Senior Partnerships Executive

Company Background

A.S.O. UK is the country’s leading mass participation events company, putting on events each year in triathlon, cycling, and running. Part of Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), owners of Le Tour de France and the leader in the French running and sportive market, A.S.O. UK’s prestigious portfolio includes the Cancer Research UK London Winter Run, adidas Manchester Marathon and Dragon Ride. The company also specialises in delivering bespoke corporate events, working with businesses such as JLL and Impetus.

A.S.O. UK’s events bring together an active community of people taking part in sporting events for reasons ranging from fitness, competition, charity, health, fun or to simply finish. The participants vary from first timers of all ages through to World Champions. Collectively, the events raise millions of pounds for hundreds of charities.

A.S.O. UK is a fast-paced, fun place to work with a great team atmosphere. It’s a sociable office of like-minded people with shared goals, values, and interests who take great pride in the events we deliver.

The Role

Reporting to Senior Partnerships Manager, we are looking for a creative individual with highly competent account servicing skills to support the campaign delivery for major brands and leading fundraising initiatives. This role will be critical in effective delivery for our partners, including brands, corporates and charities.

The role will work closely with senior members of the Partnerships Team in supporting in the organisation of account delivery including management of project plans, account administration such as agenda setting & minute taking, co-ordinating logistical information, report management and data processing. In addition to support on leading accounts, this role will be responsible for some its own accounts focused on sampling activation, ancillary revenue/commission share based partners and charity partners. This role requires effective organisation skills combined with a proactive approach, underpinned by a passion for the impact of our events.

We work with a range of brands, charities and corporates, including adidas, PUMA, HOKA, Cancer Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, JustGiving, Deliciously Ella, JLL and many others.

Key Responsibilities

• To build and maintain strong relationships with current and new partners (including brands, corporates and charities)
• To support senior members of the team in co-ordination of key partner accounts, including:
  • Project Plan management through Monday.com
  • Data processing & analysis
  • Performance reporting & tracking
  • Agenda setting & minute taking
• To lead on own partner accounts creating campaign plans based on partner objectives, with a focus on sampling partners, ancillary revenue partners and charity partners.
• To work with other departments to ensure the delivery and fulfilment of your partner campaigns, such as marketing integration across emails, website and social media.
• To co-ordinate logistical information of partner activations at events, such as kit logistics, supplier management & schedule management.
• Support ancillary revenue streams across the business via existing partner.
• To collate commercially relevant information for reporting to key commercial partners that considers the ROI for the sponsor from a reach and media value perspective.
• To support new business team in providing insights across our events and wider industry.
• To help increase ancillary revenue streams across the business via existing partnerships.
• To attend weekend events as a representative of the A.S.O. UK commercial team and to carry out relevant duties within that event.

Key Relationships

• Our Brand Partners
• Our Charity partners
• Our Ancillary Income Suppliers
• Partnerships Director
• Partnerships Team
• Marketing teams
• Operational teams
• New Business Team

Skills and Experience Required

Critical:

• Minimum 2 years professional experience across any sector, including minimum 1 year account/client servicing experience in sponsorship, PR or marketing, preferably within sport sector.
• Experience of: project administration, data processing, data insights, logistical co-ordination.
• Highly competent Microsoft Office ability particularly excel, outlook, powerpoint & word.
• Fluent in english
• High attention to detail.
• Proactive, solution driven approach.

Desired

• Understanding of digital marketing & CRM
• Experience on experiential activations
• Understanding of data analysis & GDPR regulation
• Monday.com

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Competencies:

• Project Administration.
• Flexibility.
• Independence & Collaboration.
• Ambitious.
• Proactivity.
• Problem solving.
• Communication.
• Creativity.

Great extra benefits you get at A.S.O. UK

• Hybrid working environment with the office based by Clapham Junction Station.
• Free entry for you into any of our events – including ASO events in Europe.
• 5x free entries for friends and family.
• Regular social events including parties, trips, and ad hoc celebrations.
• Opportunity to participate in other events/experiences for research.
• Cycle to work scheme – we love to ride!
• Holiday : 22 days per annum (pro rata)

Conditions:

• Location: Battersea, London SW11 / Home Working (hybrid)
• Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time
• Start: as soon as possible