Event Workforce Coordinator

Event Workforce Coordinator Location: Melbourne VIC 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 We are looking for an Event Workforce Coordinator to join our People team on a maximum term contract basis until December 2026. In this role, you will support the delivery of end-to-end event workforce coordination across major events, ensuring a consistent, efficient, and engaging experience for casual staff and volunteers. In this role you will: Coordinate activities across the full event workforce lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and compliance, ensuring all team members are event ready. Deliver end-to-end recruitment for casual and volunteer roles, including expression of interest processes, shortlisting, and assessments, while supporting inclusive hiring practices. Ensure accurate and timely updates across HR systems, maintaining data integrity, supporting reporting, and identifying gaps or risks. Act as a key point of contact for hiring managers and internal teams, manage shared inbox queries, and deliver clear, timely communications to the workforce. Contribute to identifying improvements to systems and processes, referring recommendations as appropriate. About you To be successful in this role you will have: Experience in HR administration, recruitment, or workforce coordination in a high-volume or fast-paced environment (e.g. events, sport, hospitality). Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight timelines. Experience working with HR systems and managing workforce data. A proactive, reliable, and solutions-focused approach to coordination and administration. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and support managers effectively. A current Police Check and Working with Children Check (or willing to obtain). What’s to love? Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities 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 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. If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact recruit@Tennis.com.au. Applications close 17th June 2026, however we will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore this role may close sooner if we find the right candidate. 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. We encourage you to create a profile and register for our job alerts, as well as follow Tennis Australia on LinkedIn to stay up to date on the latest news and opportunities.