Partnership Operations Executive - Women’s
- Chelsea FC
- Chelsea, London, UK
- 05 Jul, 2025
Job Description
Job Title: Partnership Operations Executive - Women’s
Department: Chelsea FC Women – Commercial
Reporting to: Partnership Strategic Lead - Women’s
Role Overview
This role sits within the Chelsea FC Women Commercial Team and is central to supporting the effective delivery of commercial partnerships across Chelsea Women. Working closely with the Partnership Manager, this position will help deliver best-in-class servicing of club partners, ensure the seamless execution of partner rights, and coordinate commercial operations across matchdays, events, and campaigns.
As Chelsea FC Women continues to grow both on and off the pitch, this role is ideal for someone looking to develop in a fast-paced commercial sports environment. The successful candidate will bring strong organisational skills, creativity, and a proactive mindset to elevate partnership execution and fan-facing activations.
Key Responsibilities
Partnership Delivery
- Support the Partnership Manager in the day-to-day account management of CFCW partners, ensuring smooth delivery of all contractual rights.
- Own the preparation and follow-up for status meetings (e.g. agenda setting and minutes distribution).
- Maintain and regularly update partner rights trackers, ensuring accurate records of asset usage and fulfilment.
Commercial Operations
- Manage all branding requirements across Kingsmeadow, Stamford Bridge and the training ground – including matchday LED boards, backdrops, static signage, and seasonal assets.
- Act as the point of contact for internal departments and partners, ensuring all branding assets meet Chelsea IP and brand guidelines and are delivered on time.
- Lead on matchday partner activations, client visits and logistical support at both Stamford Bridge and Kingsmeadow, including tours, pitchside activities and hosted experiences.
Event and Campaign Execution
- Support in the planning and delivery of partner events including open training sessions, photoshoots, and campaign activations.
- Ensure all relevant documentation is completed for successful event execution, including risk assessments, run-of-show documents, and approvals.
- Assist in the ideation and delivery of partner marketing campaigns, including coordination with the internal marketing team, briefing designers, and tracking results.
New Business Support
- Assist the Commercial Sales Manager with the coordination and administration of new business meetings and presentations.
- Prepare meeting collateral and maintain internal documentation to support the partnership sales process.
WPLL and League Partnerships
- Provide support to the Partnership Manager on WPLL and league-level partnerships, including event support, rights delivery, and internal approvals.
Person Specification
- Exposure to a commercial, partnerships or sports marketing environment.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
- Comfortable managing multiple projects and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates initiative, creativity, and a collaborative team approach.
- Experience in event planning and execution is essential.
- A strong passion for women’s sport, ideally with a good understanding of football.
- Flexibility to work matchdays and events, including evenings and weekends as required.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.
Chelsea FC and the Foundation is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.
This Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive; the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the Club.
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