Event Operations Manager - Adelaide International

Tennis Australia Limited; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to Australian Open

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Tennis Australia Limited is recruiting for an Event Operations Manager to oversee the Adelaide International. The role focuses on delivering a world-class tournament, ensuring safety, efficiency and quality for players, partners and fans.

The role requires flexibility across the summer months and is a full-time fixed-term contract through March 2027, based in Melbourne or Adelaide. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale sporting, entertainment or major events.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and procurement experience.
• Proven ability to lead and develop diverse teams of staff, contractors and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end operational delivery of the Adelaide International.
• Manage venue overlay, build, court services, catering, transport and accreditation.
• Develop and execute operational plans, schedules and procedures for tournament delivery.
• Manage budgets, forecast expenditure and control costs within parameters.
• Lead, recruit and develop staff and volunteers to deliver exceptional event outcomes.

Skills

Event operations

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Job description

At Tennis Australia, we’re creating a more playful world through tennis – for everyone. From grassroots to Grand Slams, tennis brings people together, inspires communities, and builds champions on and off the court.

We’re a team of imaginative and passionate people who believe in the power of sport to make a difference.

Want your chance to make a mark on a world-class, record-breaking event? We are hiring an Event Operations Manager - Adelaide International to join our team to help deliver a world-class tournament experience for players, partners, sponsors and fans alike. This is a full-time fixed-term contract based until March 2027 in Melbourne or Adelaide.

As this is a seasonal role, we require full availability and flexibility across the summer months, December - February. If you’re ready to help us serve up real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to reflecting the communities we work and play in. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

About the role

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Leading the end-to-end operational delivery of the Adelaide International, ensuring the event is delivered safely, professionally, on budget and to a world-class standard
• Managing event operations including venue overlay, event build, court resurfacing, practice facilities, catering, transport, accreditation, player services and court services
• Developing and executing operational plans, event schedules and functional area procedures to ensure seamless tournament delivery and player readiness
• Managing event budgets, forecasting expenditure, monitoring costs and ensuring financial outcomes are achieved within agreed parameters
• Leading, recruiting and developing staff, contractors and volunteers, fostering a high-performing, collaborative team culture across all event operations functions

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• Bring demonstrated experience delivering large-scale sporting, entertainment or major event operations in complex, dynamic environments
• Have strong project management and operational planning capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, suppliers and competing priorities
• Possess sound financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, procurement and contractor management
• Be an exceptional relationship builder, able to engage effectively with players, officials, venue operators, government representatives, commercial partners and internal teams
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills with experience motivating, coaching and developing teams, contractors and volunteers to achieve outstanding event outcomes
• Preparedness to be flexible in regard to working hours and arrangements relating to work associated with Tennis Australia

What’s to love?

• Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
• Tickets to the Australian Open
• Health & wellbeing benefits, including access to CorePlus Pilates and other wellbeing initiatives
• Onsite gym, tennis facilities & free onsite car parking
• A range of discounts from our sponsorship partners

Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.

We believe playing makes life better and we are always on the lookout to talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.

Even if we are not currently advertising the position that you are looking for today, we may be tomorrow. There are a number of ways that you can keep up-to-date with new opportunities as they happen.