Commercial & Partnerships Lead, – Women’s Professional Game, FA

In what is an exciting time for the Women’s Professional Domestic Game in England, the 22/23 season has seen record attendances and viewership of Women’s professional football in this country and the domestic leagues continue to grow at an unprecedented pace.

Since professionalisation in 2018, the Women’s domestic leagues have seen incredible growth under the leadership of the Football Association. At this transformational time for the game, we are looking to develop an independent structure that will allow the leagues to transition to a NewCo over the course of the next season.

We are searching for a Commercial and Partnerships Lead, who will play a key senior management role with Barclay’s Women’s Super League (BWSL) and Barclay’s Women’s Championship (BWC) to drive forward commercial programme during a period of transformational growth in the Women’s Professional Game.

You will lead the management and delivery of the commercial and partnerships programme as part of the women’s professional game division as it continues to transition to a NewCo, working closely with other FA Commercial, Marketing and wider teams.

We are searching for an individual who is passionate about the growth of Women’s football and will provide effective leadership for the Commercial and Partnerships Team.

Note: Women’s Professional Game includes the Barclays Women’s Super League (BWSL), Barclays Women’s Championship (BWC) and the Continental Tyres League Cup.

What will you be doing?

COMMERCIAL:

  • Lead a team in developing and delivering the commercial strategy and programme for the Women’s Professional Game (WPG)
  • Develop strong relationships with commercial contacts within BWSL and BWC clubs including attendance/input into BWSL & BWC Commercial Committee meetings.
  • Manage the ongoing consultation with BWSL and BWC clubs, specifically in relation to core terms and commercial rights of WPG governance – including Club Licence, Commercial Regulations and Broadcast Regulations.
  • Planning and management of commercial aspects of the Club Licence and Commercial Regulations.
  • Support in the commercial elements of digital and data development plans.
  • Work alongside all relevant internal teams (i.e. WPG Senior Leadership Team, league operations, broadcast, partnerships, communications, marketing) to implement commercial rights programme for BWSL and BWC and ensure delivery of rights for key stakeholders.
  • Oversee liaison with BWSL and BWC clubs (General Managers/CMK contacts) on management and delivery of club-led commercial rights for WPG partners.
  • Full review and rewording of commercial elements of BWSL and BWC Club Licence Application (for teams seeking promotion) and inclusion on Promotion Application Technical Panel for review of commercial aspects of applications.
  • Provide support to BWC and FA Women’s National League (FAWNL) clubs for the development of commercial plans as preparation for transition into BWSL and BWC.
  • Oversee ground-dressing programme for the WPG delivery including budgets, tender for procurement etc.

PARTNERSHIPS:

  • Drive value for the WPG’s portfolio of commercial partners supporting activation programmes and ensuring alignment to the strategic priorities of the WPG.
  • Oversee WPG commercial partnerships team ensuring efficient client servicing and delivery of rights.
  • Manage the insights and research support for current partners, renewals and future partnership discussions.
  • Support the delivery partnership renewals with key partners as relevant within each sponsorship term.
  • Oversee budget requirements across each partner liaising with other teams as required.

GENERAL:

  • Champion world-class service delivery of league and club services; obtain customer feedback and make any improvements as necessary.
  • Lead, manage and coach the team effectively, ensuring all staff have regular personal development reviews, clear objectives and individual personal development plans.
  • Develop an annual business plan and budget for women’s professional game policy, licensing, and compliance, ensuring prioritisation and allocation of major tasks and that all risks are identified, and any mitigating actions put in place.
  • Execute additional tasks as required 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 are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

  • Experience in developing & delivering commercial strategies and programmes (sports focus)
  • Proven experience in leading and developing brand partnership activation plans and campaigns.
  • Excellent relationship & stakeholder management skills at all levels that can be used effectively both internally and externally.
  • Strong leadership and influencing skills.
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Experience working with cross-functional project teams.
  • Proven experience working with sponsor agencies.
  • Proven experience in sponsorship programme creation and sale/negotiation.
  • Proven experience working with commercial contracts and legal teams.
  • Proven experience in managing and supporting direct reports and channelling their professional growth.
  • Skills and experience working alongside Marketing, Brand and Communications teams.
  • Strategic thinker able to consider wider and longer-term impacts.
  • Experience in sponsorship research and insight measurement Knowledge of football, sport and sponsorship markets.

