Tender for 2023 UCI World Championships Event Branding

2023 Cycling World Championships Limited intends to appoint a Look supplier to manage the end-to-end design development, project management and Look application for each Venue of the Cycling World Championships.

This includes the design development and art working of all Look Kit of Parts and custom assets, the project management and detailed scoping of all Look requirements, the production of Venue specific Look application plans for review and eventual approval, managing the proto-typing, procurement and production of all Look assets, overseeing the installation, maintenance, transition, removal, remediation and disposal of all assets post Championships.

Partner Development Manager – Boston Celtics

Throughout the Boston Celtics’ storied history, they have long stood for equality and respect, including drafting the first African American player, hiring the first African American coach, and playing the first all-black starting five. The Celtics have won a record 17 NBA Championships spanning five (5) decades, including eight (8) in a row from 1959-1966, and winning their most recent in 2008. In addition, forty-one (41) former Celtics players, management, coaches, or staff have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In December 2002 the team returned to local ownership for the first time since 1963.

Do you have a passion for building meaningful relationships? Are you excited about driving outstanding experiences? If so, we want you! You will an opportunity to implement partner assets such as in-market/arena activation, branded content creation, social media campaigns, online and retail promotions, community-based programs, and event planning/execution. Cross-collaboration between Partnership Sales, Partner Strategy, Business Intelligence and Community Engagement groups will ensure we are delivering best-in-class fully integrated partnerships. This role will report up to the Director of Partner Development.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and develop internal employee and external client relationships 
  • Lead day-to-day contact and execution to fulfill asset of assigned partners 
  • Partner to develop and deliver ways to measure marketing partnership deals, platforms, and value to partners
  • Lead planning and execution of all assigned partners’ contractual elements, including traditional media assets, digital and social platforms, in-market promotions, in-stadium activation, hospitality, experiential, and community programs
  • Work cross-functionally to build and implement pre-season planning sessions, action plans and all marketing, media, social, community relationships, promotions, and events for assigned Partners
  • Manage and track sponsorship asset delivery and budgets reporting out on status update on a regular basis
  • Present season long activation plans to Partners and capture feedback for continuous improvement 
  • Drive mid and end of season recap process from start to finish with all assigned Partners 
  • Handle all tracking and reporting value of partnership initiatives and objectives
  • Be responsible for and chip in to game day set up and break down in-arena 
  • Onboard and assimilate new Partners to the Celtics organization
  • Work to achieve and/or exceed organization and department renewal revenue targets 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and related experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in corporate partnership activation or client service, prior experience from a team, league, property, or sports/brand marketing agency is a plus
  • Consistent track record of building and maintaining positive relationships
  • Broad understanding of partnership platforms, content, social media, community engagement, branding, and in-market activation
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written
  • Ability to multitask and adapt to evolving business environments and situations
  • Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays
  • Open to travel as needed for out of market activations and meetings
  • Self-starter with ability to own projects as well as ability to work within a team to accomplish goals

Banner Seventeen, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal opportunity in every area of hiring and employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy (and pregnancy related conditions), gender identity or expression, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic disposition or carrier status, marital status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, military or veteran status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Sports Operations Manager – TikTok

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire – for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

Our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. At TikTok we are guided by the following operating principles: we strive to be user-centric and endeavor to create the best possible experiences for people on our platform. We are committed to building trust with our community and society more broadly. We are building an inclusive global community that embraces diversity. We believe in freedom of expression that cultivates a safe and inclusive community. 

TikTok’s UK Sport team is the local content arm of our global Operations & Marketing organization. Serving the UK market, this team is focused on delivering localized sport strategies, sport content partnerships, sport partner performance optimization, and sport partner program management. All of this to help deliver on our broader global commitment to understanding and championing the needs of our creators and communities while building a strong and trusted global brand that celebrates the diversity of our users and & our platform. 
This role is for someone who enjoys relationship building, strategic planning and taking ownership of a content vertical. At the core, this is a parnterhsip and business development role working with UK sports broadcasters, federations, leagues, teams, publishers and creators. This is a role that requires great interpersonal skills, strong coordination, and an ability to anticipate partner needs.

The UK Sports Operations Manager will report directly to the Head of Sports and Gaming, UK. They will support in building and executing the UK sports strategy and be responsible for the wider sports ecosystem growth on TikTok. 

