Grant Support Executive – Football Foundation

£24,000-£26,000 (dependent on skills and experience) plus generous benefits

Opportunities for full-time permanent roles

Location – Hybrid working split between the Foundation’s office in London and home.

We are the Football Foundation – the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity that delivers outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play, transforming lives and communities where it is needed most. 

To help us with this important mission, we currently have vacancies for Grant Support Executives. Our Grant Support Executives form part of a pro-active, centralised function who support each other and work together to deliver the greatest impact wherever it’s needed the most. 

The role includes carrying out the assessment of capital and revenue grants; preparing and formatting assessment reports, drafting offer letters, processing claims and ensuring key information is captured within internal systems; connecting with applicants to arrange monitoring and evaluation meetings; and working together as part of a united team to provide administrative support across the Foundation – always delivering high levels of customer service. 

About the Football Foundation

Over the last 22 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 23,000 grants to deliver outstanding grassroots facilities across England worth more than £877 million. This year, the Foundation will be investing more money than ever into facilities across England and is committed to improving the experience of playing football for everyone. 

The Foundation’s goal is to unlock the power of pitches ensuring everyone has a great place to play regardless of gender, race, disability or place. 

What are we looking for?

We would love to hear from you if you have an understanding of grant application processes and governance, coupled with knowledge of how sport can be used for community benefit. You will also need experience of working with office administration systems, delivering effective administration support to a varied team, and communicating with colleagues and customers remotely. 

We’re looking for a team player with a keen attention to detail and strong organisational skills who takes pride in delivering excellent customer and administrative service. 

You don’t need to follow football to apply, but it is expected that you appreciate the power of sport to change lives and have a genuine interest in using your skills and experience to help the Foundation achieve our charitable and strategic objectives.

For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack below.

What can we offer you?

The salary band for this role is £24,000 – £26,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience. 

You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets

We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment 

We request that all applicants complete our equal opportunities form as part of the application process. This anonymous and confidential form helps the Football Foundation to build up a picture of who is applying to join the organisation, and to monitor progress in this area. The link to complete this is in the application process. 

The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us at jobs@footballfoundation.org.uk

How do I apply?

To apply, please follow the steps outlined below:

  1. Please send the following to jobs@footballfoundation.org.uk
  • CV
  • Cover letter – please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying. 

The closing date for applications is: midday Wednesday 31 January 2024. 

First interviews are currently scheduled for week commencing 5 February.

Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply. 

Senior Brand Marketing Executive – Arsenal FC

About the job

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Brand Marketing Executive to join the brand and marketing team. The position is fast-paced and dynamic, playing a vital role in concepting and executing commercial campaigns, and amplifying the club’s brand voice globally through everything we do.

The role will focus on bringing Arsenal’s commercial partners marketing plans to life, supporting the brand marketing manager on the partner annual roadmap and day-to-day delivery of campaigns and activations.

Who We Are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

  • Supporting the team on the brand seasonal marketing plan to build the Arsenal brand.
  • Working to ensure all brand and marketing plans serve the club’s local & global supporter base.
  • Collaborating with key club stakeholders across brand-led projects and elevated club moments with a focus on partner integration.
  • Supporting the brand marketing manager across partner strategy, campaigns and activations, working closely with the Partnership Service team.
  • Delivering bespoke introductions and onboardings for partners to get to know Arsenal Football Club and our way of working.
  • Supporting end-to-end Partnership Development projects sharing required brand materials and any further pitch support from a marketing perspective where required.
  • Internal & external ambassador for Arsenal supporters, with a deep understanding of our club purpose, values and mindset and how this is applied to the work we do day-to-day.
  • Championing Partner Services and their respective partner objectives, bringing solutions and a clear process to the Marketing and Partnership Services teams.
  • Responsibility for the smooth running of any brand-led partner projects, taking ownership and initiative across administrative elements.
  • Developing a strong working relationship with key stakeholders and business functions, ensuring the wider business knows what the brand team do day-to-day and how we can support them.