Beneficial to have:

  • Relevant qualification/degree.
  • Interest and knowledge of women’s football.
  • Good contacts and relationships.
  • Experience working with broadcasters and the media.
  • Understanding of the digital marketing landscape.
  • Strong presentation and reporting skills.

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,

Men’s Youth Competitions Manager – UEFA

Main goal:

The Men’s Youth Competitions Manager is responsible for managing UEFA’s men’s youth and amateur competitions and supporting the rest of the Men’s National Team Competitions unit, under the supervision and leadership of the head of unit.

Key responsibilities:

– Main point of contact for all matters related to UEFA’s men’s Under-17, Under-19 and amateur competitions
– Supporting the Head of Men’s National Team Competitions with regard to overall concepts and calendars, and contributing to the competitions’ continuous enhancement within the European and world football framework
– Supporting the Head of Men’s National Team Competitions with project planning and budget management
– Representing the unit both inside and outside the Football division as requested by the head of unit
– Contributing to the competition regulations and manuals, as well as bidding procedures and related documents
– Preparing and performing organisational and administrative tasks related to competition entries, draws, fixture lists and workshops
– Drafting correspondence and reports, and preparing UEFA committee and working group meetings, including the necessary documentation
– Ensuring project delivery by performing the necessary administrative tasks and by liaising with internal and external stakeholders
– Conducting site visits, participating in online briefings/calls and making proposals, in particular for stadiums, training grounds and accommodation
– Leading the match organisation and team services at UEFA men’s Under-17, Under-19 and amateur final tournaments, in close cooperation with appointed colleagues from inside and outside the unit
– Monitoring all UEFA men’s Under-17, Under-19 and amateur qualifying matches and results (including permutations), from the Match Command Centre if necessary, and taking follow-up action with the relevant stakeholders (match operations, disciplinary, etc.)

Profile:

Experience required:
– from 4 to 6 years’ experience in football competition management
– from 4 to 6 years’ experience in a high-level sports organisation
– from 1 to 3 years in project and people management experience

Education:
– Further education is an advantage, ideally in the field of sport

Languages:
– English / Proficient
– Any other European languages are an advantage

Additional requirements:
– Interest in youth football
– Personal experience as a competitor/player, coach or referee an advantage
– Available to travel
– MS Office / Advanced
– Project Management / Advanced

Multicultural Capability Manager – Football Australia

Football Australia is situated on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge the histories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and commit to building a brighter future together.

Football Australia is the national governing body for football in Australia and a member of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for football. It governs all national teams, the A-Leagues (in Football Australia’s capacity as the regulatory body), Australia Cup, National Premier Leagues and leads state, community, and grassroots football.

OUR VALUES

Football in Australia is a melting pot of approximately 2 million participants represented by over 200 different cultures, we are proud to be the most diverse and globally connected sport within the Australian sporting landscape.

This diversity in culture, ideas, and experience makes us strong and prepares us to achieve our vision to ‘be a leading football nation where everyone is inspired to live and love the game’. To achieve this, we live by our company values which include:

  • Impact On & Off the Field: Challenge the way we think and do to seek ways to grow the impact football has, influence industry thought leaders.
  • Inclusive & Diverse Football for all: Football is embedded in the nation’s social fabric, follows the story of Australia, be accessible for all
  • A United Team: Bringing people together to unleash the power of football and to deliver the vision, we bring the team spirit to the game
  • Trust: Building trust across the whole football community, be trusted custodians of the game, act with integrity and objectivity

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting into the General Manager – Member Federations, this role will lead the implementation of Football Australia’s Multicultural Programs. This role is responsible for the leadership, strategy, management and implementation of National Multicultural Programs for the Nation, and will work on key Multicultural programs targeting participation from age 5 through to 21. The role will also be a key engagement point for Government and Non-Government support partners, Member Federations and maintain FA’s annual Multicultural Calendar of events.

