Head Of Partnership Sales – Everton FC
Everton FC

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Head of Partnership Sales

Who are we: We are Everton Football Club and we are icons of world football. As one of the bastions of the global game, with a rich and successful history, we are now setting our sights on a new, exciting future. 

With a proud and illustrious past, the Club is current embarking on a new and exciting journey with the construction of our new stadium on the banks of the River Mersey. With that exciting development comes an ambition to have a Men’s and Women’s First Team squad that is competing regularly at the top of domestic and European football.

Our values underpin how we behave, how we represent our club in our city, and across the world of football, and how we look after one another daily. They provide a framework for how we work with partners, suppliers, and most importantly our fans.  

About the opportunity: We are extremely excited to be searching for a Head of Partnership Sales to come and join us in a senior leadership role as we embark on a significant chapter within the history of Everton Football Club.

As Head of Partnership Sales you will be responsible for leading a team in driving the acquisition of new commercial partners into the Everton family. You will be a target driven self-starter, with an ability to influence senior decision making.

The role will require strategic thinking – as you work with other relevant key stakeholders to develop, evolve and refine the partnership programme the Club offers to create compelling opportunities that capture the imagination of global brands and capitalises on the growing list of partnership opportunities the Club possesses.

As an exceptional salesperson, you will be responsible for leading the sales outreach to take the Club’s partnership programme to market, securing long term commercial agreements that support achieving our revenue journey.

A key focus for the role will be harnessing the commercial value and reach of the Everton brand, an engaged and expanding fanbase and our position within the most watched sports league in the world to deliver sustained growth.

Not only will you get to be a part of something special, but you will be responsible for driving forward this key strategic pillar, whilst sourcing, selecting, strategizing upon and executing all avenues of potential revenue relating to the Club’s partnership programme.

There really has never been a better and more exciting time to join Everton Football Club.

Who we’re looking for: We are looking for a proven sales professional, who is hardworking and strategy / target driven. You will have exceptional leadership skills with an ability to influence positive action and results across a talented team of people.

What‘s essential is experience of securing high value commercial partnerships with demonstrable success in surpassing revenue goals within a growth focused organisation.

You’ll have proven experience of successfully leading a team to deliver revenue targets and be a confident individual with strong strategic and problem-solving skills.

If you are passionate about being a part of something new and a self-starter with ambitious spirit who is prepared to work in a fast-paced environment, execute against ambitious targets and consistently embrace our Everton values in what you do, then we would love to hear from you!

This position is a permanent opportunity, working 35 hours per week with the closing date for this role being Friday 24th June 2022.

The location for this role is open for discussion, but there will be a requirement for strong physical presence at the Club’s iconic headquarters in the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool, with the opportunity to work flexibly with our Hybrid working approach.

The Everton Family is committed to equal opportunities and is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process; we accept all job applications in a variety of formats and should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance please contact our Recruitment Team via email – careers@evertonfc.com.    

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.   

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