What We Are Looking For

  • Established experience within a fast moving, consumer-led brand.
  • Deep rooted experience in stakeholder management across an organisation.
  • Proven ability to support team through internal protocols & processes.
  • Demonstrable experience of successful agency and/or internal creative process management.
  • Genuine understanding of the wider industry and culture to bring fresh ideas and progressive approaches to the football industry.
  • Ability to deliver aesthetically pleasing, on brand reports and presentations as needed.
  • Creative and innovation minded, always seeking to improve and add value.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, with ability to work with multiple stakeholders concurrently.
  • A pro-active approach with excellent organisational skills and strong team ethic.
  • Considered approach to projects with rational decision making drafted from insights & brand frameworks.
  • Knowledge and understanding of how a brand delivers progressive work, with diversity and inclusion at its core.

Why choose us

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

  • An exciting reward and recognition scheme
  • Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
  • Great internal learning and development programmes
  • A flexible hybrid working model
  • Priority access to apply for match tickets
  • A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
  • A leading Employee Assistance Programme
  • Great discounts with some of our Partners

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, we will offer you an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for a role. Please choose the option of a guaranteed interview on your application form. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Data Analyst – Arsenal F.C

We are looking for a Data Analyst to provide insight to the Commercial function, with the ultimate aim of improving supporter experiences and maximising commercial revenue.Who We AreWe are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).Your day-to-day

  • Working within the Commercial Department to coordinate and manage reporting & data analysis requests from key stakeholders, ensuring work is prioritised and scheduled in line with the department strategy.
  • Establishing and developing strong relationships with both internal and external customers and suppliers.
  • Ensuring agreed service levels are monitored and met.
  • Becoming the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in utilising the clubs data platforms (including Microsoft Azure suite, Databricks and SQL server) to produce best in class data analysis to key stakeholders.
  • Analysing large datasets from multiple sources to produce insight & identify trends.
  • Working alongside the business Intelligence team to create and maintain calculations on key data sets which drive efficiencies for our BI tool (Tableau).
  • Working alongside Business Intelligence team to develop key visualisation and dashboards to communicate insight and trends to key stakeholders.
  • Collaborating with the Data Product Owner to identify data quality issues within the data warehouse, and working with internal and external data engineers to resolve them.
  • Working with the Data Product Owner and internal and external data engineers to identify, understand and integrate new data sources into the data warehouse.
  • Becoming an SME for the club’s supporter data to assist the Data Product Owner in identifying and managing all key data sources, that can be used to deepen our understanding of our global supporter base.

What We Are Looking For

  • Previous experience in data analysis or a related field.
  • Proficient in SQL.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure and Data Bricks (Desirable).
  • Experience with a data visualisation tool (e.g. Tableau, Power BI).
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends and insights in complex datasets.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present data-driven insights to stakeholders.
  • Experience with DAX (Desirable).
  • Demonstrate a passion for data and achieving good outcomes for stakeholders.
  • Comfortable with dissecting information and turning it into succinct business. requirements.
  • Ability to hold both technical & non-technical conversations.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Focused & good attention to detail.

Why choose us At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

  • An exciting reward and recognition scheme
  • Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
  • Great internal learning and development programmes
  • Priority access to apply for match tickets
  • A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
  • A leading Employee Assistance Programme
  • Great discounts with some of our Partners

Arsenal for EveryoneArsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. Disability Confident LeaderWe are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, we will offer you an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for a role. Please choose the option of a guaranteed interview on your application form. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Culture and Engagement Partner – England Rugby

Nature and scope:

  • Working in close partnership with the Head of Learning & Culture to develop and deliver the RFU’s culture strategy, which is integral to our strategic plan.
  • Driving and embedding key culture and engagement initiatives in line with our strategic targets
  • Partnering with key stakeholders across the organisation to ensure our cultural aspirations are aligned with the RFU strategy.
  • Working in partnership with the Internal Comms and Engagement Lead to support the day to day running of the internal communications strategy and outputs.

