Head of Participation – Cricket Australia

Working for Cricket Australia means that you become a part of Australia’s proud history and help us look toward the future. We are seeking to drive bold, transformative change in digital experiences, junior participation, culturally diverse inclusion, gender equality and sustainability, re-imagine the W/BBL, build player connection through storytelling and play our part in developing the game globally.

Our purpose is clear; to unite and inspire everyone to love and play cricket. Cricket is so much more than just a game; it brings people together and binds us all through our shared experiences.

This is your opportunity to join a purpose led organisation that truly makes a difference to Australians.

About The Role

This is an exciting time for Community Cricket, as we have an opportunity for a Head of Participation to join the team. This is an important leadership role within the department which will drive alignment of strategy across Australian Cricket to grow participation across key segments in Cricket. The Head of Participation will ultimately be accountable for attracting kids from all backgrounds to play cricket and position cricket as the sport of choice for women and girls.

Participation Growth is a strategic pillar across the Australian Cricket strategy and this role will have a significant impact on our success. It requires a strong, transformative leader who is passionate about growing our game and ensuring cricket is fun, accessible and welcoming for all.

Reporting to the EGM Community Cricket & Capability you’ll be responsible for:

  • Actively leading the Australian Community Cricket function, establishing and executing the shared vision for plans that transform all cricket offerings
  • Establishing a robust management control and reporting system which provides key indicators of performance vs milestones and enables timely intervention where required
  • Oversee the management and support of national programs, including content, equipment, logistics, support resources and customer service to ensure best practice programs, quality delivery and continuous process improvement (from strategy/products)
  • Lead the development, coordination and continual improvement of participation programs that meet or exceed the needs of customers
  • Manage the data, insights and research program with key inputs from the community, staff, other sports and industry

Who We Are Looking For

The successful candidate for this role will have relevant tertiary qualifications including a Bachelor or Masters’ degree in Business or Sport related discipline. Importantly, we are seeking candidates with proficient leadership skills with experience managing complex teams, building a collaborative and engaging culture and leading a high performing teams.

You will have a strong commercial mindset, outstanding stakeholder relationship skills and business partnership capability. An in-depth understanding of Community Sport including insight into the challenges and opportunities for Cricket over the next decade. You will be have the ability to attract, inspire and retain the best people to execute the Community Cricket strategic plan and you’ll bring strong emotional intelligence underpinned by empathy, relationship management and social awareness to this role.

Your highly effective communication skills with the ability to converse and engage with people across all levels of the organisation and Australian Cricket will ensure you are set up for success.

We are keen to secure a candidate with expertise in using data analytics to derive insights to inform decision-making and ability to upskill teams in becoming more sophisticated in utlising data to grow participation.

The capability to identify opportunities for transformational change that will grow sustainable participation and/or improve quality of experience within the game and then lead a system to execute a new path forward will see you successfully contribute to your goals.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Benefits

As a CA employee, you will also have other benefits including

Our employees at Cricket are gifted an additional week of leave at the end of the season.

  • Tickets to the Cricket for you to take your friends and family and experience Australia’s favourite game!
  • A flexible working environment, meaning we strike the balance of what you need and what works for the business (this isn’t limited to working remotely)
  • Discounts from our partners such as ASICS and salary packaging options
  • A multitude of leave types including paid parental leave and volunteer leave

THE IMPORTANT STUFF

Cricket is a sport for all Australians and our workplace reflects that. We recognise our differences are our strength and a diverse and inclusive workforce is fundamental to our success.We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of colour, women, LGBTIQ+ people, people with diverse religious beliefs and people with a disability to apply.

