The world's most exciting racing on-water, SailGP was established in 2018 and is headquartered in London and New Zealand. The annual, global championship Races for the Future accelerating change in everything it does.



The fan-centric, inshore racing takes place among the sport's top athletes in some of the most iconic harbors around the world and offers the sport's largest monetary prize of $1 million. Rival national teams battle it out in identical supercharged F50 catamarans, engineered for intense racing at electrifying speeds exceeding 60 mph/100 kph.



In 2020, SailGP set a new standard as the first climate positive sports and entertainment property and began delivering actions and innovations that advance the global adoption of clean energy. Underpinning the organization's purpose-driven agenda is a diversification of the league, with the goal of immediately progressing gender and racial equity and inclusivity.



SailGP is a global organization with defined values that shape the culture of its diverse team: deliver quality, break boundaries, make an impact, stand together and strike a balance.



Role Summary



SailGP Operations Team has an opening for an Operations Team Administrator. This position will be responsible for supporting the Operations Team with general administration related to event planning and delivery. This is an exceptional role for someone looking to build on existing event administration skills and with the ability to grow further in an exciting sports league.



Essential Responsibilities



Support VP Operations with all administrative tasks related to Event Operations
Specific focus on: invoicing and payment system, event documentation, event permitting, supplier contracts and liaison with legal team
Provide general administrative support to the Ops Team Head of Departments.
Coordinate meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas and action item tracking.
Department Lead for Operations Team travel admin (e.g Communicate policies to staff, provide dates for travelers and meet Travel Team deadlines).
Department Lead on immigration matters or other travel related matters.
Uniform planning and management for Operations Team and Local Teams (local teams to be operated locally, which is also something for the Ops Team Admin to plan resources for, remotely).
Reports to VP Operations


Background and Attributes



Significant and demonstrable experience in a similar administrative role, ideally within the sport or live events industry.
Experience working internationally and with different cultures.
Working knowledge of the sports or live event industry.
Experience working with different trades and industries.
Incredibly strong organisation, prioritisation and project coordination skills.
Ability to operate both independently and in a collaborative, team environment.
Entrepreneurial and passionate with a desire to exceed expectations.
Extremely strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with limited supervision.
Ability to work effectively and thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
Self-starter, action-oriented, resourceful; can take a project or program from start to completion.
Culturally sensitive and able to effectively work globally.
Sailing knowledge is a plus, but not a requirement.
Must be able to work events from start to finish throughout the year including nights, weekends, holidays.


SailGP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.