Sponsorship Manager – Sky Betting and Gaming

We’re looking for a Sponsorship Manager to join our Brand and Creative Team.

This role is pivotal in the Brand and Sponsorship Team, ahead of an exciting and formative period in SBG’s history.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Sponsorship Manager, you’ll lead on the delivery and growth of our sole sponsorship of the English Football League. Aside from the Premier League, this is the biggest sponsorship opportunity in football. Exciting stuff, right?!

You’ll also identify and activate new sponsorship opportunities. We’re always looking for fresh ways of doing things, so you can get your thinking cap on and be creative. We’d love to see an entrepreneurial spirit driving our sponsorship agenda forward.

This is a commercial role, and it’s important that whoever joins us is able to leverage our partnerships as much as possible, whilst ensuring that all the contracted rights are delivered and that our brand is represented in the right way. You’ll deliver this alongside your immediate team, as well as our content and general marketing teams.

HOW YOU’LL DO IT

  • We’d love for you to be creative, with the ability to think outside of the box and develop new, commercially driven ideas.
  • Relationships will be your bread and butter. You’ll need to be comfortable building productive, valuable, and strategic relationships.
  • Direct experience of sponsorship management is integral to this role. You’ll be able to show us that you’ve activated and leveraged big partnerships. Ideally within sport or within a business of a similar scale to us.
  • We’re growing quickly, and this is driven by our energetic and passionate colleagues. You’ll be someone with a strong sense of integrity, and a passion for delivering impactive, exciting, game – changing pieces of work.

BENEFITS

Working at Sky Betting & Gaming means that you’ll work for one of the Top 50 UK Best Places to Work on Glassdoor that’s also been ranked 4th in the UK for work-life balance (according to Glassdoor)!

Just some of our excellent benefits:

  • Company bonus scheme paid twice yearly – bi-annual “thank you bonus” + once a year bonus based on company results
  • £1,000 annual learning and development fund
  • Udemy access, which is an online learning and teaching marketplace with thousands of courses
  • 6% employer / 3% employee pension contribution (options to increase company contribution to 9%)
  • 25 days + bank holidays which increases with length of service, as well as options to buy or sell up to 5 days holidays
  • Free SkyQ Ultra HD premium TV package worth £1,200
  • 32 hours paid volunteering time per year
  • Invest via the Company Share save Scheme

To view even more great benefits please visit -https://www.skybetcareers.com/benefits/

BETTER FLEXIBILITY FOR YOU

All our live jobs champion hybrid working, offering a flexible blend of home and office working with full autonomy to decide how many times you travel into the office each quarter.

Looking for a remote role? We’re open to discussing remote working for all our live jobs. Find out more about our flexible working options here – https://www.skybetcareers.com/flexibility/

We are working to be an inclusive employer and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply for our roles. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences, you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

Senior Brand Manager – The Hundred

The Hundred is a sporting event like no other. World class entertainment, the world’s best players and the women’s and men’s games on equal footing. It is the highest profile new sports event to launch in the UK for many years and received extensive media coverage, broadcast across Sky Sports and BBC Sport. The Hundred boasts partners who share our passion and energy for high-class sport and entertainment. The department is fun, energetic and lively with a “start-up” mentality.

As a Senior Brand manager you’ll be responsible for managing and executing The Hundred’s brand communications across all touchpoints and the management of a Brand Executive; as well as our Creative, Media and Production agencies. The Hundred’s aim is to broaden cricket’s appeal by engaging both current fans and attracting new audiences to the sport, and this role will be focused on growth audiences, particularly ethnically diverse communities, families and female audiences across England & Wales.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board represents all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.

The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.

OUR VALUES

  • Stronger As One Team – We are stronger together. We allow for individual strengths and beliefs but head in the same direction. We respect, support and really listen to each other along the way.
  • Push New Boundaries – We are bold, brave and curious. We challenge and don’t settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.
  • Be The Best In The Game – On & Off The Pitch – We train hard. We strive to be our best to help the team be the best. We celebrate our victories and learn from our let downs.
  • Passion For Play – We are here to inspire & be inspired. We are serious about what we do, but don’t take ourselves seriously. We enjoy the journey and have fun.

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You love building global brands that are fresh, modern and appealing to a diverse range of audiences.
  • You relish the process of developing, delivering and evaluating insight-led, target-driven, integrated brand marketing campaigns.
  • You enjoy building meaningful, collaborative relationships to deliver brilliant integrated work.
  • You have a proactive approach to brand guardianship and brand growth.

YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Lead the delivery of The Hundred brand marketing campaign, in line with the wider audience strategy, to build brand awareness and drive attendances at men’s and women’s competitions in line with KPIs
  • Manage the creative agency in creative development and execution and lead all production for The Hundred brand marketing campaign including photography, film shoots and content capture days.
  • Manage and develop one Brand Executive and support them to deliver our brand and commercial objectives.
  • Continually identify ways to align and integrate The Hundred brand, team brands and campaign across paid, owned and earned, working with our Digital, PR, Comms and Events teams to ensure the brand is communicated effectively across all touch points.
  • Own the brand research and evaluation work, and ensure that key insights are fed into campaign development across all touch points.
  • Work with the media agency planning resource to identity campaign learnings and insights and refine the media and creative approach to optimise performance.
  • Work closely with the Ticketing, Digital and CRM teams to ensure the customer journey is optimised from end to end to drive conversion to ticket sales.
  • Collaborate with Events and Venue managers to build a strong brand presence in each host venue during The Hundred competition, both visually and through the event presentation.
  • Work with our Commercial partnerships team to deliver best in class partner induction and rights delivery.
  • Collaborate with Sky and BBC to ensure The Hundred brand is integrated into broadcast and digital coverage.
  • Manage key brand partnerships, such as The Hundred’s collaboration with BBC Music Introducing.
  • Manage the development and delivery of The Hundred brand and lead on its relationship with the 8 team brands.
  • Support the Head of Brand & Team Marketing to deliver the Audience Strategy and brand objectives.
  • Manage the production and media budget for The Hundred

YOU’LL HAVE

  • Strong experience of brand management within any of follow sectors – events, music, fashion, gaming and sport.
  • Demonstrable expertise in building integrated, multi-channel marketing campaigns to drive brand growth
  • Considerable experience in media planning and media buying, if possible with our target audiences of families, females and ethnically diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrable experience of end to end campaign management, including strong focus on translating insight and strategy into tactical delivery, and robust evaluation to inform future planning.
  • Considerable experience in managing agencies and third-party suppliers to deliver campaigns or projects.
  • A ‘finger-on-the-pulse’ with the latest brand and marketing trends.
  • Strong leadership skills and an ability to bring the best out in your team and peers.
  • A natural ability to build relationships with an inclusive mindset and a proactive approach to managing a diverse range of stakeholders.
  • Strong attention to detail and a passion for creativity in all aspects of your work.
  • Good organisational skills and an ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.
  • The right to work in the UK.

YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Holiday – 25 days a year
  • Volunteering – 2 days a year
  • Pension – Non-contributory 8% pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee health cash-back plan
  • Long-term sickness insurance
  • Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
  • Enhanced maternity
  • Unmind – free and confidential access to a wellbeing app to help you manage your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
  • OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
  • People Academy – a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your potential
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
  • Free online fitness classes
  • Free gym membership at onsite gym at Lords
  • 30% Castore discount
  • Cycle 2 Work Scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Preferential access to tickets to England and The Hundred games
  • Free access to onsite gym at Lords Cricket ground

ABOUT THE HUNDRED

Now in its second year, The Hundred is a sports competition that fuses blockbuster entertainment with world[1]class cricket, inviting everyone to fall in love with the game at its intense, electrifying, and incredible best.

Combining a new short, fast format of cricket, with each game lasting less than three hours, and incredible entertainment beyond sport, The Hundred will make cricket more accessible to reach a broader audience.

It’s simple: 100 balls per team, most runs wins, so every ball counts.

The Hundred features eight new teams from seven cities, with men’s and women’s competitions taking place side by side: Welsh Fire (Cardiff), Southern Brave (Southampton), Northern Superchargers (Leeds), London Spirit, Trent Rockets (Nottingham), Oval Invincibles (London), Manchester Originals and Birmingham Phoenix. Each team will feature some of the best international and domestic cricketers from around the world, including England Men’s & Women’s World Cup winners.

Games will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and BBC throughout the competition – so whether in ground or watching from home – you’ll be right amongst all the action.

Director of Communications – UKAD

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is on a mission to protect clean sport and currently has an exciting opportunity available for you to join us. We’re looking to recruit a part-time Director of Communications, joining the senior management team to play an active role in the implementation of UKAD’s strategy.

