About the Opportunity
Tennis Auckland is looking for a Competitive Tennis Manager to lead the strategic and operational delivery of competitive tennis across the region, including tournaments, competitions, and Interclub.
- This is a high-impact role with responsibility for a large and complex programme, including Interclub of around 1,000 teams across a 10-month season.
- A key focus will be modernising competition delivery through better systems, smarter use of technology, and more scalable ways of working.
- You’ll balance established community expectations with a more future-focused approach that improves participant experience, reduces admin burden, and supports long-term sustainability.
- The role is both strategic and hands-on, combining leadership of two direct reports with visible engagement across clubs, committees, Tennis NZ, and the wider network.
- This is a role with high autonomy, real ownership and suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage changing priorities confidently.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience in competition delivery, operations, systems improvement, transformation, or programme leadership, ideally within sport or a similarly stakeholder-led environment.
- Confidence using technology, platforms, and process improvement to streamline delivery, reduce manual administration, and improve communication and self-service resources.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build credibility across clubs, volunteers, committees, and governing bodies.
- A visible, practical style and the resilience to lead change, bring people with you on the journey, and balance tradition with innovation.
- Strong planning, prioritisation, delegation, and project management capability, with the judgement to know what to lead directly versus enable through others.
- Commercial awareness, sound decision-making, and the ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a busy, high-responsibility role.
What’s on Offer
- Discretionary Bonus, car park and Next Gen gym membership
- Opportunity to lead and modernise a highly visible area of community sport.
- A role with real ownership, variety, and the scope to drive meaningful operational improvement.
- Chance to influence participation outcomes, systems, and the broader competition experience across the region.
- Leadership responsibility, including two direct reports.
- Join an organisation focused on innovation, future planning, and improving how tennis is delivered.
Next Steps?
To keep things simple, we ask that all applications are submitted through this advert. We’ll review applications as they come in and be in touch.
For any questions give Siobhan Chaney a call on +64272062735 and quote Job ID: 17702 for a confidential chat.
To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.
At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.
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