Accountabilities:

  • Support the development, communication and implementation of the culture strategy.
  • Develop and implement innovative engagement initiatives to help drive employee engagement, in line with our strategic target.
  • Engage and influence key stakeholder groups including the executive and leadership teams to role model our behaviours and promote our ways of working.
  • Responsible for the delivery and analysis of our annual Engagement Survey.
  • Partnering with the Exec and Leadership team to drive the delivery of the survey action plan.
  • Work alongside the Internal Comms and Engagement Lead to support the planning, managing, and delivery of key messages and events to keep employees informed, engaged and motivated.
  • Management of the culture and engagement budget.
  • Keeping up to date with current thinking and best practice and proposing recommendations on improvements we can make.
  • Work closely with the wider People team to identify opportunities to align our culture with our employee lifecycle and daily life at the RFU.
  • Effectively build relationships and collaborate with team members across multiple lines of business and functional departments.
  • Actively collaborate with colleagues to contribute to the development and delivery of the current strategic, business and operational plans.
  • Act as an ambassador for, and promote the best interests of the RFU, including the promotion of the RFU core values and BACK culture.
  • Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of the organization.

Person Specification

The skills and attributes outlined in this description are not exhaustive and we welcome candidates who can bring different relevant experiences to the role.

Qualifications, skills & experience:

Essential:

  • Committed to contributing to and building an inclusive BACK culture.
  • Effective communicator; confident, clear and able to concisely deliver written and verbal messages.
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills, relationship management and project delivery
  • Proactive self-starter who can manage competing priorities.
  • Strong collaboration, influencing and partner management skills with the ability to challenge constructively.
  • Ability to work independently and with high levels of autonomy.
  • Building trust and close working relationships with a range of stakeholders including senior leadership.

Desired:

  • Innovative – will generate and try new ideas to keep employees engaged.
  • Ability to deliver administration and coordination, alongside strategic thinking and influence.
  • An effective team member, with sufficient flexibility and willingness to take on roles outside their normal functional responsibility when required.

Additional Information:

  • All role holders must maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality. Any disclosures of confidential information (including personal information kept on computer or other media) made unlawfully outside the proper course of duty will be treated as a serious disciplinary offence.
  • The role description, person specification, job level and job title may be subject to change at the discretion of the RFU and under business developments. Any changes will be communicated to the role holder as appropriate.
  • We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is anything we could do to support you through your application or to provide the best environment for your interviews, including assistance or adjustment, please reach out to recruitment@rfu.com.

Content Producer – The FA

Look no further. We have an exciting opportunity available for a Content Producer on a fixed-term basis, who will plan, produce and lead content execution of our brand strategy related to the Emirates FA Cup and Vitality Women’s FA Cup across owned and operated channels.

What will you be doing?

  • Work collaboratively with our in-house video creative team to plan and execute industry-leading social content – driving engagement and positive sentiment.
  • Remain up to date with new trends/behaviours on social media (primary focus on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram) and translate this into content campaigns throughout the season.
  • Create and own editorial content plans, working alongside a wide range of stakeholders, such as The FA’s brand, communications, commercial teams and external agencies.
  • Daily management of The FA’s social media channels, including analysis and optimisation of content to maximise reach, engagement, and community management.
  • Lead on the live delivery of content across events, matchdays, round weekends, media days, club/player shoots and cup finals.
  • Lead role in supporting and harnessing daily relationships with our external creative and content agencies.
  • Work collaboratively with our experienced in-house web team on editorial output and opportunities to drive users to owned platforms.
  • Identify and action opportunities to drive interest from our social media platforms to our OTT broadcast ecosystem, The FA Player, driving conversion and demonstrating the value of subscription service.
  • Analyse social insights on content, channel, and campaign performance, sharing learnings and continually adapting best practices with key stakeholders.
  • Integral member of various cross-functional working groups to provide content and social support with wider business objectives, particularly related to the growth of the FA Cup.
  • Represent the competitions team in related and regular in-house and external meetings.
  • Support our communications team with aligned and agreed external messaging.
  • Support our broadcast team with the delivery of value-adding propositions for domestic and international rightsholders.
  • Work collaboratively with The FA’s commercial content team to deliver B2B output that engages and entertains audiences.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

  • Strong evidence of creating engaging, entertaining and best-in-class social content.
  • Experience and knowledge of Gen Z and youth culture audiences and how they behave on social media.
  • Understands fandom communities in social media spaces.
  • Ability to produce and share short, medium, and long-term content plans.
  • Experience creating social media video content for Reels and TikTok.
  • Experience of working as part of a multi-functional team to achieve mutual aims and organisational objectives.
  • Seamless communication skills across online messaging tools and in person that align to the pace of live events.
  • A strong and natural storyteller with sound editorial judgement.
  • Thorough knowledge and passion of football.
  • Flexible approach to working hours and locations.

