Description
Are you passionate about community sport and love bringing structure, organisation, and people together? WA Cricket is looking for a motivated and detail oriented Systems & Competitions Officer to help support and deliver thriving metropolitan cricket competitions.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a meaningful role behind the scenes, helping competitions run seamlessly while creating positive experiences for players, clubs, officials, and volunteers across the community.
This is a fixed term role until 30 June 30 2027.
How you’ll make an impact
In this dynamic and people-focused role, you will:
- Deliver end-to-end competition administration across community cricket competitions, including player registrations, compliance requirements, dispensations, fixturing, and results—ensuring competitions are accurate, fair, and well-managed.
- Be a trusted point of contact for clubs, associations, officials, and volunteers—providing timely support, guidance, and solutions to competition-related enquiries.
- Communicate key competition policies, updates, and timelines clearly and confidently, helping stakeholders stay informed and engaged.
- Build strong relationships across the cricket community, contributing to a collaborative and positive competition environment.
- Attend and actively contribute to planning days, board meetings, and community cricket events—bringing energy, ideas, and a team-first mindset.
- Support and deliver strategic projects aligned with WA Cricket and Australian Cricket systems and competitions, helping shape the future of the game.
- Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance systems, streamline processes, and elevate the participant experience.
A great fit for this role looks like
- Demonstrated experience in networking and stakeholder engagement
- High level organisational skills to manage the logistics associated with the planning and delivery of Community Cricket Competitions
- Understanding and ability to apply participation, inclusion and diversity principles in all areas of operation.
- Experience in utilisation of Microsoft office, word and excel and other data entry and management systems
- Ability to analyse data and produce insights through reporting
- Highly developed written skills to produce high quality written plans and reports.
- Well developed written communication skills to manage high volume email requests in line with policy guidelines
- Strong verbal and presentation skills to be able to liaise, engage and manage stakeholder relationships at all levels, both internal and external
- Experience with PlayHQ Competition Management System (desirable)
Here’s what you can look forward to
Our people benefits include Membership passes to all cricket games at the WACA Ground and at Optus Stadium, onsite gym access, Birthday Leave, salary packaging, employee recognition program, discounts on cricket merchandise, corporate health insurance discount, corporate partner discounts, flexible work arrangements, professional development opportunities and more!
A little bit about us
At WA Cricket, we’re proud to lead the way in Australian sport, developing inspiring players, building an inclusive and energetic cricket community, and creating meaningful social impact. The iconic WACA Ground is the home of the Perth Scorchers, our WA Men’s and Women’s teams, and the WA Cricket Foundation.
As the WACA Ground evolves into a vibrant, sustainable community and sporting hub, cricket remains firmly at its heart.
Our culture
At WA Cricket, we champion a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We’re committed to providing a safe environment for children. Our culture is grounded in our values Excellence, Collaboration, Inclusion and Celebration which guide how we show up for each other and our community, every day.
Want to join our team?
If you feel this role is for you, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and cover letter outlining your relevant experience by 17 April 2026.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and as such the application closing date may be brought forward.
If you would like to receive a copy of the job description or would like any further information, please contact [email protected] or call 9265 7265.
Sometimes your personal circumstances may mean you need a bit of extra support to apply for this position. Just get in touch with the People & Culture team, by email or phone.