Business Manager

Business Manager – £50k

Must have Sports experience

BUSINESS SUPPORT DUTIES

The role is to support on new business & stakeholder engagement with the CEO / MD

• Planning meeting agendas, creation & delivery of papers and presentations and conducting research when required

• Attend meetings with a range of senior stakeholders and ensure the timely and accurate delivery of all actions

• Co ordinate, document and follow up on all agreed actions from relevant meetings

• Attending & representing the Board in communications, meetings and events where needed

• Maintaining credibility, confidentiality, trust and support both internally and with external senior stakeholders

• To help identify new business opportunities

• Development and management of worldwide marketing engagement strategy – EMEA & APAC

• Ongoing management of agency transformation plan

• Ongoing day to day business support to CEO/MD (this may include any functional PA related roles we need as and when required)

MARKETING DUTIES

This element of role is to project manage all elements of the agency marketing & PR workstreams, examples of this includes;

• Overseeing award submissions, reports and marketing

• Overseeing marketing related events for example thought leadership activity

• Support with collating and writing marketing materials in line with our company’s vision

• Assisting with marketing campaigns ensuring that they are delivered successfully on time and within budget

• Overseeing marketing materials across our social media and internet site

• Overseeing the execution of our PR internally and externally

• Collating case studies and sharing as required

• Ongoing management of our client database & assisting with the creation of internal and external comms including newsletters

• Updating company website and social tools with relevant information

REQUIREMENTS

• Prior experience in the Sports and Entertainment industry or in a business development / marketing role

• Must be a self-starter, have gravitas and deep knowledge of sector to work side by side with the CEO & MD

• Excellent interpersonal skills and being approachable and accessible to all teams

• To be proactive, take ownership with minimal input

• Strong organisational and planning skills, able to multi-task and work under pressure whilst remaining professional and calm

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to explain complicated concepts with clarity and develop strong working relationships with all stakeholders.

• Highly proficient in the full Microsoft Office suite, including creative presentation ability

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

• A ‘go getter’ and team player

• You’ll own it, with a friendly and collaborative approach, someone who is willing to roll their sleeves up

• The ability to be flexible and adaptable

• You’ll be curious about new trends, keeping up to date and sharing ideas

• You’ll be collaborative, working across experts in all our departments to get the very best outcomes

• You’ll be happy to take responsibility, get uncomfortable and take calculated risks if needed

BONUS POINTS

• Creative flair, good writing skills and use of Mail Chimp or other graphic/design tools

• Experience working in a similar sized company (Circa 100)

• Previous experience of supporting committees and a passion for getting involved with the likes of

Culture and Diversity & Inclusion teams

BENEFITS

• Standard hours are 9:30-5:30, but flexible hours also apply. Staff can start earlier or later if they work during the core hours of 10:30-4:30 and make up standard hours

• Private health care with Bupa

• Pension – up to 5% matching

• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages

• 27 days holiday and the option to buy up to 10 & sell 5 days holiday per year

• Long service awards (£350 gift card at 5 years and 1 month paid sabbatical at 10 years)

• Access to wellbeing initiatives and programmes

• Social events (including subsidised ski trip) and much more

contact – carlie@f1recruitment.com