Commercial Partnerships Intern

Commercial Partnerships Intern

Reports to: Commercial Partnerships Manager

Department: Commercial

Who are we?

Here at London Marathon Events (LME) we live our values – Excellence, Inspiration, Together, Integrity and Fun. We strive to demonstrate these in everything we do and this is reflected through our successful event portfolio: The Big Half, Vitality Westminster Mile, Vitality London 10,000, Standard Chartered Great City Race, Ford RideLondon and Swim Serpentine, not to mention the TCS London Marathon. These events generate millions for charities to improve the lives of individuals in our hometown of London and across the UK. As a team we very much believe in our vision of Inspiring Activity, both with our staff and all our customers, and view sport as a force for good. Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are at the heart of our events, and we want to ensure they are at the heart of our company. We strongly value diversity within our workforce, and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas and culture to the company. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought and innovation.

Role summary:

Due to continued business growth, we are now recruiting for a Commercial Partnerships Intern to be part of the Partnerships team on a 9-to-12 month internship starting in September 2023. Reporting into the Commercial Partnerships Manager this role is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to make a start in the commercial world of sport at a blue-chip rights holder. You will be fully integrated into the team and have the chance to participate in daily operations and assist on projects that have a real impact to the department and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

· Provide administrative support across all commercial partnerships, monitoring internal processes & documents helping the team deliver best-in-class partnership management

· Attend client meetings from time-to-time, supporting the Partnership Managers gaining experience with some of the biggest brands in the industry while producing concise and quantifiable notes & action points

· Support the other members of the Partnerships team fulfilling data and insight requests for partners

· Develop a good understanding of client partnership objectives and how these differ during the year

· Support on creating presentations, post-event reports and other ad hoc documents

· Regularly update the Partnerships team on key industry trends and activities through a variety of research methods

About you

You should be someone who enjoys a rewarding challenge working in a team environment and someone who is prepared to go the extra mile whilst helping LME to deliver world class mass participation events.

To be successful in this role, you will have the following strengths:

· An excellent multi-tasker who has strong organisational skills

· Able to prioritise workload and manage time efficiently

· A positive and friendly ‘can-do attitude’

· Excellent attention to detail

· A basic understanding of the commercial side of sport and a desire to build a career in the industry

· Good degree of computer literacy with ability to use Microsoft and PowerPoint, Office 365

· Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business, including event weekends

· A customer first mindset

· A team player with a sense of fun!

And if you have an interest in sport, particularly running or cycling, it would be advantageous.

What do we have on offer?

· Competitive salary and benefits

· An opportunity to make a difference to society

· An incredibly rewarding job

· A company that you will be proud to work for

· Hybrid working model

· An exciting opportunity to work at our world class events

The other benefits

· 25 days holiday pro rata, plus bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown

· On site bike storage and showers on return to office working

· Wellbeing allowance

· Personal health insurance

· Excellent employer contributions into our pension scheme

· Professional membership fee reimbursement

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London, SE1 4YB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, SE1 4YB

Application deadline: 28/03/2023
Expected start date: 28/03/2023