Please note that this role is fixed term until June 2025.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Support the National Program Managers with the overall management and strategic implementation of the Multicultural MiniRoos or Youth programs
  • Lead all training and multicultural awareness initiatives for both programs
  • Identify rural and remote locations that will require a different training and capability model to the model deployed in metropolitan areas. This model will require online engagement and an enhanced focus on empowering locals to deliver FA’s Multicultural programs
  • Support Member Federations and Community Clubs on the implementation of the MiniRoos and Youth Programs and transition strategy from participants to grassroots and community football
  • Identify, collaborate and structure delivery models for the program with relevant external partners (I.e Football United)
  • Ensure all coaches/facilitators are trained and have the capability to deliver multiculturally appropriate programs
  • Key engagement lead with Australia’s multicultural bodies (I.e Victorian Multicultural Commission)
  • Support Member Federations on transition initiatives from Multicultural program participant to registered Football (players, coach, referee, volunteer)

A full copy of the position description can be found by copy and pasting the following link into a web browser: www.footballaustralia.com.au/sites/ffa/files/2023-05/Multicultural%20Capability%20Manager.pdf

ABOUT YOU

Experience, Skills and Qualifications:

  • Previous experience running Multicultural programs that embrace cultural safety and tailored to various multi-cultural community groups
  • Demonstrative experience in project management and implementation. Management of community sport projects highly desirable
  • Experience in the design, development and delivery of learning programs
  • Exceptional presentation skills
  • Understanding of contemporary initiatives for program enhancement
  • Understanding of core principles of Football Development
  • A minimum 4 years experience in a management position
  • A full list of experience, skills & qualifications can be found in the above position description

Additional Requirements:

  • Full working rights in Australia
  • Working with children check (paid/ employee) or state- based equivalent
  • Travel as required
  • Out of hours and weekend work as required

WHAT WE OFFER

At Football Australia we want look after our people and below are just some of the many benefits of joining our team:

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Birthday Leave
  • Study Leave
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle leave
  • Paid Parental leave in addition to statutory government offering
  • Volunteer leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Partner discounts
  • Workplace Banking Program
  • Social Activities such as 5-a-side futsal

Partner Marketing Executive – Chelsea

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 are looking for a Partner Marketing Executive to manage the end-to-end process for delivering the club’s commercial partners’ marketing campaigns across Chelsea FC channels. You will be responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of contractual marketing campaigns across digital, social, email, content and match day. Duties include:

– Support the Partner Marketing Manager in delivering the end-to-end partner campaign management process from briefing through to delivery and evaluation to meet agreed campaign KPIs

– Build strategic campaign plans to be delivered across the club’s global and local marketing channels including: digital (web and app), social, email and match day amongst others

– Offer marketing expertise, insights and advice to help partners build successful campaigns

– Develop campaign reports with the Insights team to analyse, evaluate and optimize the impact of partner activations

– Work closely with the Commercial Partnerships Activation team to ensure all partners contractual marketing assets and campaign activations are delivered to a best-in-class standard

– Ensure the club’s partners maximize the use of marketing rights and benefits to drive their key brand and business objectives

– Identify integration opportunities for Commercial Partners in the Marketing initiatives of the Club

– Ensure partner marketing initiatives are approved against and meet the brand standards and guidelines of the Club

– Maintain & developing key internal relationships (e.g. Commercial team, Communications team, Creative Team, Insights Team, Chelsea TV)

Specific responsibilities:

– Manage and own the partnership campaign tracker – document and share the scheduling and delivery of all partner campaigns

– Manage the partner campaign dashboard – own the campaign results dashboard to ensure all results and insights are accessible

– Campaign planning – host and attend campaign planning meetings to inform the strategic planning and scheduling of partner campaigns

– Campaign delivery – ensure all campaign assets are delivered on time and as agreed across the club’s marketing channels

– Campaign reporting – produce detailed reports for each campaign highlighting key insights, successes and areas for optimisation

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

– Proven experience within marketing.