Beneficial to have:

  • Experience of working for a brand, media publisher or agency.
  • Journalism background and qualification.
  • Experience of paid social media advertising.
  • Proficient user of image-editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop).
  • Proficient user of video-editing software (e.g. Adobe Premiere).
  • Experience of cloud-based video-clipping software (e.g. Grabyo).
  • Experience of website CMS (e.g. Sitecore).
  • Previous experience in a professional sports’ creative environment.

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George’s Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

  • Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
  • Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park.
  • Free private medical cover.
  • A contributory pension scheme.
  • An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
  • A hybrid working model offering flexibility on where you work.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men’s, women’s, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, and Vitality Women’s FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George’s Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

Marketing Operations Manager – British Basketball League

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Marketing Operations Specialist ideally with some experience in Ads Operations and Digital Project Management to join our dynamic and diverse marketing team.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and optimizing our marketing technology stack, working with the marketing team to support across all areas of our owned platforms. We require someone who also has strong project management skills and ideally has knowledge of Ad ops supporting our programmatic and premium advertising campaigns, ensuring their successful execution across various digital platforms. You will predominately be coordinating marketing projects to drive efficient and effective marketing operations.

If you have a passion for sports great, Basketball even better, the key for this role is a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills, excellent project management capabilities, and a good understanding of digital advertising across owned platforms.

Responsibilities:

Marketing operations

  • Support marketing operations initiatives to enhance overall marketing efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.
  • Collaborate with the clubs to ensure the efficient implementation of any marketing technology that the league will provide support for.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of marketing processes, workflows, and automation tools to streamline operations and drive productivity.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to establish and maintain marketing data governance practices, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
  • Assist in marketing technology stack evaluation, implementation, and integration to enable seamless execution and measurement of marketing activities.
  • Monitor and analyze marketing performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations for optimization.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent branding, messaging, and compliance across all marketing channels.

Ads Operations

  • Traffic advertising campaigns across our owned platforms
  • Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to ensure our and our partner campaigns are delivered.
  • Conduct ongoing analysis of campaign performance, and provide actionable insights to improve campaign effectiveness.
  • Troubleshoot technical issues related to ad serving, tracking, and reporting.

Digital Project Management

  • Coordinate and manage digital marketing projects, ensuring timely delivery, quality execution, and adherence to project goals and objectives.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define project scope, requirements, and timelines.
  • Develop project plans and track progress against milestones.
  • Conduct regular project status meetings, communicate updates to stakeholders, and proactively address potential risks or roadblocks.

Data Analysis and Reporting

  • Utilize various marketing analytics tools to collect, analyze, and interpret campaign performance data, including impressions, clicks, conversions, and ROI.
  • Generate comprehensive reports and dashboards, highlighting key insights, trends, and recommendations for optimizing marketing strategies and campaigns.
  • Collaborate with the analytics team to define tracking requirements, implement tagging solutions, and ensure accurate data collection and reporting.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in Martech and Ads Ops, with a strong understanding of project management.
  • Experience using Monday.com or equivalent
  • Solid knowledge of digital marketing concepts, including campaign optimization, targeting strategies, audience segmentation and tracking methodologies.
  • Experience with ESPs, CRM, CDPs, CMS, Analytics, Dashboarding
  • Previous experience in digital project management
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and draw actionable insights.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, with keen attention to detail.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Success will look like this:

  • Launch of League and clubs’ website against the agreed deadline
  • Launch and integrate the various Martech tools to ensure we have the correct data flows.
  • Clubs and League individuals are fully trained on Martech so they can manage systems without the need for additional assistance.
  • Continued improvement against, growth, revenue and engagement metrics.
  • Serving ads across all our owned platforms and supporting the targeting across 3rd party channels via segmentation

Communications Manager – Six Nations Rugby

Six Nations Rugby is the official organising body of the annual men’s, women’s and U20s Six Nations Championships and the Autumn Nations Series. Working in partnership with its member unions and federations in England (RFU), France (FFR), Ireland (IRFU), Italy (FIR), Scotland (SRU) and Wales (WRU), Six Nations Rugby has responsibility for the commercialisation of centralised commercial rights, and the promotion and operation of the renowned Six Nations Championships and Autumn Nations Series.

