About the Role

We are recruiting for a Melbourne based Event Coordinator within our Events & Operations department. The role supports the Hospitality & Corporate Events team in the planning, coordination and delivery of Cricket Australia’s Premium Experiences and Executive Hospitality program across the cricket season.

Responsibilities

- Deliver consistent Premium Experiences and Executive Hospitality across matches and markets.
- Coordinate match‑day hospitality setup, catering, fit‑out and merchandise.
- Manage venue and caterer relationships, briefings and service standards.
- Develop hospitality artwork, signage and production requirements.
- Support MC, talent and player appearance requirements, including stakeholder communication and onsite coordination.
- Prepare casual event staff briefing materials and support onsite staff coordination.
- Maintain hospitality information across key event systems, including the Match Day Information Hub, Monday.com and Venue Guides.
- Support guest management, table allocations and place cards.
- Manage The First XI bucket‑list experience and onsite activation.
- Prepare run sheets, event orders, briefings and floor plans.
- Maintain hospitality procedures and operational manuals.
- Support event budgets, invoicing, reconciliations and reporting.
- Deliver exceptional guest and client experiences.
- Ensure event health, safety and compliance requirements are met.
- Attend planning meetings, operational briefings and post‑event debriefs.
- Support key special events across the season.

Who We Are Looking For





- 2+ years’ experience in events, hospitality or sport.
- Strong stakeholder and customer service skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities.
- Positive, energetic team player.
- Calm problem‑solver under pressure.
- Proactive, accountable and autonomous.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong organisation and attention to detail.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Experience with Sport or major event platforms such as EventsAir, Monday.com or Canva is desirable.
- Cricket knowledge is desirable.
- Ability to travel domestically.
- Availability for evenings, weekends and public holidays.
- Comfortable with physical event delivery.

What’s In It For You

- Additional week of leave at the end of the season.
- Tickets to Cricket events for you to take friends and family.
- Flexible working environment with options for remote work.
- Discounts from partners such as ASICS and salary packaging options.
- Multiple leave types including paid parental leave and volunteer leave.

Key Stuff

Cricket is a sport for all Australians and our workplace reflects that. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of colour, gender, LGBTIQ+ people, people with diverse religious beliefs and people with a disability to apply. Australian Cricket, including Cricket Australia, is committed to being a child safe organisation and requires all team members to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

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📌 Event Coordinator (Melbourne)
🏢 CA Cricket Australia
📍 Melbourne