– Experience of writing, managing and delivering integrated marketing campaigns utilising a full range of marketing tools and channels.

– Experience of working in a sponsorship/commercial partnership environment

– Familiarity with sponsorship contracts and rights packages

– Solid understanding of digital and social marketing best practices

– Ability to articulate and influence key strategic decisions, build relationships and manage multiple stakeholders.

– Outstanding organisational and project management skills.

– Creative flair and confidence with a positive attitude.

– Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise work in a demanding environment.

– Proactive team player able to work individually and as part of a team.

What We Offer:

Benefits at Chelsea FC 22/23 – 1 (pagetiger.com)

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.

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.

Data and Insights Manager – Manchester City

Fan Experience Analytics and Insights is central to City Football Marketing’s global growth plan. Building fan loyalty, growth and monetisation across all territories through understanding of their behaviours and needs.

You will leverage industry leading cloud-based data platform (built in house) that allows to benefit from the current state-of-the-art technology such as machine learning, AI or big data to analyse fan behavioural data.

You must be highly analytical, personable, communicative and motivated to deliver actionable insights through data, with experience in managing projects through to completion. You will be working in a challenging and dynamic environment where your analysis will facilitate key business decisions and influence marketing strategies.

Role specific accountabilities: 

1

Proactively work with different teams to identify data solutions we can develop to support the business, creating project plans

2

Independently complete analytical projects, starting from the internal client’s brief to the presentation of the learnings

3

Build data models to improve personalisation, engagement and monetisation across our digital portfolio: email, website, app, digital ads and social media

4

Support more junior roles in project development and delivery

5

Act as Scrum Master in Agile set-up to ensure efficient team development of data

Role specific knowledge, skills and experience: 

Essential:

  • At least 3-5 years of experience in an analytical role deriving actionable business insights from data (more junior candidates may be considered if proven fit)
  • Ability to use high-level scripting language (e.g. Python, PySpark, R) on a daily basis 
  • Consulting mindset, i.e., ability to guide business stakeholders through analytical insights to drive business value 
  • Experience with visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math, Computer Science or STEM/numerate degree
  • Experience in Agile framework

Desirable:

  • Experience with enterprise cloud services (especially Microsoft Azure) 
  • Certification in Agile development methodologies 
  • Understanding of Machine Learning techniques and concepts
  • Experience with software engineering best practices like version control and CI/CD across environments
  • Master in STEM field
  • Passion for sports, particularly football

Euro 2024 Sponsorship Coordinator – UEFA

Sponsorship is an important part of UEFA’s marketing and commercial strategy, and sponsorship partners play a vital role in all UEFA competitions thanks to their financial support and their promotional potential worldwide. The Sponsorship Coordinator works on the development of UEFA’s national team football sponsorship programme, from sponsor contracting and sponsor rights delivery to agency management and sponsor account management. In addition, the Sponsorship Coordinator is responsible for supervising implementation of the sponsorship programme for assigned partners, overseeing their marketing operations and promotional activities, and representing their interests throughout the season.

The role requires excellent knowledge of UEFA’s commercial strategy, UEFA’s marketing platform objectives, sponsorship agreements, sponsors’ rights and obligations, and UEFA’s digital strategy. Equally, the role requires great knowledge of the digital marketing and media landscape, as digital activations have become a key pillar of sponsorship.

