Commercial Activations Manager - Maternity Cover

Is responsible for amplifying and elevating the Scottish FA's commercial partnerships by maximising the reach, impact and ROI of key events and activations at Barclays Hampden and beyond. It also delivers the Scottish Cup competitions from a commercial perspective, aiming for the best possible outcome for the Scottish FA and the competitions' commercial partners. The post-holder works with communications and digital colleagues, participating clubs, commercial partners and supply partners, and contributes to a creative department focused on commercially driven innovation.

• Deliver commercial elements of the Men's and Women's Scottish Cup, including branding, on-pitch activity, Scottish Cup draws and coordination with competing clubs to deliver competition partner rights throughout the rounds.
• Develop and execute plans for Scottish Cup showpiece events at Barclays Hampden.
• Account manage the Scottish Cup Title partner and other Cup partners as required, and liaise with participating clubs on the commercial requirements of the Cup competitions.
• Manage the Scottish Cup commercial delivery budget alongside colleagues in communications and digital teams.
• Deliver the rights of commercial partners associated with the Scottish FA, the Scottish Cup and the Scotland National Teams as required.
• Deliver commercial and partner activation on match days at Scotland Men's international matches and Scottish Cup matches, including LED advertising, on-pitch displays and pre-match/half-time entertainment.
• Support commercial delivery at UEFA and FIFA tournaments upon qualification from planning through to execution.
• Take responsibility for match day “sports presentation” to improve the fan experience at Scotland Men's internationals and Scottish Cup matches, and lead execution of commercial partner activations during Men's international windows.
• Work collaboratively with partners to develop strategic plans and evaluation of partnerships, and act as the day-to-day contact for key commercial supply partners.
• Contribute to a creative department that champions commercially focused innovation, particularly in relation to activations and events, and undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Head of Commercial Partnerships.

• Track record of delivering high profile events and projects on time and in budget.
• Proven experience in a client handling or sponsorship environment.
• Proven experience of dealing with different stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Experience of monitoring budget allowances and operating in a cost-effective manner.
• Strong prioritisation skills and ability to manage own workload and conflicting priorities.
• Project management.
• Event management.
• Excellent eye for detail.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, particularly able to communicate in an engaging manner to suit a variety of audiences.
• Fully competent in MS Office.
• Commercially focused and result-oriented.
• Resilient, comfortable juggling a multitude of deadlines and delivering on time.
• Open mindset towards, embraces, and continuously initiates and implements change.
• Business driven, proactive and with an entrepreneurial mentality.
• Creative and passionate about sponsorship and event delivery.