Role description

West Ham United Football Club is one of London most successful and popular sports clubs in the world with an ambition to become the most engaged and connected sports brand globally.
West Ham United Football Club have an exciting opportunity available to come and join their Commercial Business Intelligence team for a 6-month period. West Ham United are looking for someone who will bring energy and drive to the team with a focus on proactivity and passion for success. The ideal candidate will be motivated by social and cultural inventiveness and enjoy the opportunity to work on cross-functional initiatives.
The Commercial Business Intelligence team supports all areas of the Commercial team at West Ham United. This includes Partnership Development, Partnership Management, Hospitality, Licensing, and e-Sports.Reporting directly to the Commercial Business Intelligence Lead, the ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying and researching prospective partners, supporting on internal and external partnership proposals, as well as completing ad-hoc tasks for other commercial elements at the club. The ideal candidate will be integral in supporting the Club`s efforts to secure new corporate partnerships and drive commercial revenue. You will also play an important part in supporting the team with ad hoc requests including:

Brand identification
Contact sourcing
Contact detail validation
Brand research
Global market research
Detailed Reporting
Data Analysis

You will be working alongside the Commercial Business Intelligence team to help demonstrate the value and effectiveness of West Ham United Football Club partnerships. In this role there will be the opportunity to use a broad range of market research tools and resources to support all functions of the commercial department. A key focus of this role will be compiling research, generating reports and joining the dots between different findings to provide recommendations to the relevant commercial stakeholders and shape commercial decisions.

Who Are We Looking For?
We would like to hear from a passionate individual looking for an opportunity to springboard your career in this setting. This role would be ideal for somebody who is currently studying or has a degree in a business management or similar discipline. You will have an interest and basic understanding of the fundamentals of market research, excellent communication skills, strong numerical skills and most importantly apply a can-do-attitude to everything you do. You will be a good fit for this role if you share our Club values of ambition, commitment, dignity and unity.