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. 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

Step into a pivotal role at the heart of our Events team as the Executive Assistant to the Chief Events Officer. This position offers the chance to work closely with senior leadership, providing high-level support that keeps our Events team running seamlessly. If you’re a natural organiser with exceptional communication skills and a talent for thriving under pressure, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact while helping deliver world-class events.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Act as the executive point of contact, communicating with stakeholders and actioning requests to coordinate communications and ensure the achievement of objectives and timeframes.
Support the Chief Events Officer to manage their workload, including prioritisation, scheduling and diary management
Prepare communications, reports, presentations and correspondence for the Chief Events Officer ensuring comprehensiveness, accuracy and timeliness of information
Provide administration support across travel, expense reconciliation and PO generation
Provide support the broader Events team, facilitating meetings, administration and the communication
About you

To be successful in this role you will:

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
Superior writing skills, with the ability to seamlessly correspond on behalf of your Executive
Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
Ability to flex with changing priorities, whilst maintaining a positive solution focussed outlook
High level of initiative and process thinking to ensure continuous improvement of processes
Advanced administrative IT literacy in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Availability to work varied hours in January during the AO and Summer of Tennis events
Naturally collaborative, you will enjoy being part of a fun and inclusive team
You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check
Hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check

What’s to love?

Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
Tickets to the Australian Open plus Superbox tickets to events at Rod Laver & Melbourne Arena
Monthly health & wellbeing activities with access to CorePlus Pilates
Onsite gym, tennis facilities & free onsite car parking
Salary packaging & a range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
Attractive leave benefits - with up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all primary caregivers and Sorry Business and Ceremonial Leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees
We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180
To Apply

If you think you’re up to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online application system. Please note, only applications submitted through our system will be considered.