Event & Competitions Lead

About the Company:

Netball stands proudly as New Zealand's largest female participation sport, with a remarkable 100-year legacy of community connection, fun and competition - from the grassroots of schoolyards through to international successes of the Silver Ferns. 

As kaitiaki of this iconic sport, Netball NZ leads the vision, organisation and development of netball throughout Aotearoa.
From nurturing grassroots growth to championing international excellence, Netball NZ drives its vision through comprehensive programmes for players, coaches, umpires, and officials, ensuring netball remains the sport of first choice for Kiwis

With over 148,000 registered members and 300,000 passionate participants each year, Netball NZ supports five zones and 83 Netball Centres in delivering the game to communities nationwide

In an evolving global sporting landscape where competition for attention is fiercer than ever, Netball NZ is committed to staying ahead of the game. By embracing the digital age and putting customer experience at the heart of its strategy, it’s ensuring netball remains vibrant, relevant, and deeply connected to its fans

Tribe is proud to advertise a number of new marketing & events roles that will help deliver on their exciting mission.


About the Role: 

This newly created Event & Competition Lead position will play a pivotal role in the execution of the strategic goals of NNZ. As NNZ undertakes a transformation across the wider marketing & events team, this is a really exciting time to be joining the organisation,

Reporting into the Head of Events & Competitions, you will operationalise the event strategy of NNZ, focussing on consistent delivery, best in class product and an overall exceptional fan experience.

You will also work closely with the Commercial and Marketing / Brand teams to innovate – offering new, never before seen events and ideally attracting new partners.

Grassroots and community events will also be of high priority, ensuring netball is accessible to as many young kiwis and players new to the game as possible.

Key responsibilities include;

• Lead the operational execution of all NNZ events, including the ANZ Premiership, National Netball league, Silver Fern matches and other key competitions
• Develop event strategies to increase attendance, fan engagement and overall event impact
• Support framework design for the management and delivery of all NNZ events
• Support development of the ticketing strategy for each NNZ event

 

About You: 
As a passionate events professional, you will possess significant experience developing and managing best in class events.

• You’ll have experience with implementation of ticketing for sports / events including an understanding the ‘back end’ of ticketing systems
• You’ll have previously delivered community and national tournaments and have a strong skillset of bringing cross functional internal and external stakeholders together
• Outside of a proven track record of delivery top class events, you will be an excellent communicator, highly organised and possess the ability to work autonomously.

Apply Now!

To find out more, please get in touch with Ben on 0274 656 903 for a confidential chat.

To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.  

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