About the Collingwood Football Club 
Collingwood Football Club (CFC) was founded in 1892.

Local residents, community and business leaders and politicians all hoped that having their own football club could help bring a measure of pride to a downtrodden suburb.

In 2025, CFC is one of the great icons of Australian sport. Our history spans 130 years, 16 premierships and more finals appearances than any other club. Most importantly, Collingwood has grown from being a football club to a sports club with a commitment to our community.

Collingwood is not made by a President, a Captain, a Coach or a CEO.  It’s not just any one player, employee, supporter or fan, Collingwood is made by many.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Events Manager, the Events Coordinator is responsible for delivering a portfolio of events within the annual Collingwood Football Club events program to the highest standards of entertainment, catering and customer service. The Events Coordinator will provide administrative and customer service support as part of the events and activations team.

Key responsibilities include:

Overview

• Event management of key events within the CFC events program including but not limited to match day hospitality, gala events, membership and fan events with the support of senior leadership.

• Administration of guest lists, RSVPs, ticketing, reserved seating within the Club CRM as well as other administrative tasks.

• Budget management of all key projects.

• Other duties and projects as directed by senior leadership.

Event Management

• Taking an innovative and creative approach to the events within the portfolio with guest experience at the centre of everything.

• Exceptional administration of all event documentation including but not limited to timelines, task lists, run sheets, MC notes, production schedules, briefing documents, budgets and post-event surveys

• Working with suppliers to create events with a broad range of experiences for guests including entertainment, MCs, food and beverage, theming and printing

• Strong budget management ensuring adherence to all budgets set by senior management, finding opportunities for cost reduction and budget maximising as well as timely processing of all invoices

Administration

• Collaboration with wider events team and departments on all guest lists, invitations, ticketing, seating and table placements across events and match day

• Work in conjunction with the communications and digital team to provide briefs for various events design collateral, photography and communications pieces as required

• CRM management and ongoing upkeep and upskilling representing the team within the business’ working group

• Coordination of EGM credit card reconciliation

• Coordination of travel, accommodation and transfers

• Coordination of any beverage and contra stock requirements

• Management of record ordering, reserved match day parking and accreditation via various AFL portals

• Management of working staff and SEDA student volunteers for events

• Assist wider team in the design of major event concepts and themes

About you

To be successful as the Events Coordinator, you will have:

• Industry Experience in the Events and Activations space, or similar role.

• Impeccable organizational and time management skills with the flexibility to manage a range of concurrent projects with conflicting deadlines.

• Strong written and verbal communication.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Ability to build trust and rapport quickly with internal and external stakeholders.

• Be able to problem solve in a fast-moving environment.

• Live event management, including sports presentation and/or broadcast events, is desirable.

• A growth mindset with the ability to meet deadlines and adapt in a fast-paced environment, while ensuring high-quality output.

• Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends, and uphold professional conduct, ethics and confidentiality.

Football Club’s are fast-paced environments but you will engrain yourself into the Collingwood culture, remain agile, adaptable, and consistently champion our Company values of DO BETTER, SIDE BY SIDE, A NEST FOR ALL and FLY HIGHER.

What we offer
As a valued staff member of our Sporting Club you will be a part of a fun, inclusive and flexible work environment:

• Access to state of art High Performance Gym Facility

• Access to Professional Development and Learning Development Courses

• Access to tickets to all AFL and AFLW matches

• Access to exclusive partner offers, the likes of Nike, Emirates, AIA Vitality, La Trobe, CUB Economy, Business Class with Emirates, Sonos and TaylorMade

• Opportunities to support with Collingwood community outreach and volunteer programs (Magpie Nest Cafe)

• Behind the scenes access to Match-Day, including the ability to support in on-ground activations

To Apply
If you are interested in this position, please send through your CV and cover letter that addresses why you are interested in working with the Collingwood Football Club, how your skills/experience would qualify for the position, and how you would contribute to the culture of the organisation.

Please send this application to careers@collingwoodfc.com.au. Applications close COB Tuesday 23 December 2025 (however, we may close this earlier if we receive a large volume of applications).

Please keep reading…

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend to only apply when they check every box.

So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point above, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

We believe in being a Nest For All – we champion respect, diversity and inclusion to make our Club a safe and welcoming place for all. The Collingwood Football Club is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We provide a welcoming, safe and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone.

As an organization we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. It is essential that anyone involved with the Collingwood Football Club understands their responsibility in relation to child safety. Our organization requires all applicants to obtain a ‘Working with Children Check’ prior to appointment.

To learn more about working at Collingwood Football Club and our values, please visit https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/76/careers