The Six Nations Championship is the oldest international rugby tournament in the world, dating back to its original incarnation in 1883 and expanding to its current format of six teams in 2000. It consists of three highly competitive annual tournaments across men’s, women’s and U20s rugby. The media rights and certain commercial rights of the Autumn Nations Series have recently been centralised, with Six Nations Rugby now supporting the growth and development of these matches for all six unions. 

About the role

Six Nations Rugby is recruiting for a Communications Manager to join the Marketing and Communications team at a hugely exciting time for the organisation, and sport in general. Across its Championships, Six Nations Rugby has seen huge growth and engagement with global fans, and the ambition to tell the stories at the heart of these competitions will continue to be a key priority for the business.

The Communications Manager will be a highly motivated and entrepreneurial individual with an understanding and passion for the media landscape, media relations experience, a proactive approach to bringing a communications strategy to life, and an ability to identify opportunities for creative storytelling across different verticals and markets.

As part of the responsibility to deliver a communications strategy, this role will offer the opportunity to lead a best in class press office function and be at the forefront of working with international media. 

He/She/They will need to have strong planning skills, to play an active role in developing comprehensive communications plans that support the objectives of Six Nations Rugby. These objectives include the promotion of the organisation and its role within the wider sport and entertainment industry to engage existing and new audiences. 

Stakeholder management will be a key aspect of this role. He/She/They will be play an important role in the development of close collaborative relationships across the group of Six Nations Rugby unions, federations, broadcasters, commercial partners, media, and extending into the wider rugby ecosystem with the likes of World Rugby. 

This role also comes with a responsibility to preserve and manage the reputation of Six Nations Rugby, meaning there is a requirement to understand corporate storytelling, alongside reputation risk management. 

As a core member of the communications team, He/She/They will appreciate the value of measuring success, interrogating how the role of communications can support wider organisational objectives, showcase a collaborative approach to working with all other departments of the business, and have a relentless curiosity to understand all facets of the organisation. 

With ambitions to be known for delivering truly unmissable experiences for fans, on a year-round basis, Six Nations Rugby is at the forefront of exploring ways to reach and engage a global audience. As such, this role offers an incredible opportunity, at a pivotal point in the sports history, to play a vital role in using communications to tell these stories.

As Communications Manager you will:

• Play a key role within the Marketing and Communications team, in shaping and then bringing to life strategies designed to tell the story of Six Nations Rugby and its Championships 
• Be a guardian of the organisation and its reputation, but also help communicate how it is leading from the front in the sport and entertainment industry
• Lead and develop a Six Nations Rugby press office function, encompassing news generation and distribution, act as a key point of contact with media, and help deliver activity to promote the organisation, its Championships and the people at the heart of the organisation 
• Be a crucial point of contact between Six Nations Rugby and the relevant communications teams at each of the six unions and federations
• Have a proactive approach to your work, setting timelines and respected deadlines with clear communication internally to ensure collaboration with other departments 
• Be proactive in forging relationships with media, spanning different verticals and across key markets 
• Take ownership in measuring success, through effective reporting and measurement of projects and activity, and interrogating how communications is supporting other areas of the business 
• Be a collaborative force within the business, working closely with the marketing, commercial and Championship operations teams 
• Support in key cross department activities, such as launch events, partner activation, and match representation 
• Manage and work collaboratively with agency partners, to develop clear briefs and drive projects forward 

The candidate we are looking for is:

