Sponsorship Specialist

SSE PLC; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible First options available

Private healthcare discounts

Wellbeing benefits

Cycle to Work scheme

Family entitlements

Job summary

SSE plc is seeking a Sponsorship Specialist to activate partnerships and drive campaigns across sport, entertainment, sustainability, education and community engagement. The role spans planning, partner management, rewards, hospitality and performance reporting, turning rights into campaigns that build brand loyalty and support commercial goals.

You will shape visible partnership activity, bring ideas to the team, and see customer and business impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in sponsorship, partnerships, brand activation or experiential marketing, with a track record of delivering campaigns from planning through to execution and evaluation.
• Strong understanding of how sponsorship can create value for customers, build brand preference and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Excellent relationship management skills with agencies, rights holders, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Commercially minded and able to use insight and performance data to measure success, optimise activity and inform future investment decisions.
• Creative, proactive and organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities while finding new ways to make partnerships work harder.

Responsibilities

• Activate partnerships to create value for customers, communities and the business.
• Develop and deliver integrated campaigns, content, experiences and rewards programmes.
• Manage sponsorship hospitality, ticketing and customer experiences.
• Use insight and performance data to evaluate activity and optimise performance.
• Build strong relationships with rights holders, agencies and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Sponsorship experience

Partnerships

Brand activation

Experiential marketing

Relationship management

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Base Location:You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in either our Dublin or Belfast office

Salary: €50,000 - €60,000 (ROI) or £37,000 - £47,000 (NI) + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: 18-month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

Sponsorship helps SSE create value, build trust and strengthen relationships with customers, colleagues and communities.

As our Sponsorship Specialist within the SSE Energy Customer Solutions business (SSE Airtricity and SSE Energy Solutions), you will help manage and activate a varied portfolio of partnerships across sport, entertainment, sustainability, education and community engagement.

This is a hands‑on role spanning campaign planning, partner management, customer rewards, hospitality and performance reporting. You will work with colleagues, agencies and rights holders to turn sponsorship rights into campaigns, content and experiences that build our brand, strengthen customer loyalty and support commercial goals.

You will have the opportunity to shape visible partnership activity, bring new ideas to the team and see the customer and business impact of your work.

You will

• Help bring SSE's sponsorship strategy to life by activating partnerships that create value for customers, communities and the business.
• Develop and deliver integrated campaigns, content, experiences and rewards programmes that maximise the value of our partnerships.
• Manage sponsorship hospitality, ticketing and customer experiences to ensure strong utilisation and governance.
• Use insight, performance data and customer understanding to evaluate activity, optimise performance and inform future investment decisions.
• Build strong relationships with rights holders, agencies and internal stakeholders to deliver high‑quality activation and identify new opportunities.

You have

• Experience in sponsorship, partnerships, brand activation or experiential marketing, with a track record of delivering campaigns, content or experiences from planning through to execution and evaluation.
• A strong understanding of how sponsorship can create value for customers, build brand preference and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Excellent relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively with agencies, rights holders, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Commercially minded and comfortable using insight and performance data to measure success, optimise activity and inform future investment decisions.
• Creative, proactive and organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while finding new ways to make partnerships work harder.

Due to required travel, a full clean driving licence is required.

About SSE

SSE's purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro‑electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSE Energy Customer Solutions serves over 1.3 million households and businesses across the UK and Ireland. We help our customers accelerate their clean energy ambitions/play their part in the clean energy transition by providing energy and low‑carbon energy solutions. These include EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Andy on [e-mail] / 01738 340826 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

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