Salary

£74,800 pro rata (22 hours per week (3 days) £45,711)

Location

Hybrid (WFH/SportPark, Loughborough)

Type of contract

Permanent, part-time (22 hours per week)

Job purpose:

You will build and deliver UKAD’s communication strategy, be responsible for leading the internal and external communications, and provide people leadership and direction to a small team of communications professionals. You will devise and implement targeted communication campaigns and assess the impact of communication activity across a range of measures.

Key result areas include:

  • Devise and lead the implementation of a cohesive communications strategy
  • Lead UKAD’s external communication of its core purpose, goals and delivery to key stakeholders including athletes, sports, the media.
  • Lead the Communications team, setting the vision, direction, developing capability and generating a sense of common purpose.
  • Lead the internal communication activity, ensuring effective and inclusive communications to UKAD’s workforce.
  • Define key messages and positioning of UKAD, enhancing our reputation through understanding and being understood by key stakeholders and audiences including sports, government, international partners, and the media.
  • Measure performance of communications activity, including digital content.
  • Oversee and strengthen UKAD’s brand identities.
  • Develop and maintain positive and constructive relationships with media organisations and stakeholders.
  • As a member of the senior leadership team, play an active role in leading the organisation, working with the Chief Executive and other Directors.

Person specification:

  • An experienced professional with demonstrable experience working in a senior management role in a communication related role
  • Proven experience of risk and reputation communication management and working with the national media, both reactively and proactively.
  • Experience of communication activities, including digital, publications, branding and public affairs.
  • Proven experience in managing people, budgets and stakeholders.
  • Experienced in building strong relationships with a variety of different stakeholders.
  • An understanding/appreciation of the sporting landscape, and how best to engage with athletes and the wider sports community.
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills both internally and externally.

Head of Membership – British Triathlon

British Triathlon is passionate about developing an environment that makes Britain the world’s leading triathlon nation, enabling success and increasing participation.

We’re looking for people that can bring skills and ambition to an inclusive, people-centred workplace, who are determined to create positive impact, and who value doing what’s right above doing what is expected.

As Head of Membership your will spearhead a sector leading membership programme which is on the verge of launching a refreshed proposition supported by creative marketing campaigns and new technology capacities. 

You will drive exceptional value for our customers and deliver innovative acquisition campaigns set against clear KPIs. 

We’re searching for someone who can lead a team, make a significant impact across the organisation and drive positive engagement with our consumers. You will possess:

  • A track record of leading and delivering membership or consumer engagement programmes
  • A strong understanding of retention and acquisition campaigns
  • An understand the commercial value of membership programmes and how to leverage growth and engagement
  • Have a passion for sport

Successful working relationships are key to any role. Our new Head of Membership will report into Director, Partnerships, Commercial & External Affairs. The successful candidate will be an integral and valued member of the Partnerships, Commercial & External Affairs team, and is likely to thrive through developing and maintaining close working relationships with marketing, digital and organisation wide outreach to drive the success of the membership programme.

You may already work in sport, the not-for-profit sector or in the commercial world, we don’t mind. You will need to possess a commercial acumen and be energised by what sport can achieve for our customers. 

Working in sport is a gift and this is a fantastic opportunity to lead on the growth and development of British Triathlon and our world of swim bike and run. 

The role will benefit from our successful hybrid working model, where Tuesday to Thursday all colleagues work from our Loughborough head office, providing a supportive, collaborative, and fun working environment, and flexible working on Mondays and Fridays.

British Triathlon offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

  • 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, enhanced with a flexible holiday buying scheme
  • A commitment to your development, with weekly and monthly time ringfenced for personal and collaborative learning and development
  • 2 days volunteer leave
  • Free and accessible parking outside the Loughborough head office
  • Pension scheme, life assurance scheme, and private medical insurance to care for you and your loved ones
  • Support for a healthy lifestyle, including discounted gym membership and a cycle to work scheme

British Triathlon is the National Governing Body for Triathlon, Duathlon and Aquathlon in Great Britain, responsible for matters such as the Great Britain Elite, Paratriathlon and Age-Group Teams, British and International events, Anti-Doping and International Representation. It is a Federation, whose members are the Home Nation’s Associations of Triathlon England, Triathlon Scotland and Welsh Triathlon. 

The three Home Nation Associations are responsible for all aspects of triathlon in their respective countries, in particular providing opportunities for persons of all abilities to discover, enjoy and achieve in our unique sport in a safe and fun way. British Triathlon and the Home Nations all work collaboratively to support great experiences through swim, bike, run.

