Key Account Manager

Loughborough University; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off

Hybrid working

Pension schemes

Gym discounts

Job summary

Loughborough University is seeking a dynamic Key Account Manager within Loughborough Sport to build and manage a portfolio of commercial and strategic partners. You will deliver trusted partnerships, drive exceptional account management, and ensure collaborations generate measurable impact and lasting value.

Working across sport, academia, and industry, you will help enhance the university’s reputation and success, connecting partners with an environment renowned for excellence, innovation and

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of valued commercial and strategic partners, delivering trusted partnerships and exceptional account management.
• Ensure every collaboration generates measurable impact and lasting value.
• Work across sport, academia, and industry to enhance the university's reputation and success.

Job description

The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment - to create better futures, together. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our community are our great strength and are key to our pursuit of delivering educational excellence, enterprise, research and professional services. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritized groups as they are currently under-represented within our community.

We recognise the value of a fulfilling and balanced work and personal life which promotes wellbeing. We seek to support colleagues in achieving this balance and have family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and many roles can be suitable for dynamic working arrangement. This includes considering applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer—so much so that we go beyond the standard, providing additional supplementary payments at specific pay points to further support our employees' financial wellbeing. Further information about the Loughborough Real Living Wage Supplement can be found on our HR webpage .

Loughborough University is a UKVI Sponsor. Some individuals may require sponsorship to enable them to apply for a visa to provide them with the right to work in the UK. Please note certain roles are not eligible for sponsorship. For further information and eligibility please visit the UKVI website .

Job details

Job title Key Account Manager Job reference REQ260701 Date posted 23/09/2026 Application closing date 11/10/2026 Location Loughborough Package Management and Specialist grade 6 from £35608 to £46049 per annum. Subject to annual pay award. Job description

Loughborough Sport

Full time and open ended

Location: Hybrid

Help build partnerships that power Loughborough Sport.

Loughborough Sport is seeking an ambitious and relationship-driven professional to manage a portfolio of valued commercial and strategic partners. In this role, you'll develop trusted partnerships, deliver exceptional account management, and ensure every collaboration generates measurable impact and lasting value.

Working across sport, academia, and industry, you'll play a key role in enhancing the reputation and success of one of the world's leading university sport programmes, helping partners connect with an environment renowned for excellence, innovation and performance.

To find out more, please contact Lauren Connell, Head of Commercial Partnerships, at [e-mail]

For more information on the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing date for receipt of applications: Sunday 11th October 2026

OurBenefits

At Loughborough, ourbenefitsare designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of ourbenefitsinclude:

Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme

Where you work – access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Financial wellbeing – competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities

Support for you and those close to you - through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options.

Health and wellbeing – discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support

Travel and sustainability -access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting

Discover more about the full range of rewards andbenefitsat Loughborough University