On this page, you will find all the latest vacancies at Basketball New Zealand, as well as jobs across the entire basketball sector, from grassroots to high performance.
- Basketball New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest for the U17, U18, and-U19 Junior Tall Blacks and Junior Tall Ferns cycle in 2025-2027.
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Basketball New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest for the U17, U18, and-U19 Junior Tall Blacks and Junior Tall Ferns cycle in 2025-2027.
BBNZ is looking to fill three roles within each team:
- 1x Head Coach
- 2x Assistant Coaches
If you are interested in applying for any of these roles, please submit a written application via email to Dave at dave.wildash@nz.basketball for Junior Tall Blacks roles, or Lisa at lisa.w@nz.basketball for Junior Tall Ferns roles.
Expressions of interest close 5pm, Friday 29th November 2024
Junior Tall Blacks Expression Of Interest Head Coach
Junior Tall Blacks Expression of Interest – Assistant Coaches x 2
Junior Tall Ferns Expression of Interest – Head Coach
Junior Tall Ferns Expression of Interest – Assistant Coaches x 2
- Leagues Creative & Content Coordinator
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The Sal’s NBL, G.J. Gardner Homes Tauihi, and Sky Broadband Rapid League basketball competitions feature New Zealand’s top basketball talent alongside international stars. With growing attendances and over 350 games broadcast on Sky and through global partners including ESPN, we’re looking for a creative visionary to elevate our content and digital presence.
The League office plays a key role in producing much of its own content and operates several thriving social media platforms. We work closely with 18 professional men’s and women’s teams across New Zealand, striving to be the most entertaining, innovative, and sustainable pro leagues in New Zealand sport.
As we continue to grow, a sport recently ranked by Nielsen Sport as the world’s second most popular with 3.3 billion fans, we’re ready to take the next exciting step that includes expansion into international markets. We aim to increase delivery of engaging content to a rapidly growing fanbase.
We’re known for our innovative approach, with several world-leading initiatives. We love creativity and bold ideas. You’ll join an experienced team of New Zealand’s best sports administrators, offering a great opportunity to learn, excel, and contribute. Teamwork is key here, and we support each other every step of the way.
We are an entertainment business and we’re looking for a creative and content star to help us entertain. Yes, there will be weekend and after-hours work—this is a fast-paced sports business. While we have busy peak times, we also value opportunities to pause and recharge. Your health and wellbeing matter to us.
About You
You are ambitious, creative, and always looking to learn. You balance innovation with structured thinking, and you are keen to embrace, learn and understand the business side of entertainment. You excel at social media management and content creation, particularly video and visual, and you’re excited about building engagement with our thriving basketball audience-especially those under 35 – while putting your mark on the brands. A love of basketball and sport is a plus but a passion for entertainment is essential.
Key qualities and experience we’re looking for:
- A team player committed to working within a great group of professionals who are focused on Revenue-Fans-Brand.
- An understanding that our work hours are flexible, but when games are on, we’re on.
- A work ethic that keeps pace in a dynamic, evolving environment.
- Expertise in social media platforms, including creating engaging social posts, reporting, analysis, while staying on top of trends.
- Proven ability to create visually compelling content, especially video and graphics, tailored for social media.
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop (or similar tools) for creating high-quality visuals and social media content.
- A feel for what engages the under-35 basketball audience and sports fans in general.
- Experience with WordPress and basic website management is desirable but can be taught.
In Your Application:
- Include your salary expectations.
- Share examples of your best creative work, especially social posts and visual content—show us what makes you stand out!
- Tell us why you’re the content and creative star we’re looking for.
What You Can Expect From Us:
- A flexible work environment with plenty of autonomy.
- The chance to be innovative.
- Opportunities to multi-skill and learn from high-level innovative sports administrators.
- Team support and collaboration where your skill sets will be embraced, and you will be empowered to thrive.
- Travel opportunities within New Zealand.
- The best seats at games.
- Fun—our team is filled with positive, motivated people.
Next Steps:
We’re excited to hear from you! Send your application to jobs@nz.basketball by 5 pm (NZT), Friday, 6 December 2024.
- National Programmes Coordinator
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Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
BBNZ has an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional individual to support the development and delivery of Basketball New Zealand’s new Performance and Prevention Programme, as well as the management of our two national participation programmes for tamariki – BNZ Kiwi Hoops and 2degrees Girls Got Game – with the primary goal of supporting more tamariki and rangatahi across the country to have quality experiences in basketball.
The Role:
This role is an integral part of the Participation and Wellbeing team and will be primarily responsible for providing coordination support to enable the administration and reporting of National Programmes across the basketball community. The role will support the development and distribution of relevant resources, communications, and merchandise, and provide coordination support for national activations and campaigns to ensure required partnership deliverables are achieved.
We are looking for a proactive person, who has a keen attention to detail and experience optimising systems and processes for efficiency. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain trusting relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders will be critical to the success of this role.
Ideally this role will be based in Wellington, but for the right person we are flexible in considering other New Zealand based locations.
What BBNZ offers:
- An exciting, dynamic, and challenging work environment
- Professional development and exposure to the sport and recreation sector
- Flexible working arrangements
- The opportunity to make an impact with the fastest growing major sport in NZ
Desired Skills and Experience:
- A relevant qualification, or previous experience in sports administration or programme administration
- An ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proven ability to work under pressure, make decisions and meet deadlines
- A high level of organisational skill and attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Computer skills in relation to the Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Database/project management system experience (preferred)
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with organisation leaders, staff and volunteers at all levels.
