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SalaryAbout VenuesWest
At VenuesWest our vision is to be Australia’s leading provider of sport and entertainment venues and precincts. We take pride in owning and/or operating 14 of Western Australia’s major sporting and entertainment venues, including not only the world class Optus Stadium and the iconic RAC Arena, but also HBF Park, HBF Stadium, HBF Arena, Bendat Basketball Centre and Gold Netball Centre.
We play an extremely important role in the lives of Western Australians by offering opportunities for those pursuing elite sport, a range of options for individuals or families choosing to live healthy, active lifestyles and a variety of entertainment experiences for everyone.
About the Role
This role is responsible for High-Performance Sports Stakeholder Management and Development of event opportunities for VenuesWest working directly with State Sporting Associations and the key industry partners the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC), WAIS, Tourism WA and SportWest.
This position will focus on working with State Sporting Associations to develop them into a position to enrich High Performance Sport opportunities for targeted sports including the generation of new and improved procurement of State, national, and international events into VenuesWest venues.
This is a full time, permanent opportunity with the nature of the role requiring weekend and after-hours work as required. Flexible working arrangements will be discussed with the successful candidate including hours of work and working from home.
Whilst the position will be based at HBF Stadium in Mount Claremont, mobility may be required between the portfolio of facilities.
What We Offer
Working with VenuesWest comes with a number of benefits:
- A free membership to our gym and aquatic centres
- Access to staff fitness classes
- Access to free counselling for employees and their immediate families through our Employment Assistance Provider
- Payment for re-qualification for essential qualifications and certifications
- Access to salary packaging arrangements
- A fantastic social club and culture program with lots of activities
- Optical reimbursements for office-based staff (after 12 months employment)
- Annual flu vaccinations
- 50% discount on kid’s programs
- Corporate health insurance discounts
- A comprehensive learning and development program
- Free on-site parking
- Sponsorship for participation in community, sporting and charity events
About the Person
The successful candidate will have high level relationship-building and communication skills to cultivate and maintain relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and content providers to effectively promote and sell products and services and ensure successful business outcomes. Experience in planning and delivering sporting events and developing bids to procure sporting events at the state, national and international level are essential for this role.
For any further job-related information please contact Daniel Etter at ************@venueswest.wa.gov.au
For information on VenuesWest and its venues please visit our website www.venueswest.wa.gov.au
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, you must provide:
- copy of your current resume and
- cover letter detailing your skills and experience which demonstrate how you meet the following essential capability in the context of this position:
- Experience in successfully cultivating and maintaining relationships with State Sporting Associations stakeholders, suppliers and content providers to promote and sell products and/or services and ensure successful business outcomes including:
- experience in the planning and delivery of sporting events; and
- experience with developing bids to procure national and international sporting events.
- Evidence of your right to work in Australia – Australian Birth Certificate; Australian Citizenship Certificate; or passport
A full copy of the Job Description is available as a PDF below, which includes a complete list of the capabilities required to fulfil this role.
Please submit your application by clicking on the ‘Apply for Job’ button below. A step by step guide to applying online is available in pdf format below to assist you in this process.
For application assistance please contact People and Culture on (08) 9441 8***.
Employment Screening
To be eligible for employment with VenuesWest you must have the following at the time of commencement:
- Right to Work in Australia for the duration of the employment contract
- National Police Clearance
Please note that the appointee will bear the costs associated with the abovementioned eligibility requirements.
Workplace Diversity
VenuesWest maintains a working environment that is free from discrimination in accordance with Equal Opportunity legislation. We are seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our customers and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees. Our goal is to increase the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, women in leadership, youth and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in our workforce. Sections of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 for measures to achieve equality may be applied to this process.
Candidates from these backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply for this vacancy and to identify themselves through the application questions.
This advertisement may be requested in other formats including Word, PDF, and large format by contacting People and Culture on (08) 9441 8***.
Future Appointments
Applicants who are found suitable, but not recommended for the vacancy, may be considered for subsequent vacancies for 12 months in accordance with Part 5 (General Appointment) of the Commissioner’s Instructions No.2: Filling a Public Sector Vacancy.