Australian Cricket, including Cricket Australia, is committed to being a child safe organisation and requires all team members to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

Head of Global Fan Marketing – NBA

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

Hybrid at the NBA is defined as a role that is expected to be on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

The Head of Global Fan Marketing is responsible for developing the league-wide strategy to grow fandom for the NBA. This role is responsible for leading a team in developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies that drive brand strategy, build brand awareness, drive tune-in, fan acquisition and engagement for the league. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker and skilled strategist with a passion for the sports and entertainment industry. They should possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a deep understanding of the latest marketing trends and best practices, particularly as it relates to activating a passionate fan base and driving viewership. The candidate will also have an influential voice with a strong ability to challenge conventional thinking with innovative solutions.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement global marketing strategies that build the brand, drive fan audience growth, engagement, and viewership.
  • Lead the marketing planning and strategy for the end-to-end integrated go-to-market campaigns across channels including TV, digital, out-of-home, email, influencer, social, web 3, paid media, experiential, and partner platforms.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive and effective execution of marketing initiatives, including creative, media, partnerships, publicity, social, and content teams.  
  • Coordinate with regional teams to ensure fan growth strategy is aligned globally and ensure cohesive brand messaging across all markets. 
  • Partner with NBA affiliate leagues and team marketing organizations to ensure coordination, visibility, and alignment in overall campaigns. 
  • Partner with Strategy and Insights team to drive data and research projects and analyze market trends and consumer insights to identify target audience opportunities for growth and optimization. 
  • Monitor and report on the performance of marketing initiatives, providing actionable insights to drive continuous improvement. 
  • Manage a team of marketing professionals, providing mentorship and guidance to ensure their success and growth. 
  • Ensure that all marketing activities are aligned with the company’s overall business goals and objectives. 
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, external partners, and vendors.
  • Oversee team of five direct reports and overall team of 12.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

  • 10+ years of marketing and leadership experience; entertainment or sports marketing experience preferred.
  • Ability to run large scale cross channel campaigns, and drive tune in.
  • Strong entertainment marketing skills, with a deep understanding of viewership.
  • Ability to measure brand impact and results to inform future opportunities and grow the global fan base.
  • Proven track record of driving 360 marketing on all platforms.
  • Exceptional people management skills, and an ability to collaborate well cross functionally.

Education:Bachelor’s degree in related field required.

Assistant Producer, EuroLeague – IMG

IMG Production and Studios is one of the largest producers of sports programming in the world, responsible for thousands of hours of content on behalf of more than 200 federations, associations and events. Producing and distributing three 24/7 sports offerings in Sport 24, the first-ever live, global, premium sports channel for the airline and cruise industries; EDGEsport, the premium action sports channel; and the Premier League Content Service for international broadcasters, which includes all live matches, comprehensive analysis and regular magazine programming. Our cross-platform product offerings include: Golfing World, Amazon Tennis, UFC, The Wimbledon Championships, the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, European Tour Productions, Royal & Ancient Golf, Euroleague Basketball, Trans World Sport, EFL, FIVB, Audio and more.

What You’ll Do:

Join our EuroLeague department and be part of an incredible opportunity as an experienced self-shooting and editing Assistant Producer. With a global reach across over 100 territories and four continents, we produce a diverse range of content for rights holders and broadcast partners.

As an Assistant Producer, you will have the chance to work on various types of content for one of the world’s most competitive basketball leagues. From features and promos to live broadcasts and digital content, your creativity and expertise will shine through.

You will be responsible for self-shooting and editing using your skills with precision, ensuring the highest quality content for our audience. This role offers a chance to be at the forefront of capturing the excitement and talent of the league and the opportunity to travel to some of the best sporting atmospheres on the continent.

If you possess strong self-shooting and editing abilities, and are eager to contribute to the success of a global sports organization, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Apply now to become an Assistant Producer and make your mark in the captivating world of EuroLeague basketball.

Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:

  • Working on a variety of content forms, including features, promos, openers, live broadcast, long form and short form digital content, the Assistant Producer will self-edit using the Adobe suite, and edit produce content for our global broadcast partners.
  • This role will involve regular travel across Europe, with the assistant producer working as both a self-shooter with Sony FX3 and FS7 cameras, as well as directing single and multi camera shoots. The assistant producer will be responsible for pitching shoot ideas, finding stories and contributors, and interviewing some of the biggest basketball stars on the continent.
  • This is an editorial role with a broad scope, the Assistant Producer will be expected to pitch new content ideas, research stories and write engaging and compelling scripts. Working with the wider team, the Assistant producer will help drive the narrative, and look to push the content to new heights.
  • Adhere to compliance guidelines for broadcaster/client as appropriate.
  • You may also be required to carry out any other duties which are within the scope and purpose of the job.

You Will Have The Following Strengths:

  • Previous experience as working as an Assistant Producer
  • Experience of self-editing on Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Experience of self-shooting with a variety of cameras
  • Experience of supervising edits for promos and features
  • Experience of script writing

We’d Love If You Also Have These:

  • Experience on a wide range of sports programming, including Live OB’s, quick turnaround highlights, documentaries, magazine shows.
  • Knowledge of basketball
  • A second European language

Our Values:

  • We are fuelled by Persistence, adapting and seeking solutions in the face of challenges.
  • We support and elevate diverse voices, promoting equity and Inclusion within our company, industries and community.
  • We operate with a spirit of Entrepreneurialism, a willingness to take risks and mindset that is built to disrupt.
  • We rely on Collaboration across our network to power culture and unite people around the world.
  • We hold ourselves to the highest standards of Excellence in every aspect of our work, including how we interact with one another, our clients and our partners.

Our Work Ethic:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You’ll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process, but we are currently excited to have our employees experience our office culture as much as possible.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and ally-ship the way we do anything. Fiercely and fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world’s diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.

If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.

IMG is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Benefits:

  • Income protection
  • Life insurance
  • Private medical insurance
  • Pension contribution
  • 23 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Dental insurance
  • Green car scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Subsidized office canteen
  • Free breakfast
  • Free on-site parking
  • Eye Care
  • Endeavor Wellness – lunch and learn events
  • EAP (Employee Assistant Programme) – range of practical and emotional support services
  • Dependent care – 5 days subsidized emergency child, pet, elder care
  • Critical Illness cover
  • Financial Wellbeing
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Subsidized gym membership / Class-pass
  • Health Screening
  • Will Writing
  • Dynamic office environment with great people!
  • Regular team and company networking events/celebrations
  • Access to free tickets to sporting and entertainment events

The Process:

We appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in IMG. We aim to review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

  • Tele/Virtual Interview – up to 30 mins with member of talent acquisition team
  • 1st stage interview – Virtual/in person – with hiring manager and peer
  • 2nd stage interview – if required

A Bit About Us:

IMG Production and Studios is part of Endeavor, a global entertainment, sports and content company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation; marketing and licensing; content development, distribution and sales; event management; and a number of direct-to-consumer offerings.

Communications and PR lead – Bath Rugby

Bath Rugby is highly regarded across the world rugby landscape with a proud heritage of success and an impressive number of past and present international players representing the Club (many of whom have graduated through their outstanding Academy). It boasts a strong, loyal and passionate fan base and home games are played at the idyllic Recreation Ground in the city centre.

Plans for redevelopment of the Rec in the heart of Bath are now fully underway with a planning application shortly being submitted for a new stadium to be built and in addition, the Club continues to look to invest in success on the pitch and to deliver an enhanced fan satisfaction, match day experience and overall engagement levels for its loyal supporters.

CORE PURPOSE

1. To be responsible for constructing and delivering an audience growth strategy, significantly growing, and diversifying the fanbase through PR, content and owned social channels which align with our marketing and brand objectives.

2. To provide strategic communications and media leadership and direction across rugby and corporate activities which support and amplify the Bath Rugby brand.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Create and implement a PR strategy in line with brand and commercial objectives which attracts and converts new audiences to Bath Rugby.

2. To devise, implement and manage an annual communication and content strategy to support the wider marketing mission, our rugby philosophy and commercial objectives, establishing and monitoring relevant KPIs to evaluable progress and success.

