Each January Sydney Festival shakes up our city with a summer festival of art, music, dance, theatre and immersive experiences. We are proud of our long history of commissioning ground-breaking new Australian art, and we're equally proud to be a great place to work, with many of the seasonal team members returning year after year.

The team, which swells to over 100 during festival season, is tight, and the environment supportive. The harbour views from our office are to die for and our coffee machine best in show. 

Sydney Festival is committed to equity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community. Sydney Festival strives to make reasonable adjustments to provide a supportive and barrier-free workplace. If you require any adjustments before or during the selection process, please mention this with your application.

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Sponsorships Coordinator

We are on the hunt for a full-time, permanent Sponsorships Coordinator to join our team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse portfolio of sponsors and partners, playing a key role in the success of Sydney Festival. This multifaceted position involves administration, delivery of the Festival’s restaurant program, stakeholder liaison, account management and event support. It’s a role that offers plenty of variety, hands-on experience and lots of fun along the way.

Desirable skills and attributes

• Exceptional organisational skills, high-level attention to detail and time management.
• Administration experience within a professional organisation.
• Experience working with a portfolio of accounts and successful management of partner relationships.
• Proposal writing skills – the ability to assist in tailoring compelling, well-crafted documents to support sponsorship and funding initiatives.
• Confident supporting contract negotiation processes – comfortable reviewing key terms, coordinating internal approvals, and ensuring agreements are accurately documented and tracked.
• A team player with the capacity for creative thinking.
• A natural people-person who thrives on managing relationships and works effectively in cross-departmental teams or structures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A highly collaborative approach and flexibility in adapting to shifting priorities.
• Confidence and openness to trying alternative processes or adjusting deliverables to achieve the best results.

To apply:

If this sounds like you, send your CV along with a brief cover letter outlining what you bring to the role by Thursday 8 May to: thomas.hamilton@sydneyfestival.org.au

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