W/BBL Events Program Officer

The Role

We are seeking a W/BBL Events Program Officer to join the Consumer Business team. This dynamic role will help grow our Big Bash fan base by planning and delivering School Holiday and Academy programs for the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Delivering operational requirements for Melbourne Stars and Renegades School Holiday Programs and Junior and Senior Academy Programs, including:
  - End to end event execution
  - Event and customer service enquiries
  - Organising required staffing
  - Liaising with relevant Regional Cricket Managers to reach clubs within regions
  - Liaising with required talent
  - Liaising with venues
  - Collating data and manage sales process
  - Working with relevant third parties including coaches and program operators
• Assisting the Events Manager with the seasonal events calendar where required
  - BBL Hospitality - Stars and Renegades Lounge, Season Launch, Stars Kids
  - End of season events - including Premier Cricket Awards, Women's Community Cricket Awards, Community Cricket Awards
  - International Hospitality - Boxing Day Test & ODI

About You

The successful candidate will have the ability to work collaboratively across various departments within Cricket Victoria and external stakeholders to deliver events. They will have the proven ability to remain organised and multitask while simultaneously maintaining a high level of attention to detail to ensure all event requirements are delivered. Further, the successful candidate will use their exceptional customer service skills to provide an unforgettable experience to attendees.

To be considered, you will meet the below criteria:

• Business/Commerce or Events/Hospitality/Management Degree
• Event coordination experience
• Prior experience with children's clinics or other school holiday programs
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM
• Superior communication skills - written, verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to effectively collaborate with others
• Current Victorian Employee Working with Children Check
• Current Victoria Driver's License

The Benefits

We're one big collaborative team and we encourage a good work life balance through flexible working. We have a hybrid model of working arrangements with the flexibility for our People to work from our home, the CitiPower Centre, as well as from their home.

Our People benefits include tickets to sporting events (yes, including the cricket), onsite gym access, salary packaging, corporate health insurance, corporate partner discounts, flexible working arrangements, additional week of leave, professional development opportunities, paid parental leave and more!

About Us

Based at the state of the art CitiPower Centre in St Kilda, Cricket Victoria (CV) is one of Victoria's leading sporting organisations and is the governing body for the game of cricket in Victoria. From grassroots cricket to the elite teams - the Victorian Men's and Women's Cricket Teams, Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars - Cricket Victoria nurtures and promotes the development and success of the sport for all Victorians.

If you have the credentials, demonstrated experience and qualifications for this role, please apply by clicking on the "Apply Now" button and ensure you include a cover letter and resume.

Applications close Monday 1 April 2024 at 11.59pm.

At Cricket Victoria, we embrace diversity in gender, age, ethnicity, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We are committed to providing a safe environment for children across Australian Cricket and we also offer a flexible work environment for all employees.

We measure ourselves on our ideals - "Leading the Game"; our shared ideals have the power to create positive change and deliver excellence for our customers, colleagues, and communities. Our people value integrity, connection, accountability, respect and excellence.

We require all applicants to undergo background checks and screening prior to or during any appointment. Australian Cricket's Commitment Statement to Safeguarding Children and Young People can be found at www.cricketaustralia.com.au/safeguarding