To apply

If you’re inspired and excited about working at British Triathlon, we’d love to hear from you. Please use the links below to access the full Job Description, alongside our application form and equality form. Please then send an email to hr@britishtriathlon.org with a covering letter explaining why you feel you are suitable for the role, together with your completed application form and equality form. Please quote the reference “Head of Membership”

Closing Date 11:45pm Sunday 28 August 2022

Interview Date To be confirmed, between 5-16 September

For informal enquiries about the role please contact Ben Cummings, Director, Partnerships & External Affairs at bencummings@britishtriathlon.org

British Triathlon is committed to creating an even more diverse and inclusive workforce that will bring different perspectives to our work, so if you think we’d benefit from your relevant skills and experience, please do send in your application. Should you require assistance with the application process, please contact HR and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. Details of our Equality and Diversity Policy can be found at britishtriathlon.org/about-us/governance/policy-documents.

Brand Production Executive – Chelsea FC

Job Title – Brand Production Executive

Location – Stamford Bridge

Hours – Permanent – 35 hours, any 5 from 7

About Us:

As a member of the Chelsea team you will become part of a long and proud history in the heart of iconic west London, which dates back to the club’s founding in 1905. Since that time the club has won every major domestic and international trophy, being crowned English, European and world champions in the process.

Chelsea are a club which proudly strives to be the best in everything we do, on and off the pitch, as shown by the further success of our Women’s and Academy sides, as well as the excellent work in the community undertaken by the Chelsea Foundation, while engaging with our many supporters from a wide range of backgrounds at home in the UK and around the world.

If you’re motivated and want to help us win more trophies, you’ve got a place here at Chelsea!

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for a Brand Production Executive to join our Creative team here at Chelsea FC! This role will look after the internal and external brand expression across Chelsea’s physical venues – Stamford Bridge, Cobham Training Ground and Kingsmeadow. These sites are the homes of our Men’s, Women’s and Academy teams and as such, we want to ensure an authentic and inspiring application of the Chelsea Brand.

The role also entails an element of Brand Management – specifically being a guardian and champion of the brand guidelines across the club’s broad and varying touchpoints.

– Work with the in-house creative studio and external production agency to plan, brief, manage and execute venue branding projects across Chelsea’s 3 key venues

– Run the seasonal stadium rebrand project, alongside Studio Ops and Creative art working team, to ensure a fresh and exciting fan experience before the start of the new season

– Manage summer and winter transfer window player branding changes in a timely manor

– Work with Chelsea Football Operations, manage competition changing room branding as well as any other physical branding requirements

– Ensure new trophy wins are appropriately celebrated across venue branding assets

– Accept and deliver on ad-hoc venue branding briefs from internal stakeholders (Hospitality, Marketing, Football Operations and Senior Management)

– Maintain existing brand assets and proactively identify new opportunities for improved brand expression across our sites

– Ensure all assets conform to brand guidelines and deliver on our aspired brand positioning

– Be the venue branding expert and assert yourself as key consultant for the business on print production, installation and substrates

– Ensure the club has a high performing production agency roster through day-to-day contact and post project wash-ups

– Alongside the creative art working team, oversee installations to ensure a perfect finish which complements the high-quality creative

– Manage venue branding and brand development budget, as well as proposing budget request for the following season with the Ops team, and creative lead

Must Haves/qualified by demonstrable experience to the level required:

– Proven administrative experience

– Strong attention to detail

– Creative

Nice to Haves:

– Project management experience

– Budget management experience

– Strong stakeholder and agency management experience

– Proactivity and a can-do attitude

– Knowledge of production processes, substrates and print finishes

– Understanding of brand expression across physical and digital venue touchpoints.

What We Offer:

https://chelseafc.pagetiger.com/benefits2122/1

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.

Chelsea FC and the Foundation is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.

Head of Event Planning and Delivery – LTA

The LTA’s vision is “Tennis Opened Up” and its mission is to make tennis Relevant, Accessible, Welcoming and Enjoyable. The Major Events and Digital Transformation team are responsible for delivering the LTA’s programme of events, driving visibility and engagement to new and existing audiences. The Head of Event Planning and Delivery will be accountable for the successful delivery of all LTA Major Events, and will be responsible for implementing a new event operating model and integrated planning process across all LTA Major Events.

