Partnerships Specialist

Join Cricket Victoria as our Partnerships Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity for a Partnerships Specialist to join Cricket Victoria’s Consumer Business team.

This role is all about bringing partnerships to life – managing strong relationships with commercial partners and delivering high-quality sponsorship outcomes across match days, events and campaigns. You’ll play a hands-on role in ensuring partners receive value, visibility and meaningful engagement through cricket.

Reporting to the General Manager, Consumer Business, this is a varied, fast-paced role working across some of Victoria’s biggest cricket moments.

The Role

What you’ll be responsible for:

Partnership & Account Management

• Manage day-to-day relationships with Cricket Victoria’s portfolio of commercial partners.
• Deliver agreed sponsorship benefits accurately, on time and to a high standard.
• Act as the central point of contact for partner-related delivery across the business.
• Support new partnership opportunities, renewals and proposals.
• Build a strong understanding of partner objectives and align activations accordingly.

Activations, Events & Match Days

• Plan and deliver partner activations across match-day and non-match-day environments.
• Manage partner events, programs and “money can’t buy” experiences.
• Support at-match hospitality programs and work with external suppliers where required.
• Provide on-the-ground support at home matches (and occasional away matches).

Commercial Performance & Reporting

• Develop sponsorship proposals, review documents and post-season reports.
• Track and report on partner performance, ROI and outcomes.
• Maintain accurate sponsorship records, assets and reporting.
• Use Salesforce CRM to manage partner activity and pipelines.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work closely with internal teams to ensure partner activity is integrated with broader business objectives.
• Coordinate player appearances and partner obligations where required.
• Liaise with suppliers, venues, agencies and Cricket Australia as needed.

About You

You’re organised, relationship-focused and thrive in an environment where no two days look the same.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in partnerships, sponsorship, account management, marketing or a similar commercial role.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with a range of stakeholders.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple partners, deadlines and deliverables.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, event-driven environments.
• Experience using CRM systems (Salesforce desirable).

Why Join Cricket Victoria?

Cricket Victoria is one of Australia’s leading sporting organisations and the proud home of Victorian cricket, including the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades. Based at the state-of-the-art CitiPower Centre, we offer a collaborative, energetic environment where people are connected by a shared love of the game.

The Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Tickets to a range of sporting events (yes, this includes cricket!)
• Free onsite gym access
• Corporate health insurance offers
• Exclusive corporate partner discounts
• An additional week of leave each year
• A friendly, inclusive and values-led culture

At Cricket Victoria, we embrace diversity and inclusion across gender, age, ethnicity, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We are committed to providing a safe environment for children and young people across Australian Cricket, and we support flexible work arrangements for our people.

We measure ourselves by our shared ideal of Leading the Game – using sport to create positive change and deliver excellence for our customers, colleagues and communities. Our people are guided by the values of integrity, connection, accountability, respect and excellence.

All appointments are subject to relevant background checks. Australian Cricket’s Commitment Statement to Safeguarding Children and Young People can be found at www.cricketaustralia.com.au/safeguarding