Sponsorship Sales

**Business Development Lead**

**882963**

Albany are proud to be recruiting on behalf of a renowned organisation, known for globally televised events who raise generate millions for charities to improve the lives of individuals across the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company whose values lie at the heart of everything they do. This organisation strives for excellent, inspiration, integrity and fun in every area of its work. You will be part of a team who passionately believein their visions of inspiring activity through their events, their CSR programmes and for their staff, they see sport as a force for good. Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing of their events and their work.

**Tasks and Responsibilities include**:

- Target & secure medium to large size Brands to join the family of commercial partners
- Develop long term relationships with leading Brands
- Actively develop new leads through your own network and new marketing campaigns
- Work with Sales Director and Event Leads on sales strategy and long term Sponsorship goals for each Event within the event portfolio
- To provide the Sales Director with regular updates on sales activity, meetings and pipelines
- Consultative/creative selling skills based on identifying a company's objectives rather than focusing just on the property's strengths
- 3+ years Sports Sponsorship/ Sports Agency sales experience
- New Business Hunter with a proven track record in closing Sponsorship Deals with leading brands on behalf of Premium Rights Holders
- A dynamic, proactive self-starter
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Well-developed teamwork & influencing skills, with demonstrated empathy and integrity

**Great company with fantastic company benefits**:

- Competitive salary and benefits
- An opportunity to make a difference to society
- An incredibly rewarding job
- A company that you will be proud to work for
- Flexible ways of working
- 25 days holiday pro rata, plus bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown
- On site bike storage and showers on return to office working
- Wellbeing allowance
- Personal health insurance
- Excellent employer contributions into our pension scheme

**Salary: c. £50-54,000**

**Location**:London / Part-remote