Growth and Partnerships Lead

At the National Rugby League (NRL) we’re very proud of our game and the impact it has on players, fans and communities.  Rugby League is an inclusive sport for everyone.  Our workplace champions inclusion and celebrates diversity.

We are currently looking to employ a Growth and Partnerships Lead for a 12-month contract. This is a great opportunity for an internal NRL employee to showcase their experience and build upon their skillset.

This role will support the successful delivery and growth of partnerships initiatives, disability strategy and major event activations for the Participation and Community Team.

Critical to your success will be the ability to: be proactive and solutions focused; work with relevant internal and external stakeholders to maximise the profile of NRL Participation and Community; developing a project plan that will strengthen NRL partnerships and registered participation numbers.

Duties include:

• Manage Major event participation activation (All Stars, Magic Round, AMPOL Origin Telstra Finals) on ground activities and liaise with Internal Stakeholders (marketing, commercial, government, NRL Clubs etc)
• Build, lead and activate commercial partner alignment for participation activations at major events and Affiliated partners
• Mange and activate new growth formats related to the NRLs Beach Strategy (Touch, Tag and Tackle)
• Support and activate the annual business plan development with SLS, TFA and OZ tag
• Manage and support the development of Disability affiliates and formats Wheelchair, Physical Disability RL (Playing) Intellectual Disabilities (engagement and inclusion programs)
• Manage and support national affiliate bodies and strategy development (Police, Universities, Wheelchair, PDRL)
• Manage and leads obligations with disability community partners special Olympics, disability Sports Australia and What Ability

Applications: If you meet most of the criteria, please apply at your earliest convenience as we are actively interviewing.  Applications Close: Thursday 8 February 2024 at 5pm

The NRL is committed to providing a child-safe environment where children and young people are safe, feel safe, and their voices heard about decisions that affect their lives.  The NRL have strong recruitment procedures with extensive screening of applicants including comprehensive reference checks, identity checks, “Working with Children” checks and/or national criminal history checks to ensure the safest and most suitable people work with us.