– Manage a portfolio of the top UK sports TikTok accounts
– Oversee and organize partner management efforts with identified sports organisations, publishers and creators on TikTok
– Build relationships, onboard and manage our top sport partners, and create scaled ways to create engagement and sustained growth.
– Responsible for day-to-day tasks such as partnership operations and activations, relationship building and crafting educational materials.
– Analyze, interpret and translate key quantitative metrics and business trends around the sports community into strategic insights that drive top users and community growth as well as help to streamline operational workflows and process improvements. This includes presenting detailed insights and recommendations to UK leadership team. 
– Work with the UK Head of Sports and Gaming to define unique sports opportunities to suit local market needs. 
– Track, analyze and drive to optimize the performance of local content partners
– Ideate creative programs that will drive key growth metrics and support desired business outcomes 

Qualifications

– Extensive experience in the sports industry with existing relationships with UK and EU sports partners
– Knows how to work with data and numbers to develop impactful content strategy
– In-depth domain knowledge and about the sports industry
– Strong business development background
– Experience with online video, social media and/or online influencers
– Demonstrated success in process management and developing client relationships
– Excellent written, verbal, and professional communication skills
– Superior attention-to-detail, multi-tasking, and time management skills
– A team player who is accountable, proactive, and solution-oriented
– TikTok evangelist – you need to be passionate about the community, genuinely enjoy and are ready to engage with the product

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Director, Partnership Insights – Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are looking for a Director, Partnership Insights to oversee the Data & Analytics vertical within the Corporate Partnerships department. This scope of this roll will span across all properties – Chase Center, GSW, Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden Guardians, and Warriors Gaming Squad. In this role, you will collaborate with members of the New Business and Partnership Development teams to deliver industry-leading asset and platform valuations and go to market strategy, while providing oversight to our reporting cadence for internal customers and external partners. This position reports to the Vice President, Partnership Insights.Come share your expertise while learning more about this growing sports and entertainment organization that values your initiative, creativity and dedication!This is full-time role based onsite in San Francisco, CA.Key Responsibilities

  • Lead all aspects of Data & Analytics vertical to identify data gaps, develop hypotheses, and gain a comprehensive view of the audience, category landscape or opportunity at large
  • Oversee rate card evaluation, pricing methodology, and tracking across all Partnership assets & platforms; share recommendations as appropriate
  • Develop assets & programs that efficiently and effectively reach target audiences at scale and drive revenue
  • Provide expertise on marketing and sponsorship activation, including groundbreaking packing and promotions to engage and excite B2B and B2C consumers
  • Subject matter expertise in growth tactics, lifetime values, churn, retention, business strategy and GTM plans
  • Analyze business/brand, category, consumer, and cultural trends that highlight opportunities for partners’ businesses and inform strategic output
  • Partner with Sr. Manager, Partnership Insights to conceptualize innovative partnerships that highlight all GSW properties and its partners
  • Lead the strategy and implementation of the partnership measurement and recap process; establish return on objective (ROO) tracking and reporting dashboards
  • Identify “white space” opportunities for revenue optimization
  • Manage and develop two employees

Required Experience & Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration/Marketing, or equivalent work experience; MBA preferred
  • 7+ years of property, agency, brand, or consulting experience; understanding of Media-League-Team partner groups
  • Minimum 2 years of people management experience; strong leadership and mentorship skills
  • Experience working with B2B & B2C Fortune 500 companies, preferably in the sponsorship, marketing, and experiential space
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, KORE Software and Tableau; experience with quantitative and qualitative data sets, surveys, logo detection software, etc.
  • Experience developing, evaluating, pricing, and packaging activations within marketing, experiential, digital, and/or community that have yielded positive business results
  • Ability to understand, use, and present data while delivering recommendations, particularly to senior level executives
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate, influence and build positive relationships with clients and peers at all levels
  • Ability to balance multiple projects at once in a fast-paced environment

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Golden State Warriors is an equal opportunity employer.We will ensure that qualified applicants with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Marketing Manager – Saracens Group

We’re looking for an experienced Marketing Manager to join our in-house team and drive the strategy and execution of marketing for the Saracens GroupSaracens Group helps us impact the lives of 100,000 people locally, enriching lives through sport and entertainment, fighting racism and discrimination, powering gender equality, fostering mental well-being and promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion whilst powering some of the best sports teams in the world.

Saracens Groups is dedicated to raising the bar on our fans, customers and partners experience and our marketing team is at the heart of that movement. As Marketing Manager, you will use your experience to develop, influence and create longevity in our relationships with our fans, customers and partners in innovative ways that communicate our values, successes, and product benefits. Through your work, you will also help drive our partners brand strategies to build high trust, meaningful, symbiotic relationships – adding enormous value to the Saracens teams and community as a result.

