Partnership Specialist – Surfing Australia

Who we are:

Surfing Australia is a National Sporting Organisation (NSO) that was formed in 1963 to establish, guide and promote the development of surfing within Australia. Our purpose is to create a healthier and happier Australia by enriching communities through surfing. Our vision is to continue to be one of Australia’s most loved sports, creating authentic heroes and champions to inspire the next generation to learn a skill for life. With surfing on the world stage for the Paris 2024 Olympics, there’s never been a better time to be a part of the surfing journey.

As a not-for-profit, we drive most of our revenue through our partnership portfolio across our key pillars of High Performance; Participation programs including SurfGroms, our national Surf School network, grassroots Boardrider Clubs, community development and inclusion programs; our national event portfolio with 120+ event days per year; Media & Owned channels including a strong digital and social footprint as well as a dedicated award-winning in-house production team.

About the role:

We are proud to have the support of our commercial sponsors including Woolworths and Hyundai, who align with our core values and make a tangible contribution to the development of the sport. In this role your focus will be implementing their campaigns through our pillars (Events, Participation & Community, Media & Owned Channels and High Performance), onboarding new partners, and ensuring seamless delivery of all aspects of their partnerships. Reporting to the Head of Partnerships and based at Surfing Australia’s High-Performance Centre (and Surfing Aust HQ) in Casuarina, NSW, 20 minutes from the Gold Coast.

Key Responsibilities:

• Confidently lead a portfolio of current Partners, delivering their contracted deliverables and building strong, sustainable relationships that lead to successful partner renewals.  
• Coordination of digital and social campaigns including deadlines, tracking, delivery and reporting with support from SA’s Media team.
• Lead partner integration and activations for all Surfing Australia events with SA’s Events team.
• Develop client campaign briefs for partner content and ensure completion of all activity by SA’s Production team.
• Running regular internal and external WIPs, note taking, providing action points and execution of action points.
• Implement and maintenance of department systems and processes – eg. Partner deliverables tracking, renewals calendar, supporting annual business plan, and support to Head of Partnerships for info related to budgeting, planning, and forecasting. 
• Preparation of detailed and professional reporting including media and audience monitoring updates
• Assist Partnership sales team in identifying new sales opportunities from time to time.

Additional Corporate Benefits

• Complimentary on-site gym facilities available
• Monthly mobile phone allowance
• Dog-friendly workplace
• Lunchtime surfs (600m to the beach)
• Fantastic annual Workplace Culture program
• Opportunities for personal/career development
• Great team environment
• Surf Industry & Partner Discounts scheme

About You:

You are a highly organised, detail-oriented, team player with experience in managing multiple projects and relationships at once. You use initiative to get things done and have a solutions-focused mindset.

We are seeking a vibrant, passionate Partnership account service specialist who is excited to develop their career in sports and use their drive to deliver outcomes for our valued sponsors. This is an exciting role as no two days are the same and allows you to not only support a fantastic team but be a vital part of some of our organisation. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you:

• You are hardworking and passionate about your career in sponsorship and about making a difference.
• You have strong project management skills. 
• You have strong attention to detail, and you take pride in your work.
• You are consistently looking to innovate and streamline processes.
• You have strong and influential written & verbal communication skills and are comfortable communicating with multiple stakeholders at various levels.
• You can work in a team environment and independently. 
• You have knowledge of the Australian sports sponsorship and media landscape. 
• You have an interest in sport and/or surfing. 

Your Experience:

• 2+ years’ experience and track record in a Partnerships or Account Coordinator/Executive role, Digital Marketing role or Client Service role
• Digital Marketing experience including social, digital and eDM campaigns.
• Event experience, specifically delivering experiential brand activations.
• Experience in creating sponsorship proposals. 
• Experience in creating and interpreting detailed, data driven sponsorship reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Outlook (mandatory)
• Experience using Project Management tools eg. ClickUp, Teams (desirable)
• Experience using Media / Social Monitoring Software eg. Streem (desirable)
• Experience using Email Marketing Software eg. Campaign Monitor (desirable)

If you want to join a business full of passionate, energetic, and hardworking people, apply now. In your cover letter, please include an explanation of why your experience is specifically relevant to this role with Surfing Australia and why this is your next career move.

Apply via email via the SEEK Apply or to ************@surfingaustralia.com by Wednesday 24th April 2024

We thank everyone in advance for their application for the role, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Surfing Australia is an equal opportunity employer who supports inclusive, flexible, and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes persons with disabilities, culturally, religiously, and linguistically diverse people, diverse age groups, diverse sexual orientation, and gender.