3. To grow our social media following, increasing the value and engagement levels to attract and retain fans and create valuable commercial opportunities.

4. To positively promote Bath Rugby, from both a corporate and rugby perspective, through media and governing body relationships at a local and national level to deliver contractual requirements and create wider brand awareness.

5. Manage and grow communities through targeted and personalised communications and events, creating brand advocates who will support our key messaging.

6. Working closely with the Marketing and Communications teams to develop content strategies and marketing campaigns which align to brand values and objectives.

7. To analyse and understand the behaviours of our current and future audience, ensuring we understand the needs of our customers.

Partnership Development Manager – Arsenal

We are looking for Partnership Development Manager on a fixed term basis for 18 months. This important role will have responsibility for the generation of revenues through the acquisition of commercial partners on both a regional and global basis.The successful candidate will understand the business strategy of potential partners and the dynamics of the industry in which they operate, to structure and present a mutually beneficial partnership that will deliver against their strategy and achieve a business return.

Who We Are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here. Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

  • Leading the process of securing partners in specific geographical regions for the Club all the way to final signature. There will be significant responsibility devolved to the Partnership Development Manager, with support from the wider business as required.

This will include:

  • Working with the team to develop target lists for agreed industries/geographies.
  • Proactively contacting decision makers at different organisations, as well as research targeted industries and companies to understand industry dynamics and company strategies.
  • Researching targeted industries and companies to understand industry dynamics and company strategies.
  • Presenting the Club partnership opportunity to senior decision makers in targeted companies at Emirates Stadium and abroad.
  • Developing bespoke partnership proposals to suit needs of individual companies. This will involve working together with various departments within the Club to structure a suitable.
  • Where appropriate, hosting potential partners at Club matches to bring alive the Matchday opportunity.
  • Closing partnership deals including negotiation of commercial terms and working alongside the Legal team taking the commercial lead to negotiate and conclude full form agreements.
  • Ensuring smooth handover of relationship to the Partner Services area of the team to manage the ongoing relationship.
  • Participating in the strategy setting of the Partnerships team including identification of categories and geographies to target.

What We Are Looking For

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally in Sport and or Business Development.
  • Proactively contacting senior decision makers where existing relationships may not be held.
  • Experience Leading or playing a key role in formulating, presenting, negotiating, and closing high value business to business partnership deals.
  • Working with contracts and negotiating commercial terms with legal support.
  • Excellent presentational skills and ability to persuade and influence audience with credible business content.
  • Intellectually strong with commercial acumen, able to think strategically, yet understands operational detail.
  • Passionate about delivering revenue objectives and thrives when creating new business development opportunities.
  • International sales experience and working cross-culturally (Desirable).
  • An understanding of brand dynamics and consumer trends (Desirable).
  • Ability to speak other languages (Desirable).
  • Sport/Sponsorship experience (Desirable).

Why choose us

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

  • An exciting reward and recognition scheme
  • Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
  • Great internal learning and development programmes
  • A flexible hybrid working model
  • Priority access to apply for match tickets
  • A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
  • A leading Employee Assistance Programme
  • Great discounts with some of our Partners

Arsenal for EveryoneArsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, we will offer you an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for a role. Please choose the option of a guaranteed interview on your application form. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Finance Manager – LTA

The Finance Manager role itself is one of the two manager roles in Group Finance, which will report into the Head of Group Finance.

This position will have a broad range of accountabilities including but not limited to responsibility for treasury management of all LTA Group entities, foreign exchange, complex operational cash flow forecasting, loan book cash projections, day-to-day banking activity oversight, in-house banking facility(/facilities) expert, and monitoring of financial and regulatory compliance where relevant. The role will also be responsible for management of the accounts payable and receivable transactional team, the LTA’s insurance programme, and providing ad hoc project accounting support. This list is not exhaustive and will evolve over time. The Finance Manager will also play a key role in pro-actively identifying opportunities for, and driving the continuous development of, the Finance function through various projects and initiatives.