Event Planning

  • Responsible for developing and implementing a consistent planning process across all the LTA’s major events, taking into account the different levels of events (i.e. ATP500/WTA500 vs ATP250/WTA250 vs ITF World Tennis Tour / ATP Challenger events), the associated minimum standards and service levels required. 
  • The planning process to be implemented needs to operate on an annual basis, encompassing a two-month debriefing phase of the previous year’s tournaments and then starting with a Model Venue Exercise or equivalent process to align on a singular concept of operations. A six-month event planning phase followed by a three-month event readiness phase needs to lead into a month-long event delivery phase. 
  • The six-month planning phase needs to encompass all aspects of preparing for the event, including space/site planning, workforce planning, dot planning, function/service planning and customer group planning – culminating in a robust Event Operating Plan for every tournament.
  • Oversee the procurement all goods and services required for the events, ensuring c. £10m of annual event-related costs deliver value for money for the LTA through a structured cross-tournament programme of rolling tenders.
  • Implement an optimal workforce model across the events that blends full-time LTA staff, venue and/or LTA secondees, short-term freelance contractors, outsourced suppliers (eg. catering, security etc), stewards and volunteers.
  • Oversee a more consistent and strategic approach to the lifecycle of building our annual event workforce, including the standardisation of how our tournament teams attract, recruit, induct, accredit, uniform and then debrief (and engage year-round) our short-term workforce teams, including in particular volunteers, marshals and stewards.

Event Readiness

  • Lead the implementation of an annual structured event readiness phase, encompassing the scaling up of event teams, the delivery of overlay build programmes, appropriate desktop and other readiness exercises and the transition from event planning to event operations teams.
  • Ensure that processes to standardise the event workforce model are implemented consistently across all venues during the readiness phase, including accrediting, uniforming and training the event workforce.
  • Oversee the implementation of robust build programmes so that all temporary event overlay is built on time, to budget and to quality, with a focus on the Health and Safety of all site workforce. Ensure appropriate focus on the cinch Championships overlay build programme at the Queens Club which is complex, space-constrained and time-constrained.
  • Support Tournament Directors in building relationships with key local licensing authorities / individuals, such as the Chairs of Safety Advisory Groups, and with the Leaders of Local Councils to influence them to provide more in-kind support for our Major Events.
  • Develop appropriate readiness plans – including contingency plans and crisis communication plans – and oversee desktop exercises that allow the event operations teams to be fully prepared for all events.
  • Given that rain delays/rain cancellations consistently have the biggest impact on the success of the LTA’s events, further develop wet weather contingency plans to improve the experience for impacted customer groups during our Tournaments.

Event Delivery

  • Implement consistent Tournament policies and procedures.
  • Implement consistent event operations processes, including Daily Run Sheets, Event Control Room meetings and introduce a common event reporting framework to allow key event information to be shared with the Director of Major Events & Digital. Consider the roll-out of digital solutions across all events to improve in-tournament issue identification and resolution (eg. Halo, WeTrack).
  • Act as the Gold Commander for all events, providing effective strategic decision making in the event of any emergency situations.
  • Build relationships with the ATP, WTA and/or ITF Supervisors and with key strategic partners (eg. BBC, Amazon Prime) and – where necessary – help the Tournament Directors resolve scheduling / order of play related issues.
  • Support the Event teams during the events as required.

Event Transformation

  • Conduct a thorough annual event debriefing process that captures all key lessons learned from a venue perspective, from a customer perspective and from a service/function perspective.
  • Implement initiatives that help “Open Tennis Up” such as further developing activation plans that create “Tennis Festivals” in our venues/cities during the tournaments that enable our events to act as a catalyst for reaching new audiences and delivering on our broader organisational objectives.
  • Consider strategic optimisations needed to our venues, such as the North Area of the Queens Club site or improvements to player flows/journeys at Eastbourne. 
  • Drive operational efficiencies across all tournaments and implement new Event Operating Models that improve the quality and consistency of tournament delivery whilst lowering the cost of delivering tournaments (eg. through procurement savings).
  • Take a more customer-centric approach to event planning and delivery and improve year-on-year the experience of players (and their support staff), the media, spectators, commercial partners and the event workforce.
  • Support the Director of Major Events & Digital and the Head of Tennis Relations & Event Development with projects to further develop the LTA’s Major Event portfolio, such as bids for Major Events (eg. Billie Jean Cup Finals), strategic reviews of the Grass Court Season and as a result of any strategic changes being made by the ATP and WTA to the Tour Calendars, Tournament standards etc.
  • Bring together key internal and external stakeholders to improve the way we work with technical/hardware partners (Hawkeye, Crionet, Flightscope etc) and broadcast partners (eg. BBC, Amazon Prime)

