Affiliates & Rewards Executive

UIB (also known as Union Insurance Services); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Learning and development opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Union Income Benefit (UIB) is seeking an Affiliates & Rewards Executive to support the growth of our affiliate partnerships and rewards platform in the UK. You will coordinate campaigns, manage relationships with networks, publishers and partners, and help drive commercial growth.

You will work closely with the Head of Rewards, Marketing, UX, Technology and Finance to monitor performance, produce reports and identify opportunities to expand our partner network.

Qualifications

• Experience in affiliate networks, publishers or rewards platforms.
• Understanding of affiliate marketing and performance partnerships.
• Clear communication and relationship-building skills.
• Commercial awareness with growth mindset.
• Ability to take initiative and solve problems independently.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day management of affiliate and rewards partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with networks, publishers and partners.
• Coordinate campaigns, offers and promotions for successful delivery.
• Monitor performance and identify opportunities to improve revenue and engagement.
• Produce reports and analyse performance trends.
• Assist with onboarding new partners and supporting existing relationships.
• Maintain accurate partnership, tracking and reporting records.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Technology, UX and Customer Service teams.
• Contribute to customer journeys and affiliate-related website content.
• Stay updated on affiliate marketing trends and competitor activity.

Skills

Affiliate marketing

Campaign management

Relationship building

Commercial awareness

Initiative

Multi-tasking

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Union Income Benefit (UIB) is a trusted, purpose-driven organisation supporting more than 2.5 million Trade Union members across the UK. As part of a well-established FCA-regulated financial services group, we've been helping working people for over 25 years and are proud to hold Investors in People accreditation. Alongside our insurance business, UIB operates a growing Rewards platform with a simple goal: helping Trade Union members across the UK make their money go further. We partner with some of the UK's leading Trade Unions to negotiate exclusive offers and discounts that members won't find elsewhere. Thanks to the collective buying power of our members, we help provide access to significant savings on everyday spending, including dining, retail, travel, fashion, leisure and more. We're continuing to grow our Rewards proposition and are looking for talented people who can help develop our affiliate partnerships, reward offers and member experience. This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover position. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting and developing our affiliate partnerships and rewards platform during an exciting period of growth.

About the Role

(This role is 12 months FTC)

We’re looking for an Affiliates & Rewards Executive to support the growth and success of our affiliate partnerships and rewards platform. Working closely with the Head of Rewards, Marketing, UX, Technology and Finance teams, you’ll help manage affiliate and reward partnerships, coordinate campaigns, monitor performance and identify opportunities to increase engagement and commercial growth. You’ll play a key role in helping us expand our partner network, optimise existing relationships and deliver value for both our members and commercial partners. This role would suit someone who understands the affiliate space and has experience working with affiliate networks, publishers, gift card programmes or partnership-based businesses. We’re looking for somebody commercially aware, proactive and able to use their initiative to deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day management of affiliate and rewards partners.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with affiliate networks, publishers and commercial partners.
• Coordinate campaigns, offers and promotions to ensure successful delivery.
• Monitor affiliate performance and identify opportunities to improve revenue and engagement.
• Produce reports and analyse performance trends.
• Assist with onboarding new partners and supporting existing partner relationships.
• Maintain accurate partnership, tracking and reporting records.
• Work closely with Marketing, Technology, UX and Customer Service teams.
• Support the development of customer journeys and affiliate-related website content.
• Keep up to date with affiliate marketing trends, market developments and competitor activity.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, customer engagement and commercial performance.

Qualifications

We’re less concerned about qualifications and more interested in relevant experience, commercial awareness and attitude.

Required Skills

• Experience working within an affiliate network, publisher environment, rewards platform, gift card programme or partnership-focused role.
• A solid understanding of affiliate marketing and performance partnerships.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Good commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities for growth.
• Confidence using your own initiative and solving problems independently.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• A genuine interest in keeping up to date with affiliate, rewards and digital marketing trends.
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

Preferred Skills

• Partnership Focus: You enjoy building strong relationships and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Commercial Awareness: You understand what drives performance and can spot opportunities to improve results.
• Initiative: You’re proactive, self-motivated and comfortable taking ownership of tasks and projects.
• Flexibility: You can adapt to changing priorities and support different areas of the business when needed.
• Curiosity: You have a keen interest in affiliate marketing, rewards, partnerships and emerging industry trends.
• Collaboration: You enjoy working with colleagues across different teams to deliver successful outcomes.

Pay range and compensation package

Hybrid working environment

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Career progression within a growing business

Supportive and collaborative culture

The opportunity to make a genuine impact on a growing Rewards platform and the experience of millions of Trade Union members

Equal Opportunity Statement

If you’re currently working within an affiliate network, publisher, rewards platform, gift card business or partnership-focused environment and are looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.