• A diligent project manager with a proven track record of success in delivering against a communications plan, and working with multiple stakeholders in the process 
• Experienced in working closely with media, on a consumer and corporate basis, to manage enquiries, facilitate opportunities, and proactively take ideas to target media 
• Is comfortable in being a key point of contact for media, union and federation counterparts, partners and wider Six Nations Rugby team members, on communications related matters
• Excellent in their written and verbal communication skills, for the purposes of press release writing, preparing media materials, copywriting for Six Nations Rugby channels, the production and delivery of clear briefs and analysis reports
• Eager to lead a Six Nations Rugby press office, including managing the output from the organisation, specifically during Championships. This will extend into the overseeing major activity, such as media events, executive profiling opportunities and launching campaigns 
• Experienced in working within sports, and a track record of working within a fast-moving environment whilst managing multiple projects and stakeholders 
• Possesses a hunger to forge relationships with media across verticals and markets, to ensure Six Nations Rugby, its unions, federations and partners are represented in the right media, at the right time and with clear messaging being delivered 
• A relentless curiosity and willingness to constructively challenge ways of working, stress test ideas and concepts and take calculated risks that have the objectives of the business at their core
• Self-assured and willing to stand by their convictions, to meet objectives 
• An appetite to identify and react to trends, and an excitement to unlock future opportunities to reach new audiences 
• Ability to read, write and speak French and Italian are not essential, but would be beneficial 

To register your interest in applying for the role, please send a CV and covering letter to people@sixnationsrugby.com

Communications Manager – Arsenal

We are looking for a Communications Manager who will coordinate and manage the delivery of our contracted and proactive media requirements across our Men’s First Team and Academy squads.This is fantastic role for someone to take control and lead on the delivery of our media activities across two of our three key teams. You’ll be working with our players of all levels on a day-to-day basis to ensure our communications strategy is delivered to an exceptional standard.

Who We Are: We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).Your day-to-day

  • Coordinate and manage all media requirements for our Men’s First Team players, including the delivery of the Premier League TV broadcast contract and matchday media operations across all competitions. 
  • Manage the media demands for our Men’s First Team players and support on the demands for our Men’s First Team Manager. 
  • Organise contracted (and proactive) preview media opportunities with Men’s First Team players. 
  • Work with home venue colleagues to support the matchday media accreditation process and delivery. 
  • Manage matchday media requirements, including pre and post-match TV opportunities and press conferences. 
  • Be the key liaison point into counterparts from broadcasters, media, the Premier League, FA, UEFA and opposition clubs. 
  • Play a key role in relationship management for our football media operations; working closely with many stakeholders including players, broadcast media, written media, governing bodies, players’ representatives and opposition clubs. 
  • Respond to media enquiries and act as a point guard for external and internal stakeholders. 
  • Work as part of a wider team to provide support for PR and communication programmes across the club.  

What We Are Looking For

  • Relevant communications/sports industry qualification preferable. 
  • Strong experience working in a dynamic communications environment. 
  • Experience of working at a football club or elite sport is desirable. 
  • Experience of working in social media content creation is desirable. 
  • A good knowledge of football generally and a keen interest in football is preferable (or at least a willingness to learn!) 
  • Excellent relationship building skills with people of all levels, and someone who is a team player. 
  • Someone proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset. 
  • Someone willing to work flexibly to support our busy and exciting fixture schedule. 

Why choose us At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

  • An exciting reward and recognition scheme 
  • Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service 
  • Great internal learning and development programmes 
  • A flexible hybrid working model 
  • Discounted Arsenal season tickets 
  • A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package 
  • A leading Employee Assistance Programme 
  • Great discounts with some of our Partners 

Arsenal for EveryoneArsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. Disability Confident LeaderWe are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, we will offer you an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for a role. Please choose the option of a guaranteed interview on your application form. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Partnerships Coordinator – FA

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men’s, women’s, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, and Vitality Women’s FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

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The Role

Are you organised and passionate about developing relationships within a commercial environment? We are excited to be searching for a Partnerships Coordinator who will provide Support across key accounts across The FA 2018-2022 sponsorship programme, which responsibility facilitating the delivery of the contractual obligations.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Develop the relationship with key partner personnel and ensure contractual delivery of rights.
  • Liaise internally with other FA departments to ensure efficient and effective lines of communication between the sponsors and The FA.
  • Support the Head of Commercial Partnerships, Senior Partnership Managers and Partnership Managers across all other FA Partners.
  • The planning, organisation and delivery of a variety of sponsor related activations and events including Wembley Company days.
  • Manage key Supplier accounts across FA Sponsorship program.
  • To work as a key part of the team in supporting the sponsorship framework and subsequent sales process.
  • Support match day branding rights across the England / FA Cup / Women’s FA Cup.
  • Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.