Team Leadership and Relationship Management

  • Lead a team of Tournament Directors to deliver the year-round calendar of LTA Major Events, and foster a culture of more integrated operational planning across the major events department and all other LTA departments that support the delivery of Major Events
  • Work closely with the Finance team to manage the delivery of events to budget, and closely with the Head of Ticketing & Hospitality to help achieve all revenue targets that are set for our events.
  • Support the Director of Major Events and Digital in building relationships with key tennis stakeholders, such as with the AELTC, ATP, WTA and ITF.
  • Lead internal relationships with key departments that support the delivery of our events, such as our Commercial team, Marketing team, Customer Engagement team, Corporate Affairs team, Regional Delivery team.
  • Work closely with the Commercial and Marketing Director and the Head of Ticketing and Hospitality to support the development of new commercial assets/rights and the on-boarding of new commercial and/or broadcast partners.
  • Manage the strategic relationships with our largest cross-Tournament suppliers, for example, our Seating and Structures suppliers, Catering suppliers and/or our security contractors.
  • Build and develop relationships with our key Venue partners, such as at the Queen’s Club, Edgbaston Priory Club and Eastbourne Borough Council.
  • Working with the Director of Major Events and Digital and with the Finance team, develop budgets for all our major events as part of the annual business planning process.
  • Define personal development plans and personal objectives for team members; effectively manage, mentor and guide direct reports to ensure their work standards continually improve, knowledge increases and motivation remains high.

Other

  • Drive innovation at our Major Events, for example through enhanced Sport Presentation at our events or through the use of digital solutions/services.
  • Implement new initiatives to “Open Up Tennis” to new audiences, for example through the introduction of new LTA Tennis Foundation charity exhibition matches over the Qualifying weekends, or through enhanced event activation plans. 
  • Ensure there is equal focus and resource allocated to our programme of wheelchair and other disability tennis events as with our able-bodied events.
  • Deliver LTA commitments in relation to sustainability, including working with suppliers to reduce single-use plastic, reduce waste, de-carbon temporary power and find solutions to increase the electric-car fleet, and champion our event sustainability plans across internal teams and our network of suppliers and contractors.
  • Ensure that all relevant aspects of the LTA’s Inclusion strategy are delivered, including Accessible seating, brand imagery reflective of Tennis Opened Up, and that our recruitment processes attract a wide cross-section of society.

iGolf Communications Manager – England Golf

This is an exciting opportunity to join our iGolf team. iGolf is England Golf’s programme for non-members of golf clubs who do not hold a handicap index but who wish to start the journey towards getting one. By subscribing, golfers can post scores to obtain and maintain an official World Handicap System (WHS) handicap index as well as enjoying other benefits including personal liability insurance. Your role will be to support the marketing and communication of iGolf and help grow the programme to engage with independent golfers.

We’re looking for someone with:

A knowledge of the full marketing mix – specifically social networking, PR, email and website communications along with social media content and management
Practical experience of developing digital, conversion-focused content with good creative and copywriting skills
Proven application of market analysis to drive digital communications
Knowledge and experience of email software tools and utilising Content Management System (CMS) to manage website content
Excellent written and spoken skills with attention to detail and accuracy
Brilliant organisational skills
Experience of using Google analytics
The post is full-time (Monday – Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm core hours) but you may be required to work weekends and evenings. The position is based at our headquarters in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. We provide a hybrid working arrangement following a successful probation period.

As the national governing body for amateur golf, we work at the heart of golf in England, supporting and empowering a thriving community of players, counties and clubs to get the most out of the game we love. We value being Honest, Inclusive, Responsible, Excellent and Supportive.

For the full job description please download to the right. To apply please complete the online application process (no CVs please).

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are disability confident committed. If you are not able to complete the online application and would like this in an alternative format, please contact Amy or Mary-Anne on hr@englandgolf.org.

Head of People – Premiership Rugby

As a Premiership Rugby employee this role provides HR business partnering support to Premiership Rugby and also the United Rugby Championship based from our shared office at 84 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1NP.

At Premiership Rugby our aim and vision is to deliver the best, most competitive, exciting and respected league in world rugby. We are the beating heart of the English game. Our core values are always to be inclusive, respectful, competitive, progressive and professionally excellent in everything we do. Premiership Rugby is a private company, wholly owned by and responsible to its member clubs and CVC Capital Partners. 

We are the organising body of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby league and organise the Premiership Rugby competition, the centralised broadcast rights and other commercial rights for the league. We are also responsible for the governance, regulation, delivery and promotion of the Premiership Rugby Cup, Premiership Rugby Shield and the Under 18s competition. Each of the member clubs is independent of Premiership Rugby, working within the rules of the game and delivering in their local communities.