- A flexible, positive attitude to operate in a dynamic work environment.
- Technology literacy to support programme, content and resource development
- Driver’s licence.
We pride ourselves on our supportive and collaborative team culture, and we are looking for someone who shares our values and is committed to delivering exceptional service to our communities.
Do you have what it takes to be BBNZ’s new National Programmes Coordinator?
This is a 0.5, 12-month fixed-term employment opportunity, based ideally in Wellington.
All applications must be received online via Seek and will be acknowledged by email.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Tuesday 21 January.
- Regional Programme Lead - Central
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Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
BBNZ has an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional individual to support the development and delivery of Basketball New Zealand’s new Performance and Prevention Programme – with the primary goal of reducing injury rates in rangatahi basketball players across the motu.
The Role:
This role is an integral part of the Participation and Wellbeing team and will be primarily responsible for delivering programmes and services that protect and promote the wellbeing of players, with a focus on reaching participants across the greater Wellington region. The role will also support local basketball associations to build their understanding and capability to deliver national programmes; and will contribute to the development of relevant national performance and prevention programme content and resources. The role will report to the Participation and Wellbeing Lead and sit within the wider BBNZ Community Team.
Developing and maintaining strong, positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders including, but not limited to, secondary-school basketball players, local basketball coaches, Association staff and fellow BBNZ colleagues will be critical to the success of this role. The role will seek to encourage regional collaboration with the goal of embedding sustainable systems, structures, and change while also ensuring that key contracted deliverables from investment partners are met in a timely manner. The role will support the integration of relevant performance and prevention programme content into BBNZ coach and people development systems and will be responsible for leading the monitoring and evaluation of national programmes in the Capital and Central region(s).
We are looking for someone with a passion for protecting and promoting participant wellbeing in sport, who is comfortable facilitating and delivering formal and informal learning experiences; and who has strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain trusting relationships with organisation leaders, staff and volunteers at all levels.
This role will be based in Wellington and will require flexibility to be able to travel to regional and national events and work extended hours at times, including weekend/evening delivery.
What BBNZ offers:
- An exciting, dynamic, and challenging work environment
- Professional development and exposure to the sport and recreation sector
- Flexible working arrangements
- The opportunity to make an impact with the fastest growing major sport in NZ
We pride ourselves on our supportive and collaborative team culture, and we are looking for someone who shares our values and is committed to delivering exceptional service to our communities.
Do you have what it takes to be BBNZ’s new Regional Programme Lead – Central?
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term employment opportunity based in Wellington.
All applications must be received online via Seek and will be acknowledged by email.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Tuesday 21 January.
- Tauranga City Basketball - Development Officer (Inclusion and Communications)
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Tauranga City Basketball (TCBA) is one of New Zealand’s most exciting and successful basketball Associations. With continued growth year on year, there are now over 5,000 people playing basketball in our region. TCBA is based in Tauranga, one of the most sought-after places to live in New Zealand.
About the role
The Tauranga City Basketball Association is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Development Officer to join our team. In this contract role, you will be responsible for driving our inclusion and communications initiatives, with the aim of increasing participation and engagement within our community. This is a crucial position that will help shape the future of basketball in the Central Bay of Plenty region.
What you’ll be doing
- Developing and implementing strategies to promote inclusion and diversity within our basketball programmes
- Creating and maintaining effective communication channels to engage with our members, stakeholders and the wider community
- Coordinating and delivering coaching sessions to foster an inclusive and welcoming environment
- Collaborating with local organisations and community groups to identify and address barriers to participation
- Monitoring and reporting on the success of inclusion and communication initiatives
- Providing input and support for the Association’s overall strategic planning and development
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in a similar role, driving inclusion and communications within a sports or community organisation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders
- Strong understanding of the principles of inclusion, diversity and equity, and a passion for making a positive impact
- Creativity and problem-solving skills to develop innovative solutions to complex challenges
- Familiarity with the basketball industry and the local community in the Central Bay of Plenty region
- Relevant qualifications in a related field, such as sports development, community engagement or communications
What we offer
As part of the Tauranga City Basketball Association, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of the sport in our region and make a meaningful difference in the lives of our community. We offer a competitive contract rate, flexible working arrangements, and the chance to work with a passionate and dedicated team. If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge, apply now!
Please note, the successful applicant will be required to pass a police check.
If you have the requisite skills and experience then please email Mark Rogers, Tauranga City Basketball Association at gm@tauranga.basketball to receive more information and an application form.
Applications close: Friday 17th January 2025 at 5pm.
- >> How to Submit a Vacancy
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This vacancy listing service is provided free by Basketball New Zealand for the basketball sector in New Zealand. Email the following information (preferably in Microsoft Word format) to bbnz@nz.basketball:
- job title, and organisation name
- job reference number (if applicable)
- description of the job and your requirements (no more than 300 words)
- closing date (essential)
- your website address (if applicable)
- your contact email, telephone number and/or postal address
- instructions on how an applicant should apply and where to send or email their application
- a job description if possible (this can be in PDF format)