Key responsibilities:

– Coordinating UEFA’s national team football sponsorship programme under the leadership of the Sponsorship Specialist
– Overall project management in relation to sponsorship for the men’s UEFA EURO 2024 and UEFA European Qualifiers
– Supporting the management of agencies in charge of account management
– Contributing to budget management
– Coordinating client servicing, sponsor meetings, reporting, workshops and budgeting for assigned UEFA national team football sponsors
– Liaising between sponsors, CAA11 and the Commercial Operations unit, ensuring that all parties fully understand the commercial rights to be delivered

Profile:

Experience required:
– at least 3 years’ experience in the international sports industry, dealing with agencies, clients, sponsors, national associations or clubs

Education:
– Bachelor’s or master’s in marketing or business management, ideally specialising in sports marketing

Languages:
– English / Proficient

Additional requirements:
– Budget Management / Advanced
– MS Office / Advanced
– Project Management / Advanced
– Excellent communication skills
– Ability to influence decision-makers using expert knowledge and credible arguments
– Excellent presentation skills
– Natural leadership and ability to gain respect from sponsors, colleagues, agencies and other stakeholders
– Solution-oriented
– Service-oriented
– Good organisational skills and attention to detail, with ability to see the bigger picture
– Interested in sport in general and football in particular
– Willing to travel

Global Fan Experience Manager – Chelsea

s 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 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 is 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!

This role will focus on planning and executing full fan experience on match days at Stamford Bridge & Kingsmeadow, being the lead contact and decision maker,.

Duties including but not limited to:

• Driving ideas and innovation to enhance the matchday experience, committed to improving process and experience.

• All club activation pre-match and in bowl (incl. half-time, full time)

• Work closely with the Partnerships team to deliver contractual matchday rights.

• Management of matchday event agency, suppliers, and talent.

• Music strategy for in bowl

• Manage allocated budget, presenting new ideas an innovation for sign off.

• Communicate the schedule of activity to senior management ahead of every match day and events.

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

• Commitment to working weekends & evenings – in line with the fixture schedule, the duties of the post require weekend and evening work to meet the needs of the agreed programme of events.

• Sporting or entertainment tech & AV knowledge alongside creative & production experience

• Extensive experience in fan event management, ideally at a sports or entertainment arena.

• Demonstrable experience in managing and resolving issues in live event environments.

• Experience in the supervision, administration, and organisation of events

Nice to Haves:

• Experience in managing large, high-profile events e.g., sports grounds, music arenas.

• Safeguarding certification

• Events management degree or similar

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.

Football Innovation & Research Manager – FIFA

More than a job

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

We are now looking for a Football Innovation & Research Manager that is part of FIFA and supports us on our mission.

These are your key tasks:

• Ownership, management and development of the FIFA Innovation Programme

• Establish a strategy and mechanism for managing requests, identifying promising new avenues and assessing new technology innovations across the Professional Football Division

• Manage the decision-making process that results in the transformation of ideas into concrete innovative initiatives and design validation studies for the empirical assessment of merit

• Ensure impactful outcome, documentation and communication of innovation projects 

• Support the FIFA Research team in structuring, designing and managing multidiscipline research projects 

• Maximise the outcome of research projects through the publication of studies and the assimilation of findings through innovative means

• Promote and represent the technology innovation strategy at selected conferences and events

• Assist the Head of Department and Research team with the overall innovation management process for assessing, deploying and standardising technology globally

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

• Master’s degree or similar higher education in technical studies, e.g. engineering or business studies with a strong focus on research methods

• Previous experience working with innovation in football or another sector with transferable knowledge

• Fluency in English, any other FIFA language (French or Spanish) is an asset

• Passion for technology development in football

• Problem-solving attitude, cultivates an innovation mindset, open to trying new approaches

• Strategic thinker who understands the bigger picture and long-term objectives

• Team player, willing and able to learn from others as well capable of sharing knowledge and experience 

• Sound presentation skills in front of large audiences

• Understanding of the technological landscape in sport and key drivers for FIFA’s technology innovation

• Out-of-the box thinking

• Willingness to travel occasionally

• Readiness for standby duties 

We are FIFA, the global governing body for football.