The United Rugby Championship is a global club rugby league where 16 teams from five powerhouse nations compete across two hemispheres to become the URC champion. The URC is made up of four teams from Ireland, four from South Africa, four from Wales, two from Italy and two from Scotland. The URC mission is to innovate and create new ways of bringing fans closer to the drama, using the power of rugby to create a purpose-driven league that allows our athletes and teams to amaze on the pitch and inspire change off it. We are characterised by our national differences but unified by our passion. Diversity is in our DNA. Respect is inherent in our sport. URC’s ambition is to use the league’s platform to champion for a healthier, stronger, unified next generation, so they can Take on Tomorrow.

We are equal opportunities employers totally committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion. We actively welcome applications from across all diverse communities and encourage diversity of thought and lived experience. 

Key Result Areas & Responsibilities: 

  • Ensure that PRL and URC have progressive, best-practice, world-class people management and development provisions which are regularly reviewed, clearly communicated and understood. 
  • Ensure PRL and URC are inclusive and inspiring employers of choice with clear and compelling employer brands.
  • Promote our high-performance approach by ensuring everyone has clear and stretching goals and regular performance reviews to help ensure successful delivery of our strategic business plans. 
  • Personally manage all HR activity including legal compliance, employee relations, remuneration, internal communication, inclusive recruitment, induction, wellbeing, continuous learning and development and performance management for PRL and URC.
  • Guide, coach and support managers in effectively handling any employee relations needs. 
  • Help ensure that we have inspiring, accessible facilities and a working environment which helps our people to work flexibly, productively and collaboratively.
  • Lead the development and delivery of a progressive PRL people development strategy and aim to be the highest-ranked sports business of comparable size in the annual Guardian / Sunday Telegraph Great Place to Work Survey. 
  • Work closely with the URC team to create and implement their People Plan with a key focus on culture and values and lead on key HR projects which support organisation growth and people development and programmes to ensure positive staff engagement and improved retention. 
  • Develop, analyse and report on relevant HR metrics for the PRL and URC executive leadership teams.
  • Project manage the seamless implementation and integration of an agreed HR information system.
  • Deliver regular employee engagement and wellbeing surveys, providing detailed analysis of trends and insight-led needs for agreeing practical continuous improvement action plans with each team.
  • Design and lead the delivery of an annual calendar of engaging and cost-effective internal and external people development programmes to ensure PRL and URC are learning organisations. 
  • Nurture a directly-relevant network of mentors and peer group learning programmes and establish inclusive early careers programmes for apprentices and interns.
  • Provide leadership to the PRL Home Team in driving forward our Winning Culture programme.
  • Be a driving force, positive role model and thought leader in the PRL Clubs HR Director Network.
  • Champion mainstreamed best practice equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives and action plans in delivering internal PRL Sporting Equals Charter commitments; and work collaboratively with colleagues and others to promote PRL externally as a wholly-inclusive and open employer and employer brand.
  • Lead on the provision of professional advice, support and guidance to the PRL Remuneration Committee on applicable senior executive performance reviews, reward and recognition in conjunction with any agreed external benchmarking and other specialists.

Essential skills and experience needed:

  • Chartered Fellow or CIPD level 7 equivalent professional qualification and experience
  • A hands-on, proactive working style, with the ability to work at both the strategic and detailed operational level
  • Deep working knowledge of employment law and best practice people management
  • Proven track record of successfully implementing innovative equality, diversity and inclusion strategies and initiatives and seamless change management
  • High emotional intelligence with excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships, persuasively influence others and collaborate with people at all levels, internally and externally
  • Strategic business acumen
  • Strong project management skills to facilitate continuous improvement initiatives 
  • Creative and action-oriented, bringing a solution-focussed approach to your work.
  • Demonstrable success developing close, trusted partnerships with senior leaders across multiple business areas and ability to quickly build a high level of trust with senior stakeholders
  • Collaborative and inclusive, able to work effectively with colleagues across the PRL Clubs HRD Network. URC and other key stakeholders to promote collective success.
  • Able to effectively prioritise; managing conflicting and competing priorities.

The Executives in Sport Group are retained on behalf of Premiership Rugby to appoint a Head of People. All direct applications and CV’s will be forwarded to The Executives in Sport Group.

