Role description

Location:
Manchester, GB







Opening Date:1 Sep 2023






Full Time / Part Time:Full Time






Contract Type:Permanent








Closing Date of Applications --15/09/2023

Welcome to your City
City Football Group is on a mission to become the worlds leading sports entertainment organisation, and we will continually push to achieve this with talented colleagues from diverse and wide-ranging backgrounds.

Those different perspectives and experiences will continue to help us empower better lives, create electric moments for the fans and seize opportunities for the future.

Positive impact that leads to lasting change is at the core of our values, if you want to be part of this forward movement, we welcome you.

Our Winning Team
Our purpose is to empower better lives through football. We are proud of the role City Football Group clubs play in their localities, delivering positive economic, social and environmental impact through our operations and through programmes and activities that bring about meaningful, lasting change.

The successful candidate will be a key member of the Partnerships Operations Team. They will be fundamentally involved in the delivery of Partner Contracted rights for MCFC and MCWFC.

The aim is to support best-in-class execution across all assets by establishing effective ways of working with the sales and relationship teams.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and dental cover, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

Work closely with the match day ticketing and hospitality team to fulfil all Partner contracted and non-contracted ticketing requirements.
To assist in the delivery of all Partner branding, updating relevant documents to keep track of inventory.
Be responsible for the planning, execution and review of any Partner Launches and Prospect meetings which will take place in Manchester.
Support and lead where appropriate assist the team in the planning and delivery of Partner non-MD events.
To be a part of the match day operations team, including planning and delivery of Partner activation; Blue Carpet; Pitch side rights; pitch branding refresh, ticket collects, and any other duties required.
To support other areas of work within the Operations team responsibilities as and when required. The role will have flexibility in shifting focus, if required, to take responsibility of other areas of work within the remit of the operations team.


What we are looking for
Essential

Experience in a sports entity/agency/rights holder working in sports marketing, sponsorship activation or club operations linked to partnerships
Experience in partner rights execution and delivery
Events organisation
Corporate level client service skills
MS Office user level knowledge
Languages: English essential
Commitment to working match days as and when required.
Enthusiastic and proactive
Organised and with attention to detail
Client service oriented
Process oriented
Team player
Practical approach to problem solving
Professional and approachable manner
Friendly and cheerful demeanour
Smart, professional appearance at all times



Desirable



Match day operations
Experience with corporate management systems at a user level (CRM, ERP)
Languages: knowledge ofother languages is a plus


City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview.
Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.





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