The role as Finance Manager is in essence about driving effective decision making, typically through best-in-class financial and risk planning. You will seek out opportunities to minimise cost while examining benefits and payback where appropriate, seek efficiency wherever possible, and drive value by ensuring activity is aligned to business strategy. You will have a pro-active approach and seek to be involved at the outset of all key projects to help enable effective conversations with senior management.

Key responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the operational and people management of the transactional processing team which includes one direct and three indirect reports, providing regular feedback and leadership.
  • Acting as the main point of contact for the LTA’s insurance programme, both internally and externally, while progressing renewal and / or remarketing options through liaison with external advisors as this arises. Responsible for ensuring the Finance Director and Chief Executive are informed of key changes and policies alongside key colleagues across the organisation. Key stakeholders include Board, Finance Director, Head of Group Finance, Chief Executive, Senior Managers, Legal, HR, Councillors and volunteers.
  • Responsible for cash flow forecasting, the development and review of all cash planning, and producing reports and guidance for inclusion in Board papers as required.
  • Responsible for being the treasury lead for the LTA Group to include preparation of treasury reporting and insight for the Finance Director, CEO, wider Executive team, LTA Board, and AELTC ensuring high quality information that is accurate, relevant and timely, and communicated and explained clearly to stakeholders across all levels of the organisation, including the production of relevant visuals and dashboards as required.
  • Key contact for the LTA’s investment portfolio responsible for initiating drawdowns from our accounts where necessary, provide monthly reporting of investments, and ensuring compliance with regulations in different regions.
  • Responsible for collecting coach, venue and hardship loan repayments, working with Commercial Finance and Property on any issues raised and reporting any non-payments.
  • Collaborate with the Head of Group Finance and Head of Commercial Finance to forecast the LTA Group reserves and produce analysis to relay to various boards and committees.
  • Responsible for ad hoc year end tasks in conjunction with the Group Finance function.
  • Conducting and completing reviews of outsourced providers and supplier contracts.
  • Preparation of relevant memos and / or supporting documentation, quantifying the benefits, making recommendations, co-ordinating all related follow up activity, investigating risks and opportunities, identifying savings to mitigate risks, all to ensure targets are achieved or improved on.
  • Being able to reliably show and report on the benefits of improved systems, processes, automations, behaviours, and decisions that drive improved outputs plus time and / or cost reductions.
  • Management of internal control integrity and ensuring that they are operated on a best practice basis.
  • Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of the LTA.

Previous experience:

  • Able to influence key internal & external stakeholders across a number of different levels, with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to work independently and deliver on time and at a consistently high standard
  • Clear communicator with a critical eye for detail yet able to simplify the complex in communication
  • Commitment to problem-solving and improving processes, always anticipating the question, and looking for better ways of doing things
  • Ability to work with colleagues to ensure that there is a continued environment of creativity, shared opportunity and a culture of progressive and sustained improvement
  • Successfully driving strategic implementation through stakeholders and partners
  • Pro-active, flexible and fully engaged with a customer focussed mind-set
  • You will be ACA, CIMA or similarly qualified with at least three years post-qualification experience
  • Strong commercial/professional acumen gained at a fast paced, high demand business
  • Experience of using Unit4 desirable

Our Benefits

What we can offer you

We are proud of the range of benefits we can provide:

  • Retail discounts from brands including Adidas, Dunlop, Crew Clothing, AMC & many more
  • 25 days of annual leave
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
  • Free use of our Gym, Tennis & Padel courts and access to various sporting clubs upon joining
  • Priority access to our colleague ticket offers for all LTA Major Events, including Wimbledon
  • Eligible to participate in the LTA Annual Bonus Scheme, subject to meeting the set criteria in force at the time (depending on your role)
  • You will be eligible to receive life assurance cover up to the value of three times your basic annual salary (more depending on your role)
  • Private Healthcare cover
  • An Employee Assistance Programme that offers anonymous and confidential, emotional, and practical support 24/7 for you and your immediate family
  • Pension (up to 10% contribution from employer)
  • Cycle-to-Work scheme, eye care vouchers and season ticket loans
  • Free parking & bike racks at the National Tennis Centre, plus electric vehicle charging points
  • Staff lockers and discount on all food purchased at our Deuce Café
  • Social activities all year round which encourage you to get to know your fellow colleagues

