Commercial Partnerships Executive

Commercial · London Marathon Events · Permanent · Hybrid

Job description

About us

London Marathon Events (part of the London Marathon Group) works to inspire, champion and increase activity in all ages, abilities and demographics. We do this through our successful event portfolio (which includes the TCS London Marathon and TCS Mini London Marathon, Brighton Marathon, The Big Half, Vitality London 10,000, Vitality Westminster Mile, Standard Chartered Great City Race and Swim Serpentine), through our extensive outreach programmes working with schools and community groups in London and across the UK and through our network of wholly owned or partially owned companies, such as Maverick, Run 4 Wales, Loch Ness Marathon Ltd, Caledonian Concepts, Athletic Ventures and Friday Night Lights

Our events raise millions for charities every year to improve the lives of individuals and communities and we passionately believe in the power of sport.

Our values are integral to who we are, how we work and what we do:

• Impact – together we create positive change
• Innovate – together we enable new ideas
• Everyone – together we champion inclusivity
• Customer first – together we go the extra mile for all

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to ensure they are at the heart of our company. We strongly value diversity within our workforce and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas and culture to the company. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought.

So, if you're ready to be a force for good, lead change and want to make a difference to society, keep reading.

About the role

Due to continued business growth, we are now recruiting for a Commercial Partnerships Executive to be part of the Partnerships team. Reporting into the Commercial Partnerships Manager this role is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to make a start in the commercial world of sport at a blue-chip rights holder. You will be fully integrated into the team and have the chance to participate in daily operations and assist on projects that have a real impact to the department and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across all commercial partnerships, monitoring internal processes & documents helping the team deliver best-in-class partnership management
• Attend client meetings from time-to-time, supporting the Partnership Managers gaining experience with some of the biggest brands in the industry while producing concise and quantifiable notes & action points
• Support the other members of the Partnerships team fulfilling data and insight requests for partners
• Develop a good understanding of client partnership objectives and how these differ during the year
• Lead the delivery of digital marketing rights and entries for all commercial partners, working closely with external partners and internal departments
• Manage a selected number of partners, delivering all their commercial rights and ensuring first class service at all times
• Support on creating presentations, post-event reports and other ad hoc documents
• Regularly update the Partnerships team on key industry trends and activities through a variety of research methods
• Represent the commercial partnerships team during internal planning meetings (IEPs) when required, providing a detailed summary of discussion points and actions after each session

About you

You should be someone who enjoys a rewarding challenge working in a team environment and someone who is prepared to go the extra mile whilst helping LME to deliver world class mass participation events.

Experience & Skills

• An excellent multi-tasker who has strong organisational skills
• Experience working on Commercial Partnerships for a major rights holder, agency or brand
• Able to prioritise workload and manage time efficiently
• A positive and friendly 'can-do attitude'
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good degree of computer literacy with ability to use Microsoft and PowerPoint, Office 365
• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business, including event weekends
• A customer first mindset
• A team player with a sense of fun