About NZ Football:
Football is the global game, and in Aotearoa New Zealand it is the largest participation sport, offering meaningful experiences and opportunities for everyone. From tamariki to seniors, community players to high-performance athletes, football connects people across all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. At New Zealand Football, our purpose is to enrich lives, connect communities, and inspire our future through high-quality football experiences. Our vision is to unite communities and inspire generations through the game we love. Te Kākahu o New Zealand Football reflects our shared strength, identity and purpose woven from ambition, excellence and inspiration, with threads of unity, care, guardianship and connection. From these foundations flow the values that guide how we work and show up for one another and the game. We are committed to upholding the mana of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and are on a journey to grow and embed a rich, vibrant culture of diversity and inclusion. We aim to make football the most inclusive sport in Aotearoa New Zealand, and we’d love you to join us.
As the Commercial & Partnerships Coordinator, you will play an important role in supporting the delivery and growth of New Zealand Football's commercial partnerships programme. Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you will help bring partnership activations to life, coordinate commercial activity, and ensure our partners receive exceptional service and value.
Working across commercial, marketing, communications and content teams, you will support the planning and delivery of campaigns, events and stakeholder engagement initiatives that contribute to New Zealand Football's strategic and commercial objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the delivery of partnership activations, campaigns and promotional activity across New Zealand Football's competitions, programmes and events.
- Support the management of relationships with commercial Partners, helping ensure an exceptional partner experience.
- Assist with the development of sponsorship proposals, presentations, reporting and materials that support commercial growth opportunities.
- Maintain partnership records, benefits trackers, contract documentation and reporting tools, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, partners and suppliers to successfully deliver commercial initiatives that contribute to New Zealand Football's strategic and revenue objectives.
About You
You are an organised, proactive and relationship-focused individual who enjoys working with people and contributing to shared goals. You have strong attention to detail, take pride in delivering high-quality work, and are comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
You bring a positive attitude, a willingness to learn, and a genuine interest in building strong relationships with stakeholders. Whether you're early in your career or already have experience in commercial partnerships, marketing, events or a related field, you're someone who enjoys being part of a team, taking initiative, and finding practical ways to get things done.
Most importantly, you're motivated by the opportunity to contribute to an organisation with a clear purpose and help create positive experiences for partners, participants and communities across Aotearoa.
Qualifications and Experience
- Approximately 1-3 years' experience in marketing, sponsorship, partnerships, events, account coordination or a related field.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong administration, reporting and presentation capabilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
- Experience coordinating projects, campaigns, events or stakeholder activities would be advantageous.
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Marketing, Business, Sport Management, Communications or a related discipline would be beneficial but is not essential.
- An interest in sport, football and the wider New Zealand sporting landscape would be advantageous
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to contribute to the growth of the most participated team sport in New Zealand. You'll work alongside passionate people, support meaningful partnerships that help grow the game, and play a key role in delivering initiatives that positively impact players, communities and football across Aotearoa.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Research shows that individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, often hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. If you're excited about this role and believe you have what it takes, even if your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply.
Our recruitment process is fair and inclusive, and we're committed to making it accessible for everyone. We value diverse perspectives and the unique contributions each person brings to our culture. Put simply, you can be yourself here.
Applications close 5pm 12 October, however we will review applications as they are received and may close the advert early if an appointment is made. Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
