Chief Executive Officer

Baseball NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Baseball NSW is seeking a high-calibre Chief Executive Officer to guide the peak body for baseball in NSW, delivering the Playball NSW strategic plan and leading a cross-functional team. You will strengthen stakeholder relationships, grow participation and secure funding to reinvest in the community.

The role requires strategic leadership, governance acumen, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion within a member-based sports organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team through cultural change with measurable outcomes.
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to represent the organisation as a confident spokesperson.
• Strategic planning and practical implementation capability.
• Track record promoting diversity, inclusiveness and equality.
• Brand development and delivery experience.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant area.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver strategic and commercial imperatives.
• Advance participation programs and member services for NSW baseball.
• Secure new funding streams to reinvest in the community.
• Engage diverse stakeholders including government, clubs and volunteers.
• Drive cultural change and advance performance initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Spokesperson

Strategic planning

Diversity & inclusion

Brand development

Team leadership

Education

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant area

Job description

This is an opportunity to lead one of Australia's fastest growing sports in the state with the largest participation base.

This is an opportunity to lead one of Australia's fastest growing sports in the state with the largest participation base. As the peak body for baseball in NSW, Baseball NSW leads, manages, promotes, advances and encourages the growth of baseball in NSW.

Baseball NSW plays a key role in strengthening the game by driving participation growth across all aspects and functions necessary to conduct the sport and the growth, development and encouragement of members to reach their full potential no matter their ability.

The organisation oversees a range of competitions, events, activities, game and player development programs. Through its membership, Baseball NSW represents over 150 clubs and associations encompassing more than 16,000 players, participants, officials and volunteers.

Positioned to deliver a comprehensive change agenda with the recent release of our Playball NSW Strategic Plan, BNSW is seeking a high calibre individual to deliver on the promise of the strategy and lead the organization as Chief Executive Officer through a period of growth, driving stakeholder engagement and improving participation and baseball experiences across NSW.

The Role

Reporting to the Board of Directors, you will be responsible for advancing the delivery of the organisations’ strategic and commercial imperatives by leading a dedicated cross-functional team to provide a range of existing and proposed services to members. Other key mandates include supporting or directly administering broad and inclusive participation programs, delivering best-in-class high performance player development programs and securing new and adjacent funding streams to re-investment back into our community.

You are a dynamic, motivated and commercially astute leader, with experience engaging and developing positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. You are an innovative thinker capable of identifying and capitalizing on opportunities and delivering them in a timely manner.

You possess demonstrable experience driving positive cultural change, navigating and prioritizing complex issues, managing and delivering key initiatives. Ideally, you will have experience working with Local Council, State and Federal Government, and exhibit a successful track record managing a member-based organisation and working with volunteers.

Qualifications and Experience

• Leading a team or organisation through cultural change - demonstrate key successes achieved
• Effective relationship building and stakeholder management
• Key spokesperson for an organisation - demonstrated ability to represent the organisation and deliver messages clearly and with confidence
• Well-developed strategic planning and implementation skills
• Leading a team promoting diversity, inclusiveness and equality
• Brand development and delivery
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant area

Professional Skills and Attributes

In addition to demonstrating relevant experiences across the core functional areas of responsibility identified, candidates applying for the CEO role will require a range of personal and professional skills, including:

• An understanding of the workings and demands of a sport and/or membership-based organisation
• An ability to lead and manage multiple stakeholders
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills with the experience to be a respected spokesperson and relationship builder
• Ability to lead a peak sporting body which operates within a strategic membership support framework
• A proven record of managing the financial operations, compliance and risk management of an organisation in a transparent, efficient and professional manner
• Highly developed interpersonal skills including advanced negotiation and communication skills
• Excellent coalition-building skills, an engaging interpersonal style with the ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in working within a sporting and/or volunteer organisation is desirable
• A successful track‑record in business development and strategic planning
• Ability to work effectively with a Board of Directors and to cultivate existing board member relationships
• An understanding of baseball is highly desirable but not essential.

Personal and Behavioural Attributes:

• Highly developed work ethic and energy level
• Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning and execution
• Creative, with an ability to encourage innovation and to champion new initiatives
• A keen sense of a member as the primary customer, and an unwavering commitment to provide meaningful, targeted and relevant services
• Ability to think strategically, analyse problems and issues, respond creatively and translate/ implement strategy into results
• Possess the intellect, cultural competency and flexibility to work effectively in a collaborative, values-driven and energetic team
• High level of personal and professional integrity

Location

This position is located at the Baseball NSW Office at Blacktown International Sports Park with flexible working arrangements when appropriate.

Travel throughout Sydney, NSW, interstate and occasionally overseas may be required from time‑to‑time.

Hours of Work

The role is full-time however consideration of alternate arrangements may be considered for the right candidate. There will be some weekend work and extended hours required at various times.

Remuneration

A competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate.

Pre-Employment Screening Statement

Successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. This includes but is not limited to national police check and working with children check. Baseball NSW may withdraw an employment offer in the event of an unsatisfactory screening result.

Applications close 5.00pm 23 October 2026. Please note that we may commence interviewing candidates throughout the advertising period.

For further information including a copy of the Position Description, please contact *****@baseballnsw.com.au