The role will report directly to the Marketing Director. As part of the interview process, you will be asked to present your marketing strategy for growing ticket sales for our Women’s match VS Harlequins (The Duel) and outline your plans for your first 30 days. In advance, you will also be asked to analyse some data, share your observations, and make recommendations. These tasks will help you understand the requirements of the role and set you up for success when joining our team.

Saracens is an inclusive, people first organisation. A core part of achieving our mission is that our workforce is diverse and reflective of the community that we serve. There will be no discrimination in our recruitment and selection processes, nor when considering pay and benefits. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for the position and join us on our mission to enrich lives through sport and entertainment. (You can read more about diversity and inclusion here).

Our mission at Saracens Group is to enrich lives through sport and entertainment. We can only do this through the continued support and loyalty of our fans, customers, and partners. If you are excited by the idea of working with a dynamic marketing team, we’d love to hear from you.

DETAILS

  • JOB TITLE: Marketing Manager
  • LOCATION: StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 1RL
  • CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
  • REPORTING TO: Marketing Director & Senior Marketing Manager
  • SALARY: Up to £40,000 (subject to experience) per annum
  • KEY STAKEHOLDERS: All internal departments, our teams and agencies

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING



Marketing Delivery

The role focuses on facilitating and implementing creative and strategic marketing briefs across our group brands. Within this, you will be responsible for:

  • Clarifying marketing project briefs
  • Communicating the features and benefits of our experiences and products through compelling storytelling to drive adoption and engagement
  • Campaign Planning, execution, and reporting
  • Data Management and manipulation within technology platforms
  • Identifying success metrics and measure the results of your strategies and initiatives

The role requires a well-rounded knowledge of the extended marketing mix, working on a diverse range of products and projects in a 360-degree manner. The Marketing Manager will ultimately be accountable for success of marketing campaigns, working across:

  • Content Production
  • Social Media
  • Print Marketing
  • PR Campaigns
  • CRM Management
  • Event Coverage
  • Email Marketing
  • Branding
  • Digital Planning
  • Website Management
  • SEO, Analytics

YOU SHOULD APPLY IF 

Experience

  • You have at least 3 years’ experience in the marketing industry is essential. Experience in sports and entertainment marketing is desirable but not essential. Experience with influencer marketing is a bonus.
  • You have excellent written, verbal, presentation and communication skills (proficiency in MS Excel is expected).
  • You have experience in formulating, managing and delivering against budgets.
  • You have experience in dealing with senior stakeholders and the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally with key stakeholders, at all levels.

Personal Characteristics

  • A keen interest in rugby and sport as entertainment and a method to enrich people’s lives is essential
  • You are comfortable with data, motivated by growth targets and are excited to work at a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, values driven company
  • You have a relentless focus on and obsession with delivering exceptional marketing support
  • You manage projects, activities, and resources effectively, assuming personal ownership and accountability for results
  • You encourage open discussion of different ideas and views; welcome and solicits feedback
  • You are happy with a mix of getting your hands dirty and thinking strategically

BENEFITS

Compensation

  • Your manager reviews your salary every 24 months as a matter of course. However, proactive pay increases will be implemented to reflect growing responsibilities

Working from home

  • We all work from the office on Monday and Thursdays. This keeps team collaboration and engagement high.
  • If you are normally office-based, you can still work from home occasionally – as long as you have a good internet connection and a private, quiet space which allows you to do your best work
  • There will be some working on match days where required.

Holiday

  • 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays – please use them all!

Health & Wellbeing

  • Paid sick leave for both physical & mental health

Sports & Entertainment

  • After work events including PT, football and tag rugby
  • Ballot tickets for Saracens Home Games
  • Ballot tickets for International Rugby Games
  • Opportunities for discounted tickets to Saracens games and events for you and your family

Family

  • Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave, if you’ve been with us for at least 26 weeks
  • Life assurance with Zurich

Commuting

We’re a member of the cycle-to-work scheme

Senior Manager, Fan Intelligence – NHL

Founded in 1917, the National Hockey League (NHL®) is the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. With more than 600 employees across offices in New York, Toronto and Montreal, the NHL is a global sports and entertainment organization committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using the sport of hockey to celebrate fans of every race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. At the NHL, we are looking for dynamic, energetic and impactful individuals who are committed to doing the same by sharing in our philosophy that Hockey is for Everyone – and inclusion belongs on the ice, in the locker rooms, boardrooms and stands.


Benefits to working at National Hockey League include:

  • Medical/ Dental/ Vision insurance effective on the date of hire
  • 401(K) Plan and Defined Contribution Pension Plan
  • Annual Bonus
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Commuter Benefit Program
  • Paid Company Holidays


Overview


The Sr. Manager, Fan Intelligence will provide subject matter expertise, technical expertise and thought leadership in the area of Fan Intelligence through first-party fan research on behalf of the NHL League office and the 32 Clubs. The collection of first party research, as well as the analysis and reporting of that research is of critical importance to the NHL and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a marked difference for all League organizations.


