Partnerships Activation Executive

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Range of exciting benefits and perks

Job summary

Global Sports Jobs Limited is seeking a Partnerships Coordinator to work with Leeds United’s Official Partners, delivering activation plans and coordinating sponsorship rights to maximise partner value.

You will support campaign planning, matchday activities, and partner events, while building stakeholder relationships and producing performance reports.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in account management, sponsorship activation, partnership delivery, or client services.
• Experience delivering sponsorship rights and contractual assets.
• Experience coordinating marketing campaigns, activations, or events.
• Experience building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience producing reports, presentations, and performance updates.
• Knowledge of sponsorship rights delivery, partnership activation, account management principles, event planning and delivery, ROI and ROO reporting, stakeholder management, brand activations and campaign delivery, and commercial partnerships within sport, entertainment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Partnerships Activation Lead in the day-to-day management of Official Partner accounts.
• Coordinate the tracking and delivery of sponsorship rights and contractual assets to ensure on-time fulfilment.
• Maintain rights trackers, schedules, and activation plans and liaise with internal departments.
• Assist with planning and delivery of partner activations and development of brand-specific activation plans.
• Support campaign planning and execution throughout the season.
• Support matchday and event-based partner activities and hospitality requirements.
• Create partnership reports and presentations with data insights to demonstrate performance.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Media, Operations, Hospitality, Ticketing, and Leeds United Foundation.

Skills

Communication

Relationship management

Organisation

Project management

Attention to detail

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Sport partnerships

Account management

Sponsorship activation

Tools

CRM systems

Reporting tools

Job description

About the Role

This role will join the Partnerships team and report to the Partnerships Activation Lead. It is responsible for delivering exceptional service to the Club's Official Partners by coordinating sponsorship rights, managing activations, supporting campaigns and events, and helping maximise the value delivered across all partnership agreements. The position operates within a dynamic commercial environment and supports one of the country's leading football clubs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Partnerships Activation Lead in the day-to-day management of Official Partner accounts, acting as a key point of contact for assigned accounts.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with partner stakeholders and support the successful delivery of partnership objectives and contractual commitments.
• Coordinate the tracking and delivery of sponsorship rights and contractual assets, ensuring all partnership benefits are fulfilled accurately and on time.
• Maintain rights trackers, schedules, and activation plans, and liaise with internal departments to coordinate partner requirements and deliverables.
• Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of partner activations, including the development of brand-specific activation plans.
• Assist with campaign planning and execution throughout the season, ensuring activations are delivered effectively and in line with partner objectives.
• Support matchday and event-based partner activities, including partnership-related events, experiences, partner attendance at fixtures and Club activities, and hospitality requirements, ensuring all partner events are delivered to the highest standards.
• Support the creation of partnership reports and presentations, collating data and insights to demonstrate partnership performance.
• Assist in measuring and reporting Return on Investment (ROI), Return on Objectives (ROO), activation performance, and fan engagement outcomes, and support post-campaign and end-of-season reviews.
• Work closely with departments across the Club, including Marketing, Media, Operations, Hospitality, Ticketing, and Leeds United Foundation, to ensure effective communication between partners and internal stakeholders, and support wider commercial projects and departmental initiatives when required.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills.
• Strong organisational and project-management abilities.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong presentation and reporting skills.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder-management capability.
• Passion for sport, partnerships, and brand activation.
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in account management, sponsorship activation, partnership delivery, or client services.
• Experience delivering sponsorship rights and contractual assets.
• Experience coordinating marketing campaigns, activations, or events.
• Experience building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience producing reports, presentations, and performance updates.
• Knowledge and understanding of sponsorship rights delivery, partnership activation, account management principles, event planning and delivery, ROI and ROO reporting, stakeholder management, brand activations and campaign delivery, and commercial partnerships within sport, entertainment

Preferred Skills

• Experience working within sport, football, entertainment, or sponsorship environments.
• Experience delivering matchday activations.
• Experience working with commercial partners and sponsors.
• Understanding of fan engagement and commercial rights structures.
• Experience using CRM systems and reporting tools.

Salary

• Competitive salary package

Benefits & Perks

• Pension scheme
• Range of exciting benefits and perks