Strategic Partnerships Trainee

Endeavor are offering the perfect opportunity for graduates to join IMG Media & Events as part of the Strategic Partnerships Sponsorship Sales Trainee Programme. Successful candidates will gain varied experience by shadowing existing members of the EMEA Strategic Partnerships Sponsorship Sales team, working across many events across Culinary, Arts, Entertainment, Tennis, Golf business divisions. The training programme will take place over 2 year period. In Year 2 of the programme (upon successful completion Year 1), the Strategic Partnerships Trainee will have the opportunity to start to sell sponsorship (and be included in the incentive scheme) for Endeavor Properties and if successful, could graduate to the position of Strategic Partnerships Executive.

This role reports to the Strategic Partnership Operations Manager & Strategic Partnerships Analyst

Key Accountabilities

• Conducting research, collecting and analysing data to prepare reports prior to meetings
• Researching appropriate industries/categories and leads for event partnerships
• Assisting with ad hoc projects
• Preparing documents and presentations for clients 
• Conducting data entry onto CRM system and drawing relevant reports / dashboards
• Becoming familiar with all our processes and Panther/CRM/Power BI systems used in the Strategic Partnerships team
• Managing pipeline reports and trackers
• Shadowing sales execs at meetings
• Liaising with Sales Operations team on all tasks
• General office duties & administration for the Sales Operations and Strategic Partnerships team
• Possibility of attending events, gaining experience with account management and hosting of clients at events
• Attending meetings and taking minutes, as well as post meeting CRM entry
• Coordinating multi-party meetings, conference calls and video-conferences
• Attending introductions with various other parts of the business to understand the wider company

Required Qualifications

Mandatory 

• Be commercially aware and have knowledge of brands associated with sponsorship of international events
• Previous work experience on events
• Numerate with ability to analyse and work with numbers
• Strong knowledge of digital landscape, active in social media
• Understanding of latest trends, new concepts in sponsorship
• Knowledge of other languages and international awareness would be beneficial.

Skills and Abilities

Mandatory 

• Be a good administrator with attention to detail
• Possess strong IT skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Have excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise and multi-task, and stay organised under pressure
• Showcase strong interpersonal communication skills to provide first rate service internally to colleagues and externally to clients
• Be completely discreet when handling/dealing with confidential information
• Demonstrate commercial and cultural awareness (as dealing with multi-national companies and international events)
• Be driven to achieve success and possess the hunger and curiosity to learn and be proactive in finding and chasing leads
• Enjoy working in a team environment with the ability to collaborate, seek feedback and build credibility through interaction with others

Aptitudes/Personal Profile

Mandatory 

• Show an interest in sports, arts, entertainments, festivals, culinary
• Possess enthusiasm and a sense of humour
• Enjoy meeting new people, reaching out to businesses and contacts across the industries
• Confident, adaptable and willing to learn
• Team player

Working Conditions

• This is a fixed term position for 24 months
• This role will be based at Chiswick Park
• Working hours are 9:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday 
• Occasional travel and weekend work may be required

Equal Opportunities Statement

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.