Job Description
Post Title
Partnerships Executive
Department/Location(s)
Commercial, the John Smith’s Stadium
Reports to
Partnerships Manager
Purpose of the Role
To ensure contractual rights are delivered to a high standard that meet or exceed partner expectations by working closely with all internal departments and the partner.
The Partnerships Executive will facilitate the planning and delivery of contractual obligations, while working closely with other club departments to ensure efficient and effective lines of communication between sponsors/partners and the Club.
The post holder will play a key role in developing effective relationships with clients specifically “associate partners” and entry level sponsors. This will also include supporting the Partnerships Manager with activations across “official and principal partners”.
This role requires excellent working relationships with internal teams and external suppliers by portraying a high quality, professional image, and effective communication at all times.
The post holder on occasion will host commercial partners on match days, ensuring that a positive experience is delivered and will also act as a professional ambassador of the Football Club.
The post holder will also support the Club’s aspirations in terms of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), by ensuring that all Club partners subscribe to inclusive ways of working and that diversity is a guiding principle in determining those client relationships to develop and maintain.
Functional Links
Internal: Commercial team
Business development manager
Ticket office manager
Hospitality team
Retail team
Finance team
Marketing and communications team
Supporter services team
External: External partners and prospective partners
Suppliers (e.g., signage, print and tech partners)
Stadium operations (KSDL)
Role Specific Responsibilities
The post holder is required to:
· Ensure our partners are maximising their contracted rights and that we are delivering all aspects to meet and exceed their expectations.
· Fulfil partner requests for digital inventory, tickets, merchandise, and other items in line with contractual obligations.
· Work with internal stakeholders, including marketing and communications, to ensure commercial communications are tracked, and share relevant content (including photography and videos) with partners throughout the season.
· Understand and oversee the execution of our commercial contractual obligations from external parties including, but not limited to, the English Football League (EFL), SkyBet, Sky Sports and The Football Association (the FA).
· Collate schedules and ensure accuracy of playlists for match day activation across the Club’s LED system, big screen, and any other digital inventory.
· Work with the Business development manager to identify and advise on availability of remaining inventory to be sold to prospective commercial partners.
· Support in the collation of mid-season and end of season reports for “official and principal partners”, to present fulfilment of partnership contracts, delivery of rights, and associated media values.
· Manage a designated centalised activations tracking document, ensuring planning of commercial activations and events.
· Play an active role in organizing and fulfilling Club led events, such as “Town Business” and event-based partner activations such as “Play on the Pitch” and “Player Sponsor Day”.
· Maintain a flexible approach to work and be willing to work unsociable hours on occasion to fulfil the demands of the role.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and the post holder is required to undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required by the Partnerships Manager, or any other senior leader/Director within the Club.
Behaviour/Conduct
The post holder is required to:
· Be proactive with workload and interventions.
· Seek to continually develop their skills and knowledge.
· Adopt an organised and structured approach to fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the role.
· Communicate appropriately at all levels.
· Be flexible to fit the development and growth of the organisation.
· Be flexible in hours of work.
· Be trustworthy and adhere to the Club’s Code of Conduct and Ethics.
· Adhere to protocol and respect confidentiality in all matters, also protecting any data relating to the area of work in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018.
· Consistently demonstrate high standards of behaviour and appearance and encourage the same from others.
· Demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
· Respect others and behave in an inclusive and non-discriminatory manner, taking account of all protected characteristics, as specified in the Equality Act 2010.
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Huddersfield Town AFC Vacancy
Partnerships Executive
This position is full-time (35+ hours per week, including match days as applicable), permanent, and has a starting salary of up to £27,000 per annum.
We have an exciting opportunity to work within the commercial department of the Football Club as Partnerships Executive reporting into the Partnerships Manager.
We are looking for an energetic, detail orientated and organised self-starter who is looking for a challenging role in an expanding and important part of the business. The role will involve delivery of all key aspects of partnership contract fulfilment. The successful applicant will be friendly, polite, and professional with a key eye for detail and an ability to demonstrate proactive relationship management. The role will include working with local, regional, and global brands and will play a crucial role in ensuring we fulfil all contracted rights in a timely and effective manner.
Applicants are encouraged to review the job description and person specification before applying, as these contain full details of what the role entails, and the specific skills, experience, qualifications, and attributes we are looking for.
The role will also include working matchdays, where we expect the successful candidate to be a positive ambassador for Huddersfield Town AFC, and to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders in a consistently positive and professional manner.
We receive a high volume of applications for our vacancies and as such, we encourage you to ensure that your application details how you feel you match our requirements. The volume of applications received prevents us from being able to provide feedback at short-listing stage. Please ensure that your application is:
· Fully completed.
· Tailored for the requirements of the role – Section 6 of the application form should reflect how you meet the ‘essential’ and ‘desirable’ criteria for the position as detailed on the person specification (please follow the instructions on the application form).
· Accurate in terms of content and presentation.
· Submitted by the specified deadline.
Please also highlight any factors that you would like us to consider, for example, if you have a disability or health condition that may require us to make reasonable adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and other stakeholders to share this commitment.
Applicants must disclose all previous convictions including spent convictions in accordance with the associated legislation. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Equality & Inclusion
Huddersfield Town AFC is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where everyone can be themselves and in which everyone feels valued, included, and supported to achieve their full potential. We offer a range of family-friendly and inclusive employment arrangements, and we have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination.
We are committed to the redress of any inequalities by taking positive action where appropriate.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from disabled candidates. We are also seeking to diversify our workforce, particularly by gender and ethnicity.
Further information about the Company and working with us is available from the Careers section of our website:
To apply, please complete the application form in our portal. If you need any assistance and/or would prefer to apply in an alternative format, please contact us by email to jobs@htafc.com
Completed applications must be submitted by 9:00am on Friday 14th February 2025.
Interviews are likely to take place in late-February 2025.
Formed in 1908, Huddersfield Town has one of the proudest histories of any club in English football.
Recognised as one of the most successful English clubs of all time, we were the first to win the English League title three times in a row in 1924, 1925 and 1926. This is a feat that has only been repeated by three other teams; Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool.
The Club embarked upon a ‘New Era’ when Dean Hoyle became Chairman in 2009. The Yorkshire Club formed 100 innovative partnerships with local, national and international businesses like Pure Legal Limited, Radian B and Covonia just to name a few. Our unique collaboration with the charity the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, has raised in excess of £1.5 million since its inception in 2009.
During the ‘New Era’, Huddersfield Town has been nominated for an impressive nine accolades at the Football League Awards, scooping the titles of ‘Family Club of the Year’ and ‘Best Matchday Programme’ as well as being highly commended in the Marketing and Community categories.
The Football League Independent Supporters Survey has also ranked Huddersfield Town as first out of all 72 Clubs at communication with supporters, attracting new fans and creating a matchday experience.
Simply, our history serves as an inspiration for our future as we build a Club that our supporters can be proud of.