Catering Operations Coordinator

At Tennis Australia, we’re creating a more playful world through tennis – for everyone. From grassroots to Grand Slams, tennis brings people together, inspires communities, and builds champions on and off the court.

We’re a team of imaginative and passionate people who believe in the power of sport to make a difference.   

Want your chance to make a mark on a world-class, record-breaking event? We are hiring for two Catering Operations Coordinators to join our Product Operations team and help deliver the Australian Open 2027. These are full-time fixed-term contracts through to February 2027.

As these are seasonal roles, we require full availability and flexibility across the summer months, December – February. If you're ready to help us serve up real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to reflecting the communities we work and play in. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

About the role

As a Catering Operations Coordinator, you'll play a key role in supporting the planning, coordination and delivery of food and dining experiences across the Australian Open. Working closely with the Catering Operations Lead, food vendors, dining partners and internal stakeholders, you'll help ensure catering operations run smoothly across patron, player, workforce and media/broadcast environments.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of catering operations across Australian Open venues, restaurants, food vendors and workforce dining areas.
• Coordinating vendor requirements, compliance documentation, accreditation, site access and operational readiness activities throughout the event lifecycle.
• Building strong relationships with food vendors, contractors and key stakeholders to support successful event delivery and guest experiences.
• Assisting with catering logistics including kitchen requirements, POS implementation, inductions, reporting, bump-in and bump-out activities.
• Supporting daily tournament operations by liaising with vendors, monitoring operational requirements and contributing to continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives.

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have experience working within large-scale catering, hospitality, major events or sporting event environments.
• Possess a strong understanding of food and beverage operations, including both front and back-of-house delivery.
• Be highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Have strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with vendors, suppliers and internal teams.
• Demonstrate sound judgement, strong problem-solving capability and proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
• Preparedness to be flexible in regard to working hours and arrangements relating to work associated with Tennis Australia

What’s to love?

• Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
• Tickets to the Australian Open
• Health & wellbeing benefits, including access to CorePlus Pilates and other wellbeing initiatives
• Onsite gym, tennis facilities & free onsite car parking
• A range of discounts from our sponsorship partners

To Apply

If you think you’re up to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online application system. Please note, only applications submitted through our system will be considered. You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check. 

If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact [email protected].

We will be reviewing applications as they are received.

Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.