australia managed match days including the Subway Socceroos, CommBank Matildas, CommBank Pararoos & CommBank ParaMatildas, Junior international matches, open training sessions, fan days, corporate events and other related events.
This role will work closely with all internal departments to ensure a collaborative and consistent delivery of operations across all Football Australia events and competitions to create and deliver best practice, fan focused events that increase the profile of football.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Support the planning, coordination, and implementation of all operational aspects of Football Australia events. This includes but is not limited to accreditation, broadcast operations, sports presentation, catering, equipment, event information, match day operations, medical, precinct activities, security and police, signage, football operations, teams, family & friends programs, corporate hospitality, venue planning and volunteers
- Contribute to the development of detailed event documentation including specific event schedules, venue operation plans, risk assessments, team operations, and others necessary to deliver Football Australia Events
- Oversee packing, re-stocking and logistics related to freight/shipments for events including effective storage management at Football Australia’s storage facility.
- Coordinate the end-to-end processes related to fan-engagement and fan-experience activities at events including sourcing, mapping, permit applications if required, venue-specific documentation, bump-in and post-event reviews.
- Support ticketing administrative duties and operations from time to time. This may include using ticketing software to support complimentary ticket distribution, reporting and analysis
A full copy of the position description can be found here.
ABOUT YOU
Experience, Skills and Qualifications:
- Prior experience delivering sporting matches that have a number of moving parts (e.g broadcast, ceremonies, ticketed crowds, community integration) would be highly regarded.
- Team focused with an ability to work independently while keeping team-mates abreast of changes or considerations.
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal departments and external stakeholders, event contractors and agencies
- Experience working within allocated operational budgets
- Established project management disciplines inclusive of the ability to prioritise at peak times
- Strong attention to detail, high standards of integrity, ability to represent Football Australia interests
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills gained from previous work experience or community engagement roles.
- A full list of experience, skills and qualifications can be found in the above position description
Additional Requirements:
- Full working rights in Australia
- Working with children check (paid/employee) or state-based equivalent
- International Criminal History Record for each country (other than Australia) in which you have resided for 12 months or more in the last 10 years (if applicable)
- Out of hours and weekend work as required
Click APPLY NOW to submit your application, including a cover letter and current resume.
Application Closing Date: 2 July 2024 - Please note Football Australia will review applications as they come in, therefore, the job advertisement closing date may be earlier.
Football Australia are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our values and behaviours support and encourage an environment that sees its people drive impact on and off the pitch, are trusting in each other, united to achieve and embrace an inclusive environment.
We encourage applications from people who identify as female or non-binary, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island people, people with disabilities and people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you require support or advice with your application, please contact us.
In submitting an application, you agree to our collection statement. To review, head to the following link: footballaustralia.com.au/jobs/collection-statement