Our Culture

The LTA, through its vision “Tennis Opened up”, is committed to creating a diverse environment where all colleagues feel included and a strong sense of belonging. We are proud to actively invite applications from all candidates who meet the essential criteria and can work in the UK. We commit that everyone will receive equal consideration for employment irrespective of your ethnicity, religion, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, age, any disability, marital or civil partnership status, and pregnancy or maternity status.

The LTA Tennis Foundation is a new tennis charity that partners with brilliant people and organisations to improve lives through tennis. It shares the LTA’s vision of ‘Tennis Opened Up’, and it wants to use our sport to make a real difference to people across the whole country. All LTA colleagues have the chance to get involved with the LTA TF, with some directly involved in delivering and leading its work.

To truly deliver our vision of “Tennis Opened up”, we believe it is critical that the LTA plays our part in contributing to a healthier and more sustainable society. We want to grow tennis in Britain, but do so in a responsible way, protecting and supporting the environment and working with everyone in the sport to tackle our climate impacts. We are committed to ensuring a lasting future for tennis in Britain, and our Environmental Sustainability Plan sets out how we will do this.

Senior Broadcast Operations Manager – FA

We are excited to be searching for a Senior Broadcast Operations Manager, who will oversee and lead the scheduling, production and rights delivery for broadcast partners for the BWSL/BWC and Conti Cup.

This is an exciting role as you will also manage all relevant stakeholders at a time of transformational growth for the Women’s Professional Game in England as the BWSL/BWC progress to NewCo.

What will you be doing?

  • Work with domestic and international broadcasters and production partners to manage relationships and implement all women’s multi-platform football programming – across Barclays Women’s Super League (BWSL), Barclays Women’s Championship (BWC) &Continental Tyres League Cup.
  • To ensure broadcast contracts are effectively managed.
  • Oversee all output including live matches across linear and digital platforms, highlights, shoulder and magazine programming.
  • To oversee broadcast operations for every round of the BWSL – including upload of content to FTP sites, highlights, live match streaming – communicating to stakeholders of where and when content is available.
  • Manage all broadcasters on event day including accreditations, access, studio requirements, match day reporters and interview requests, mixed zone, flash and super flash. Liaising with the host stadium and club in conjunction with the broadcast production manager.
  • Oversee the broadcast picks for all televised and streamed matches, working closely with football operations department, host broadcasters, clubs and production partners.
  • To manage the relationship with production partner and media archive directory as well as technical services and any future tender requirements.
  • Analyse viewing figure trends and understand key industry and consumer trends that will influence the sector in the future, across technology, platform, production and distribution.
  • Manage production budgets and raise PO’s where applicable.
  • Clearance of footage for FA channels.
  • Increase opportunity to watch women’s football across all platforms.
  • Ensure all broadcast regulations are correct and up to date for all competitions and work with licensing and compliance department on annual refresh of regulations in line with broadcast contract requirements.
  • To oversee the recruitment and training of match managers.
  • Support clubs with all broadcast queries and requests.
  • Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
  • As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

  • Experience of television operations ideally in sports industry.
  • Good understanding of the broadcasting industry covering; media rights, scheduling, production, ITT and operational delivery.
  • Experienced in budget management.
  • Excellent communication, organizational & project management skills.

Beneficial to have:

  • Experience working in a commercial environment.
  • Ability to build relationships and manage conflict effectively.
  • Understanding of the football industry.
  • Flexible approach to working hours.

