Sports Operations Coordinator

This post is also being advertised on FootballFix

At SportSocial, we organise and implement a wide range of social sports leagues (NitroNetball & FootballFix) and tournaments across Auckland. Our goal is to deliver professional, well-organised, and super fun competitions that bring people together through sport.

As the largest provider of social sports competitions in Auckland, we have been operating for over 13 years and continue to grow. Our leagues cater to a variety of sports, providing opportunities for players of all skill levels to stay active and have fun playing the sports they love.

Opportunity

Supported by the Operations Manager, the Sports Operations Co-Ordinator will oversee the overall delivery and oversight of all operational aspects within our Sports Operations Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the growth and success of multiple sports leagues and tournaments, across different sports codes. The role offers great flexibility and variety, with the potential to expand into other areas of the SportSocial team.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for sports, ideally with some netball or football experience. They will possess excellent people skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to work within and deploy our systems and processes.

Key Skills

• Great IT and computer skills
• Great communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Excellent organisational and time management skills

Responsibilities

The Sports Operations Co-Ordinator will be primarily responsible for:

• Overseeing the efficient organisation, planning, and running of multiple sports competitions at assigned venues across Auckland;

• Implementing planned operational frameworks, systems and processes across each location;

• Ensuring each venue meets its regular operational and brand experience targets;

• Recruiting and managing Venue Managers at various locations and ensuring they are sufficiently supported to deliver a positive experience to all players;

• Supporting Referees to ensure they have what they need to do their job well and have a positive experience;

• Ensuring Team Captains and Players feel engaged and supported;

• Proactively support renewals and registrations across each venue;

• Supporting the branding, promotion and amplification of each venue;

• Support sponsorship and partner activations where necessary; and

• Support with events and tournaments where necessary.

Hours & Location

This is a full-time role but can be shaped into a part-time role for the right candidate. The role requires availability in the early evenings during the week for competition oversight, plus flexible daytime administration work.

If you love sports, thrive in a fast-paced environment, want to create great sporting experiences for your community, and like the sound of working in a fast-growing multi-sport kiwi organisation – we’d love to hear from you!

Apply

Submit your CV and cover letter using the form below.

Competition Manager

SportSocial are curators of Auckland’s favourite action-packed social sports competitions, leagues and tournaments. We have over 10,000 weekly participants playing across our Social Sports Competitions.

NitroNetball are currently looking for enthusiastic, reliable and sport-loving individuals to join our competition management team. This is a great opportunity to either gain an entry into the sports industry or for someone who loves sport and wants to supplement their earnings with a part-time role. Your role as Competition Manager will involve:

• Creating relationships with players and teams
• Creating a good enjoyable atmosphere at the venue
• Managing and providing feedback to Match Officials
• Dealing with conflict in a calm and professional manner
• Delivering & reporting all aspects of the competition in a professional manner

Full training and on-going support will be provided and all-in-all, we are looking for someone that is professional, reliable and enjoys being involved in the sports environment.

Hours

The role is casual with one to four evenings per week (i.e. Mon-Thurs) with most evening sessions starting around 4pm. Total hours per week 5-20.

Experience in sport or events is preferred, but not compulsory.

Apply

Submit your CV and cover letter using the form below.

Status: Open By Application
Type: Contract
Shifts: Evenings (Weekdays)
Location: Auckland Central

Our leagues are growing! With more teams than ever to accommodate, we need to grow our team of umpires to keep our awesome netball competitions running smoothly. Whether you’re thinking of being an umpire for the first time, or have been qualified for years, we’d like to hear from you!

As an umpire, you’re not just a whistle-blower, you represent the entire brand of our company which directly influences our customers every time they play, so your impact goes beyond the match itself! The way you organise a match, interact with teams, handle difficult situations and explain your decisions – it all affects our customers’ overall experience.

• Keep active and stay fit
• Keep your skills sharp and constantly allows you to improve by refereeing different levels of players
• Earn extra money doing something you love
• Highly flexible shifts

We’re looking for referees to officiate at our two venues, Epsom Girls Grammar (Tuesdays) and Auckland Girls Grammar (Thursdays). If this sounds like you, fill out the form on this page and send it through to us along with your updated CV and a personalised cover letter detailing why you think you’d be a good fit.