Essential Duties

  • Lead survey design for league benchmarking survey over multiple waves throughout each season
  • Wield advanced Tableau skills to display survey results on a Club-by-Club basis and across the League as a whole, in both standardized and ad hoc reporting presentations
  • Utilize market research and analysis experience to guide League and Club stakeholders in interpreting research data and fan input
  • Lead information sharing and consultative guidance efforts with Clubs through identification of insights and action items regarding League Fan Research Studies
  • Collaborate across the Fan Engagement & Analytics department to provide guidance on all initiatives aimed at better understanding our fans’ interests and preferences 
  • Support email marketing and paid media efforts with insights for optimizing fan response and engagement


Qualifications

  • College degree
  • 4+ years’ work experience
  • At least four years of relevant experience
  • Collaborative, team-driven approach to projects and execution
  • Open and clear communicator
  • Experience with large-scale survey platform (ideally Qualtrics)
  • Advanced skills and experience in Tableau and Tableau Prep, both to use and to teach others
  • Strong written and verbal communication (including editing) skills. 
  • Excellent proof-reading and grammatical skills
  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to work effectively across departments and teams
  • Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through
  • Highly motivated with ability to work independently with discretion


When applying, please be sure to include a cover letter with your salary expectations for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity, however only qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. NO EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS PLEASE.


We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Marketing Manager – British Cycling

British Cycling is the national governing body for cycling in Britain, leading the sport of cycling and inspiring our diverse communities. For more than two decades British Cycling has given the nation one memorable moment after another and our most successful riders are household names across the world.


Our new strategy, launched in 2021, builds on this legacy to make all of our eight disciplines as strong as they can be, making our sporting pathways more accessible and diverse, providing inclusive life-enhancing experiences for anyone who comes into our community, and giving our growing membership an organisation to be proud of – today and in the future.


About The Role


We now have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Manager to join the team to provide leadership to the organisation on a key part of the marketing portfolio, to shape, align and plan the marketing plans for the next 3 years and to deliver commercial results as an outcome of the marketing plans.


Your focus will be to

  • Analyse the market, the consumers and competitive landscape
  • Develop strategies & plans to drive commercial outcomes (members, revenue)
  • Build brand equity and drive net promoter score
  • Plan ahead and with excellence the 3-year masterplan
  • Lead and/or oversee marketing initiatives from ideation to execution
  • Maximise consumer reach through media (traditional, digital, PR) & events
  • Build strategic relationships within the cycling world (international, national)
  • Master the marketing budget
  • Report on the performance to the board
  • Coach the team and the wider organisation


All we need from you is…

  • Marketing or business degree + 5-10 years experience in marketing
  • Analytical skills to extract sharp recommendations from complex data
  • Leadership skills defined as capacity to shape, align and plan
  • Change skills: capacity to create change and to embrace change
  • Collaboration skills to maximise the collective power of the brains
  • Ability to focus: capacity to prioritise, focus and being disciplined in execution
  • Belief that sport can change the world into a better version of itself 


To apply, please complete the online application form and send an example of your portfolio to humanresources@britishcycling.org.uk.


We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, race, colour, sex, marital status, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, disability or sexual orientation. Any appointment will be made on merit alone. For more information on British Cycling please visit the following page www.britishcycling.org.uk

Senior Business Analyst – Arsenal

We are looking for an Senior Business Intelligence Analyst who will lead the way on our design and creation of Tableau dashboards which are utilised by stakeholders across our commercial departments.This is a pivotal role for our club, as you will be the Tableau subject matter expert within the Insights Team and will manage not only the creation of dashboards but the full maintenance and governance of them. You’ll also lead in helping to develop the rest of the teams Tableau skillset and literacy.Who We AreWe 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

  • You’ll be working closely with our Data & Insight Lead to deliver the migration of key commercial reports to self-serve dashboards. You’ll also help develop these dashboards to ensure they are closely aligned to the evolving business requirements, as well as being user-friendly.
  • Maintain ownership of our suite of dashboards and decide when new dashboards should be created and when existing dashboards should be utilised.
  • Develop models to support business users in self-service data interrogation and data visualisations and dashboards to address key questions and metrics.
  • Establish and develop strong relationships with internal business stakeholders, particularly those identified as super users.
  • Become established as our Subject Matter Expert for all fan data across Commercial and Digital platforms.
  • Work closely with the Social Media & Editorial teams to transition them to a self-serve model, ensuring that they have all the insight required to drive their content and channel strategies.