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George’s Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

  • Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
  • Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park.
  • Free private medical cover.
  • A contributory pension scheme.
  • An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
  • A hybrid working model offering flexibility on where you work.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men’s, women’s, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, and Vitality Women’s FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George’s Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance

Chief Technical and Information Officer – New Zealand Rugby

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is an iconic New Zealand sports organisation with a team committed to ensuring that our national game is run smoothly and effectively. They lead, support, grow and promote New Zealand’s game, striving for rugby teams in black that are unrivalled on the global stage. Embedded in their success is a high-performance system that produces the world’s best talent, competitions that fans love, and a community game at the heart of it that continues to connect with all communities.

NZR are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) to join their organization on a 6-9-month fixed term contract basis. As the CITO, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the Technology Team, managing a team of professionals with a specific focus on ensuring successful project delivery, and driving strategic initiatives. This position requires exceptional leadership skills, technical expertise, and a strategic mindset to guide NZR through its digital transformation journey.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing, lean and dynamic Technology team, and lead them as they are entering into delivery phase two of NZR’s digital journey – shaping the digital future of NZR!

Key responsibilities:

Team Management – Lead and manage a diverse team of IT professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Fostering a culture of innovation, creativity, and continuous improvement within the team.

Strategic Focus – Execute the organisation’s IT strategy, providing strategic guidance on IT investments, budget allocation, and resource planning. Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and implement long-term technology roadmaps. Maintain a thorough understanding of cybersecurity practices and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

Project Delivery – Oversee the delivery of IT projects, ensuring they are completed within scope, budget, and timeline. Develop and maintain project management methodologies, standards, and best practices.

Enterprise-Wide Engagement – Foster collaboration and cross-functional alignment to drive enterprise-wide engagement and adoption of IT initiatives.

Key requirements:

  • Proven experience as a Chief Information and Technology Officer or a similar leadership role.
  • Strong background in managing and leading IT teams, driving organisational change, and delivering complex projects.
  • In-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure, systems, and emerging technologies.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic IT plans aligned with business objectives.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to effectively manage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  • Familiarity with data protection regulations and cybersecurity best practices

This is an incredible opportunity for someone to help drive digital change for this world leading sports organisation.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, NZR offers an excellent culture, training and development opportunities and other rugby related benefits.

Event Manager – UEFA

The Event Manager (Event Lead) plans and manages the event for which they are responsible, in close cooperation with internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

Project management
– Devising a strategy and project implementation concept for the event, including scope, deliverables, project risks and dependencies
– Assuming all project management duties, including planning the event and setting milestones
– Assuming project budget responsibility
– Agreeing on service levels and resource usage with internal competence centres, including a staff deployment plan
– Planning, preparing, overseeing and closing the event in general
– Running UEFA’s project team during the preparation stage and on-site
– Overseeing, guiding and aligning all subprojects (competence centres) involved in the event
– Ensuring delivery of the event in line with the objectives
– Negotiating with stadium suppliers
– Conducting the debriefing
– Closing the event accounts in close cooperation with the Finance Division
– Running a project team in a matrix structure and being accountable for the successful operation of the event
– Establishing the stadium requirements for the bidding process
– Providing a technical evaluation of all bid dossiers

Venue management
– Allocating venue facilities to the various target groups
– Providing all stakeholders with key information about the venue
– Planning, conducting and overseeing site visits
– Compiling advertising cover-up requirements to be shared internally and with the LOS
– Drawing up the requirements for disabled access in conjunction with the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE) and the venue itself in consultation with the Social & Environmental Sustainability Division
– Assisting the venue director in meetings with the (potential) finalist clubs

Dialogue partner with the LOS/external stakeholders
– Acting as the main contact for the LOS and other internal and external stakeholders

Profile:

Experience required:
– from 4 to 6 years / event and/or venue manager working on major sports events, including at least 4 years as event project leader
– more than 7 years / in the sports industry, including at least 2 years in football

