Head of Partnerships

Cricket NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to cricket

Flexible work culture

Wellness programs

Learning & development

Social activities

Job summary

Cricket NSW is seeking a Head of Partnerships to drive growth across the Sixers, Thunder and CNSW portfolio. You will oversee partnership health, deliver revenue, and lead a high-performing team in a dynamic sports environment.

Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, you will guide activations, manage rights delivery, and ensure governance and compliance across the organisation while delivering outstanding partner value and fan experiences.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in partnership management, sponsorship servicing or senior account management.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of sponsorship rights, contractual obligations and governance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee partnership health by building strong relationships with stakeholders and ensuring objectives are met.
• Deliver and grow partnership revenue through exceptional customer focus and rights delivery.
• Lead and develop the partnerships team by setting service standards and coaching staff.
• Lead renewal planning and negotiations in consultation with the Chief Commercial Officer.
• Guide development and delivery of activations and campaigns to meet partner objectives and club priorities.
• Oversee partnership governance and ensure consistent delivery across the organisation.

Skills

Partnership management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Sponsorship rights knowledge

Contractual obligations

Commercial approvals

Governance

Job description

• Be part of leading and growing the game of Cricket
• Be part of a dynamic, motivated and inspiring organisation
• Be part of creating exciting opportunities within Cricket

ABOUT US

Cricket NSW (CNSW) is focused on leading and growing the game throughout the state. We oversee cricket from elite professional teams to community, school and social cricket programmes. As a purpose and people led organisation, CNSW aims to inspire everyone to play and love cricket.

We are home to the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder — two powerhouse brands at the forefront of Australian sports entertainment. Competing in the BBL and WBBL, our clubs bring together elite cricket, passionate fans and unforgettable match day experiences, providing an exciting platform for commercial partners to connect with audiences and communities.

As Head of Partnerships, you will play a key role in this environment, leading the team to build strong relationships, bring partnerships to life and deliver outstanding value across the Sixers, Thunder and wider CNSW portfolio. Our values of Humility, Excellence, Imagination and Relationships guide how we work together and the experiences we create for partners, participants and fans.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, in this role you will:

• Oversee partnership health, servicing by building strong relationships with stakeholders and ensuring objectives are understood and met
• Deliver and grow partnership revenue through exceptional customer focus, relationships and rights delivery
• Lead and develop the partnerships team by setting service standards, coaching and developing team members and building a collaborative team culture
• Lead renewal planning and negotiations in consultation with the Chief Commercial Officer
• Guide the development and delivery of activations and campaigns to meet partner objectives and Cricket NSW’s clubs priorities
• Oversee partnership governance and compliance as well as ensuring consistent delivery across the organisation

ABOUT YOU

• Significant experience in partnership management, sponsorship servicing or senior account management
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team
• Strong stakeholder management, relationship building and influencing skills
• A sound understanding of sponsorship rights, contractual obligations, commercial approvals and partnership governance

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

We support and value our people in different ways, but here are a few benefits that are on offer for our people at Cricket NSW.

• You’ll be joining a team that is energetic and motivated, who deeply enjoy the work they do and the impact it has in the community
• A vibrant, purpose driven and professional culture with a flexible approach to the way we work
• Support for you through our wellness initiatives, with a strong focus on creating a psychologically safe environment
• Access to learning and development opportunities
• Join our social activities like monthly birthday celebrations and lunchtime sports
• And of course tickets to the cricket!

KEEN TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

At Cricket NSW, we hire on merit and embrace diversity of characteristics, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone, including children, so that people feel respected and connected, and can contribute and develop. We measure ourselves on our How We Play behaviours, our people value relationships, excellence, imagination and humility.

Australian Cricket’s Commitment Statement to Safeguarding Children and Young People can be found at cricketaustralia.com.au/safeguarding.

We require all applicants to undergo background checks including working with children checks and screening prior to or during any appointments.

Trading under the name Cricket NSW, the NSW Cricket Association operates across a number of departments – Business Administration Services, Commercial Operations and Events, Communication, Cricket Performance and Game Development.

There are also four affiliate associations based within the CNSW premises – Sydney Cricket Association, Country Cricket NSW, NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association and NSW Districts Cricket Association.

In 2003 the NSW Women’s Cricket Association was dissolved as women’s cricket was fully integrated into Cricket NSW.

Source: This is an extract from the company’s own website.

Trading under the name Cricket NSW, the NSW Cricket Association operates across a number of departments – Business Administration Services, Commercial Operations and Events, Communication, Cricket Performance and Game Development.

There are also four affiliate associations based within the CNSW premises – Sydney Cricket Association, Country Cricket NSW, NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association and NSW Districts Cricket Association.

In 2003 the NSW Women’s Cricket Association was dissolved as women’s cricket was fully integrated into Cricket NSW.

Source: This is an extract from the company’s own website.

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