What We Are Looking For

  • Good Business Intelligence related experience in fast paced environment.
  • Strong experience designing and creating analyses and dashboards using Tableau software.
  • Experience of scripting languages such as Microsoft SQL is beneficial.
  • Hands on experience with other Business Intelligence platforms – Such as Microsoft Power BI.
  • The ability to take the initiative and drive decision making around Business Intelligence within the team.

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 
  • Discounted Arsenal season 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. 

Relationships Manager, Race Promotion – Formula 1

About The Role

Race Promotion is a key pillar of the Company’s business, including the live platform from which fans can experience the thrill and entertainment of Formula 1. The Company has longstanding relationships with a diverse range of Race Promoters and host cities across the globe and is looking to build on these key external partnerships to drive revenues and build fan engagement.

The Relationship Manager will have the responsibility for the planning, activation and delivery of a Promoter’s rights and will be the conduit between the Promoter and Formula 1’s internal teams. Your role will include delivering high quality relationship management and nurturing knowledge of your clients to make sure that Formula 1 continues to deliver world class events. 

The role will involve working alongside other F1 departments to drive innovative thinking around exploiting commercial opportunities for race events.

Responsibilities

  • Managing assigned account relationships by being key point of contact for Promoters and internal F1 departments, maximising opportunity and ensuring the successful delivery of each event.
  • Proactive communication with Promoters and F1 internal teams through regular calls, status updates and face to face meetings.
  • Operating across departments, including Commercial Development, Event Delivery and Events Teams to implement new initiatives and support the delivery of local sponsorship activations.
  • Working with each Promoter to problem solve and find creative solutions to any challenges.
  • Identify underutilized assets at each Circuit to drive revenue and enhance the fan experience, working closely with the commercial department to create and fund each idea and proposal.
  • Leads on ensuring all the business reports/evaluates the race/promoter performance as part of ongoing year on year race development.
  • Develop a thorough understanding of local market and trends and be able to process full evaluation of Promoter territories.
  • Creating detailed and comprehensive Post Event Reports that capture feedback from across the business and identify areas for improvement and agreed next steps.
  • Working closely with race Commercial Managers to understand all revenue opportunities that present themselves in and around races.

About You

  • Understanding of the importance of relationships and event benefits to a host city.
  • proven experience in international, largescale live events and within the sports industry
  • Ability to adapt quickly to change and operate effectively in diverse cultural environments, creative problem solver.
  • Commercially savvy operator who can see the big picture and the connection to day-to-day tasks and projects.
  • Ability to multi-task and deliver results under pressure and to changing deadlines.
  • Strong understanding of event rights monetisation and how rights and assets can be leveraged for mutual benefit within a partnership. 
  • Focused and driven individual, who proactively takes on initiatives and drives projects from start to finish.
  • Willing to frequently travel internationally.
  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
  • A thorough, detail driven, structured, collaborative and thoughtful team player.

Non-Executive Director – British Canoeing

British Canoeing Events is seeking to appoint an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board, with significant Board and events experience and qualifications. The successful candidate will also sit on the Governance and Risk Committee of the Board 

British Canoeing Events is a subsidiary company of British Canoeing, the National Governing Body for Paddlesport in the UK. British Canoeing incorporates several disciplines, including the Olympic disciplines of Slalom and Sprint and is responsible for the growth and the development of the sport in England. The British Canoeing strategic plan, Stronger Together 2022-26 was launched in March 2022 building on the successful delivery of Stronger Together 2016-2021. It can be accessed here.

The role of the Board of British Canoeing Events is to ensure robust governance around the international events which are secured by British Canoeing and which will be delivered through British Canoeing Events.

The Board will be responsible for approving and monitoring the strategic plan around the events, ensuring that the necessary financial and human resources are in place for the company to meet its objectives, monitoring risk and ensuring that the events are delivered in line with the comprehensive policy framework within British Canoeing Events. The Board will also be responsible for ensuring that British Canoeing Events is compliant with the Tier 2 requirements of the Code for Sports Governance. 

Candidates for this role should be able to demonstrate previous board experience and have experience within the events industry, preferably within the sports sector. An interest and involvement in Paddlesport or some other sport is desirable but not essential.

British Canoeing Events is committed to recruiting and retaining diverse Board members and fostering a culture where equality, diversity and inclusion are the heart of everything it does. British Canoeing Events particularly encourages applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

This is a voluntary position. The duties of the post require around 1 day per month. Normal expenses will be reimbursed.

Full details of the role can be found in our Role Description here.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY button. Our application process requires you to submit a CV and covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.