Our vision is to make football truly global, diverse and inclusive, for the benefit of the entire world. The last FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 attracted more then 5 billion viewers and the last FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019 one billion viewers. The opportunities for growth are exciting.

We are a modern organisation with over 850 passionate employees who are Living Football every day. Our headquarters are based in Zurich, Switzerland, and we have an office in Paris, plus eleven regional offices from New Zealand to India, Congo, Panama and Paraguay.

You can find more information about us on the FIFA career page and on jobs.FIFA.com.

Director Commercial and Marketing – Rangers FC

Rangers Football Club, formed in 1872, is one of the world’s longest-established and most successful clubs, having won 55 League titles, 34 Scottish Cups, 27 League Cups and the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1972. This collection of titles and cups makes Rangers the most successful club in the world, and it is currently the 9th strongest football brand according to the YouGov UK Brand Index.

Playing at the 50,987 seat Ibrox Stadium and benefitting from the world-class 37-acre training facility, the Club has been a dominant force in Scottish football for decades. The Club benefits from a famously loyal support and the high volume of season tickets is the foundation of the top 19 best attendances in Europe. It is estimated that Rangers has a global fanbase of 3.4m, half of which reside in the UK.

Commercially, over the last four years, the club has gone from strength to strength. With a strong partnership portfolio, hospitality developments, the new Edmiston House venue and a global fan base, the club is in a great position to continue this growth.

THE ROLE

The club is now looking to appoint a new Director of Commercial & Marketing to build on these fantastic foundations and further optimise commercial revenue and continue to grow and engage with the club’s global fan base. The Director of Commercial & Marketing will sit on the club’s board, reporting to the CEO, and lead a department of 60 full-time staff.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Maximise commercial revenues, through partnerships, retail, ticket sales, events, hospitality, corporate, soccer academies, digital media and other business activities.
  • Drive Commercial & Marketing activities that seek to grow the global fan base whilst deepening existing supporter engagement.
  • Attract new offers from leading brands for the flagship sponsor positions.
  • Growing commercial partnerships and maximising all corporate sales opportunities.
  • Maximise the potential of the Castore Kit and Retail partnership.
  • Deliver a digital transformation strategy that places data at the heart of business decisions and supporter engagement.
  • Grow the MyGers membership, underpinned by a constant plan for member engagement and supporter feedback.
  • Continue to modernise the Club’s hospitality offering with a focus on the Blue Sky Lounge, ‘Menu by Gordon Ramsay’, and new Sports Bar project.
  • Extend reach of Soccer Academies into key international markets and exploit digital platforms.
  • Drive the commercial success and lead all aspects of Edmiston House and the Club Museum, delivering a robust commercial strategy and continuous matchday, conferences, music, and events activity.
  • Develop the Club’s digital and social media strategy, driving reach and engagement.
  • Manage and support the entire Commercial & Marketing department, to maximise their potential and develop their skills.

THE CANDIDATE

The candidate attributes include:

  • A successful track record of leading commercial revenue streams within a relevant organisation. Ideally, sports but other industries are considered (Media, Entertainment, etc).
  • A track record of securing, developing and growing sponsorship.
  • Proven business development experience from a relevant background – ideally sports but other relevant areas considered.
  • Experience and/or ability to lead a marketing division that focuses on fan engagement, whilst developing the brand and global reach.
  • Experience of developing and maximising retail and licensing activities.
  • Proven experience of leading teams and maximising the performance of individuals
  • Driven by targets and comfortable in a high-pressure commercial environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and stakeholder management ability.

EQUALITY & INCLUSION

Rangers Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Given the nature of the business, this role includes working at both weekends and evenings in accordance with the fixture schedule and events diary.
  • A developed sense of discretion and confidentiality is required.
  • The candidate must keep up to date with new methods and undertake necessary internal or external training sessions in accordance with company policies and procedures.

The Executives in Sport Group are retained on behalf of Rangers FC to appoint a Director of Commercial and Marketing. All direct applications and CV’s will be forwarded to The Executives in Sport Group.

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