Education:
– Bachelor’s In marketing, sports management or the event industry

Languages:
– English / Proficient

Additional requirements:
– Budget Management / Proficient
– MS Excel / Proficient
– MS Outlook / Proficient
– MS PowerPoint / Proficient
– MS Word / Proficient
– SAP / Advanced
– Project Management / Proficient
– Strong leadership, communication and negotiation skills
– Good project management skills
– Works well under pressure and remains calm in stressful situations
– Enjoys working in a multicultural team environment
– Able to identify and evaluate existing or potential problems
– Available to travel
– General knowledge of football
– Languages other than English would be an advantage

Head of Marketing Partnerships – FIFA

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

We are now looking for a Head of Marketing Partnerships that is part of FIFA and supports us on our mission.

The Head of Marketing Partnerships leads the team responsible for the relationships and account management of FIFA’s key commercial affiliates (Partners, Sponsors, regional and event supporters).

FIFA has the largest and most valuable global sponsorship program in world sport. This proven partnership leader is accountable for designing and implementing the strategy and framework to ensure world-class partner management & rights delivery across all FIFA tournaments and events.

These are your key tasks:

  • Lead and evolve FIFA’s approach to Partnership Management anchored in a strategic relationship model that is pro-active and innovative.
  • Foster, grow and strengthen the relationships across FIFA Commercial Affiliates’ sponsorship management counterparts, activation teams and agencies.
  • Identify & develop impactful marketing programs across multiple mediums (e.g. experiential, digital, retail, CSR, tech & innovation) that drive brand & business results for partners and elevates the fan experience at FIFA events.
  • Lead the planning & delivery of key marketing rights & obligations for Commercial Affiliates across all FIFA tournaments, events and platforms in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
  • Collaborate with the Partnership Sales team on negotiating Commercial Affiliate renewals, and support the sales process and onboarding of new partners.
  • Develop strong understanding of commercial affiliates’ core business priorities and marketing objectives to ensure optimum alignment, support and results.
  • Ensure robust understanding across relevant teams of our Commercial Affiliates’ specific product categories and competitive protections.
  • Oversee the management, delivery and tracking of FIFA Commercial Affiliates’ rights, assets and commitments across the term of contract.
  • Lead the debrief and review process with partners following major tournaments and activations.
  • Contribute to any contract updates & rights re-negotiations required with incumbent affiliates.
  • Lead, support and develop a high-performing, positive and engaged team of partnership managers and account support staff.
  • Implement and evolve department processes and systems to maximise efficiency & effectiveness.
  • Manage relevant department and event budgets and forecasting.
  • Contribute to event data, brand tracking and market and competitive analysis.
  • Identify and shape collaboration and integration opportunities for commercial affiliates and FIFA.

The specific competencies and experience we require for this position are:

  • 10+ years of experience leading a global sponsor management portfolio, rights delivery and client servicing for a major international rights holder
  • Proven experience managing major partnerships across global territory and multi-term deals
  • Extensive experience managing multinational partners, including having directly managed blue chip brand sponsors headquartered in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific
  • Proven experience managing and supporting contract renewals of major partnerships ( ie negotiated contracts over USD100m value)
  • Track record of delivering rights and client servicing programs at major international events or tournaments
  • 8+ years of leading and developing a large sponsorship account management team (>10 team members) who service a global portfolio of partners
  • Experience also working ‘client-side’ within marketing, events or sponsorship at a global company or agency
  • Previous experience working with and/or for any of FIFA’s major global partners or sponsors will be viewed positively
  • Cross-functional experience delivering marketing communications, activation programs, or event campaigns leveraging a mixture of online and offline channels, experiential, digital, social and traditional media
  • Experience overseeing the campaign approval systems and processes for major global and local sponsor brands
  • Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships at all levels including C-Suite
  • University degree in relevant area
  • Fluent in English, proficiency in any other FIFA language (F/ES/GER) is an asset
  • Inspirational and motivational leadership style, with excellent team building, team management and development skills
  • Willingness and ability to travel frequently and work across multiple time zones

Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA-Strasse 20, 8044 Zurich