What we are looking for?

Essential:

  • Good understanding of the sports industry in general and the football industry in particular.
  • Flexible approach to working hours.
  • Strong communication skills and willingness to learn and improve.
  • Experience of supporting and co-ordinating activations and events.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to remain organised in a fast-paced environment, whilst managing a large workload.
  • Strong numeracy skills.
  • Strong coordination skills with high attention for detail.

Desirable:

  • Experience in working at a large sporting event in a commercial environment.
  • Marketing and communications support experience.
  • Account Management Experience.
  • Qualification / degree in Marketing or Sports Marketing.
  • An interest in football and above basic understanding of the game and its business structure.

What we can offer you?

  • An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation.
  • Attractive benefits and a competitive salary.

Please be aware that unless you are on a homebased contract, your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George’s Park or our Processing Centre.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

The Football Association Group promotes inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your application.

Media Distribution, EME – NBA

The NBA’s Media Distribution Team are looking for a talent to lead sales and account management for selected broadcast and digital media partners in Europe and Middle East.

The role is an integral part of developing all aspects of the NBA’s media distribution business and will require a dedicated and passionate individual with a proven track record in media rights sales and account management.

The position will include conducting full lifecycle contractual negotiations from client presentations through to contract negotiations but also day-to-day execution of agreed deliverables for specific markets and projects. It will also require identifying individual needs and providing marketing support, with the goal to establish NBA as a “must-have” content on our partners’ platforms.

The role will also involve staying up-to-date on market developments and undertaking competition analysis. The candidate should have articulated and persuasive oral and written presentation skills, as well as being motivated, energetic and resilient. She/he will be required to travel and work across multiple time zones while working in a highly pressured and complex matrix environment.

Main Responsibilities:

Sales

  • Conduct detailed analysis supported by our research team and define the appropriate rights distribution strategy across all platforms in each market of responsibility.
  • Negotiation and execution of media rights agreements with broadcast and digital partners in coordination with other departments (legal, marketing, content, broadcast operations…)
  • Follow and control all steps of the contractual process, from drafting of term sheet and deal memo to performing due diligence and deal valuation when necessary 
  • Work closely with media distribution leadership to exceed aggressive revenue targets and assist other members of the team in sales discussions when required

Account management

  • Execution of all deliverables in licensing agreements and ensure partners are adhering to contractual obligations
  • Day to day management of assigned partners with a particular focus on digital partners
  • Provide creative marketing / promotional suggestions to partners and work with other teams (legal, marketing, PR..) to ensure all materials are in line with NBA standards and guidelines
  • Provide support to partners on-site (e.g. Global Games, NBA All Star Week-end, NBA Finals..) and other general account/client servicing tasks when required

Other key responsibilities:

  • Keep up-to-date on market trends, new technologies, and competitive forces, and assess their impact on the NBA’s business
  • Strategy planning & business development: Identified new business concepts and new prospects for NBA Media assets.
  • Construct, deliver and execute sales presentations and detailed market briefing materials in order to support and further develop the media strategy
  • Maintain and nurture relationships with broadcast partners and relevant industry stakeholders
  • Provide critical field input and maximize and uphold customer satisfaction amongst partners

Required Skills and Knowledge:

  • Proven negotiation skills and understanding of sales cycle and various business models of the media distribution market
  • Understanding of both the traditional television landscape and of digital distribution platforms in Europe
  • Capacity to manage complex contractual negotiations and follow processes
  • Strong problem-solving skills and solution-oriented
  • Team player with the ability to build strong relationships with partners and colleagues from all functions and departments
  • Extremely capable of muti-tasking with the ability to handle and prioritize a high volume of work during peak periods
  • Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • An understanding of the NBA and love of sports will be an advantage

Experience and Education Needed:

  • University degree with a major (or focus) in Business, Strategy, Digital Media, Technology or related subjects
  • Minimum 3 years in sales/account management role in media company, broadcaster or sports league
  • Experience in media content sales and business development and/or digital content/OTT distribution
  • Experience in working on complex deals and contractual negotiations, with proven success in exceeding sales targets
  • Fluency in English and at least one other European language
  • Experience in working in international / multicultural environments