Commercial Development Manager – Red Bull Racing

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Commercial Development Manager to support our fast-paced Marketing Team. In this role you will be providing support to the day-to-day commercial operation at Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula One Team.

The Commercial Development Manager role offers the opportunity to take a pragmatic, collaborative approach to contribute towards the growth, development, and financial sustainability of the wider organisation. 

Key responsibilities in this Commercial Development Manager role includes:

  • Help create industry leading marketing collateral that supports our commercial proposition across existing and new projects 
  • Identify Licensing opportunities for new to become Licensing partners and to help drive revenue opportunities within existing Licensees 
  • Create and manage bespoke outreach programmes and events for new prospects
  • Engage with internal stakeholders to source the most up to date business spends, tech integration opportunities that help drive added attraction and value to prospective partners 
  • Research and identify opportunities with brands to become Licensing partners with the support of our designated agency and Red Bull GmbH 
  • Managing the onboarding process for new prospects when handing-over new partners to the Partnership and Communications teams 

To be considered for this Commercial Development Manager role you will need to:

  • Have worked in a similar position, ideally in a top tier sporting organisation
  • Confident and competent in presenting to new prospects 
  • Be able to assemble insightful and data-focused case studies and proposals for prospects
  • Hold the ability to be able to thrive in a high pressure, demanding environment
  • Be highly organised and structured in your work to keep up with the demands of internal and external stakeholders
  • Be able to travel on an ad-hoc basis to Grand Prix, customer meetings and events as required

Not only is this a fantastic Commercial Development Manager role, it is also a fantastic team to work for. A good salary is just the start, there are many other benefits too such as our bonus scheme, private health care cover, life assurance scheme, company contributed pension scheme, on site gym & fitness classes and free food.

Procurement Executive – ECB

We are introducing this exciting role to support the procurement strategy at the ECB. This is proactive and stakeholder facing role to deliver sourcing activities and projects in line with category plans and organisational strategy. You will play a key role in developing and promoting the Procurement function across ECB and the wider cricket network. You will support the Head of Procurement on the day-to-day activities.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.

The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.

OUR VALUES

  • Stronger As One Team – We are stronger together. We allow for individual strengths and beliefs but head in the same direction. We respect, support and really listen to each other along the way.
  • Push New Boundaries – We are bold, brave and curious. We challenge and don’t settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.
  • Be The Best In The Game – On & Off The Pitch – We train hard. We strive to be our best to help the team be the best. We celebrate our victories and learn from our let downs.
  • Passion For Play – We are here to inspire & be inspired. We are serious about what we do, but don’t take ourselves seriously. We enjoy the journey and have fun.

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You enjoy work which requires a keen attention to detail.
  • You are organised, with a methodical approach to completing tasks
  • You thrive in a busy, challenging environment.
  • You enjoy interacting with people in and around the business and developing strong working relationships.
  • You have a desire to develop a career in Procurement, show you are proven self-starter, and strive to demonstrate flexibility and creativity in a fast-paced environment

YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Collaborating across key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the procurement process is fully understood and integrated.
  • Conducting detailed analysis of internal requirements, analysis of external suppliers, including costs and markets.
  • Supporting the EDI and sustainable procurement strategy
  • Implementing and managing regular progress meetings with functional areas to track activities, milestones, risks, and issues.
  • Identifying cost savings opportunities
  • Maintaining the supply chain analytical tool
  • Consolidating the supplier portfolio
  • Creating and preparing project documentation, including procurement documentation (NDA, ITT.)
  • Creating category analysis for specific spend categories and vendors.
  • Assisting the Head of Procurement on the day-to-day activities
  • Monitoring data management to keep accurate product, contract, & costs saving

YOU’LL HAVE

  • First hand experience in procurement and data management
  • An understanding of how to establish, maintain, and positively leverage effective stakeholder relationships.
  • Understand the end to end procurement cycle, value chain, cost breakdown, and can initiate cost saving opportunities
  • Experience in multi-tasking and time-management skills in a fast-paced environment
  • CIPS accreditation or working towards qualification (desirable)

YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Competitive salary – £25-30k
  • Holiday – 25 days a year
  • Volunteering – 2 days a year
  • Pension – Non-contributory 8% pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee health cash-back plan
  • Long-term sickness insurance
  • Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
  • Enhanced family friendly leave
  • Unmind – free and confidential access to a wellbeing app to help you manage your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
  • OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
  • People Academy – a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
  • Free online fitness classes
  • 30% Castore discount
  • Cycle 2 Work Scheme
  • Season ticket loan