Basketball Operations Professional

Position Summary

The Basketball Operations Professional role will support the planning, coordination, and execution of NBA Asia basketball development programs and events across the Asia-Pacific region. The role is designed to combine hands-on event operations, stakeholder coordination, administrative support, reporting, and program management assistance for the Basketball Operations team.

Basketball Technical Operations

• Support the delivery of basketball competitions, camps, clinics, showcases, and talent identification programs across Asia-Pacific.
• Assist with team, athlete, coach, volunteer, and official registration processes.
• Coordinate schedules, game draws, practice allocations, court usage, and competition logistics.
• Support the creation and distribution of technical documentation, including rules, tournament regulations, briefing notes, and operational guidelines.
• Manage basketball equipment inventory and help ensure equipment is prepared and event-ready.
• Provide on-court operational support during events, including registration, score table coordination, game administration, and participant management.

Basketball Development Programs

• Support the implementation of NBA Rising Stars Invitational, Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA, Basketball Without Borders, NBA Basketball School, camps, clinics, and other regional initiatives.
• Coordinate communication with federations, schools, coaches, participants, parents, agencies, and partners.
• Assist with coach, referee, and athlete development programming and event preparation.
• Support talent identification, player development, and youth basketball initiatives across the region.
• Help prepare program materials, schedules, run-of-show documents, and briefing packs for internal and external stakeholders.

On-Ground Event Support

• Travel as required to support events throughout Asia-Pacific.
• Serve as an on-site operations resource, supporting setup, registration, stakeholder management, competition flow, and issue resolution.
• Help coordinate venue readiness, equipment movement, signage, accreditation, first-aid coordination, transportation, and event-day logistics.
• Support emergency planning, weather or venue contingencies, and daily event debriefs.
• Represent the Basketball Operations team professionally with local partners, federations, schools, vendors, coaches, and participants.

Administrative & Project Support

• Manage trackers, timelines, action-item lists, program calendars, contact lists, and follow-up documents.
• Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, capture notes, draft recaps, and track next steps.
• Support the preparation of presentations, briefing materials, event guides, partner updates, and internal reports.
• Assist with budget tracking, purchase requests, invoice coordination, vendor follow-ups, and expense documentation.
• Maintain organized records, databases, SharePoint folders, templates, and program documentation.

Compliance, Safeguarding & Data Management

• Support implementation of youth safeguarding processes and participant welfare standards.
• Assist with staff, coach, vendor, and volunteer onboarding processes, including background-check coordination where required.
• Help ensure participant data is handled carefully and retained or deleted in accordance with applicable requirements and internal guidance.
• Maintain compliance records, consent forms, emergency contacts, medical information, and event documentation as needed.

Reporting & Analysis

• Compile event participation figures, program summaries, and post-event recaps.
• Track operational KPIs, attendance, teams, schools, coaches, participants, and partner organizations.
• Support research and benchmarking projects related to basketball development, youth programming, and regional growth opportunities.
• Help prepare reports and updates for internal stakeholders following major events and programs.