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UK is the country’s leading mass participation events company, putting on events each year in triathlon, cycling, and running. Part of Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), owners of Le Tour de France and the leader in the French running and sportive market, A.S.O. UK’s prestigious portfolio includes the Cancer Research UK London Winter Run, adidas Manchester Marathon and Dragon Ride. The company also specialises in delivering bespoke corporate events, working with businesses such as JLL.\nA.S.O. UK’s events bring together an active community of people taking part in sporting events for reasons ranging from fitness, competition, charity, health, fun or to simply finish. The participants vary from first timers of all ages through to World Champions. Collectively, the events raise millions of pounds for hundreds of charities.\nA.S.O. UK is a fast-paced, fun place to work with a great team atmosphere. It’s a sociable office of like-minded people with shared goals, values, and interests who take great pride in the events we deliver.\nAbout the Role\nReporting to the Partnerships Director, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, commercially minded Senior Partnerships Manager to take a leading role in delivering and growing high-value brand and charity partnerships across some of the UK’s most established mass-participation events.\nAs a senior member of the Partnerships team, you’ll have the autonomy to shape partner campaigns, build lasting relationships and identify new opportunities to drive commercial growth. Combining creative thinking with a hands-on approach to delivery, you’ll turn partner objectives into impactful campaigns, taking ownership from initial concept through to execution, evaluation and renewal.\nThe role offers real breadth, spanning the full partnership lifecycle - from contributing to new business pitches and developing creative ideas to leading campaign delivery, managing commercial negotiations and securing renewals.\nYou’ll also line manage and develop two team members, helping to shape how we work and drive excellence across the Partnerships team.\nWe work with an exciting mix of leading brands, charities and corporate partners, including adidas, ASICS, Cancer Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, JustGiving, Jet2 and JLL.\nIf you’re a natural relationship builder who enjoys turning creative ideas into reality, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and creating meaningful results for partners, we’d love to hear from you.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Account Management & Partner Relationships\nLead the day-to-day management and development of key brand and charity partnerships across multiple events, owning project plans, budgets, timelines and partner communications.\n\nBuild strong, long-term partner relationships, understanding their objectives and translating them into effective, insight-led campaigns that deliver against agreed KPIs.\n\nLead campaign evaluation and reporting, providing meaningful analysis, audience insights and evidence of partner ROI across reach, media value and wider commercial impact.\n\n2. Campaign Strategy & Activation\nDevelop and deliver end-to-end campaign plans, combining strong project management with creative ideation to deliver engaging, high-quality partner campaigns.\n\nLead activation development from initial concept and scoping through to delivery, managing budgets, suppliers, internal stakeholders, logistics and on-site brand implementation.\n\nIdentify opportunities to enhance the participant and partner experience through innovative, engaging and commercially effective activations.\n\n3. Commercial Development & Growth\nContribute to partnership strategy, identifying opportunities to diversify rights, improve delivery efficiencies and maximise commercial value.\n\nSupport new business pitches and proposals, developing creative partnership ideas that align with prospective sponsors’ objectives.\n\nDrive revenue growth across existing partnerships through upselling, ancillary opportunities and the development of new rights and activations.\n\nTake ownership of partnership renewals and contracts, identifying opportunities to strengthen relationships, demonstrate value and secure long-term growth.\n\n4. Event Planning & On-Site Delivery\nRepresent the Partnerships team within cross-functional project teams for the business’s largest events, ensuring partner requirements are integrated into event planning and delivery.\n\nAct as Event Lead for selected events, coordinating stakeholders and overseeing delivery.\n\nRepresent A.S.O. 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Leadership & Team Development\nLine manage, support and develop two direct reports: a Senior Account Executive and an Account Administrator.\n\nSet clear priorities and standards, ensuring effective workflows, robust administration and consistent delivery across the team.\n\nMentor and support junior members of the wider Partnerships team, sharing knowledge and encouraging collaboration and continuous improvement.\n\nSkills & Experience Required\nEssential\nMinimum five years’ account management experience in sponsorship, PR or marketing, ideally within the sports sector.\n\nExperience across the partnership lifecycle, including campaign planning, partner onboarding, project management, evaluation and renewal.\n\nProven experience managing budgets, project costs and financial reconciliation.\n\nStrong understanding of digital marketing, CRM and audience engagement.\n\nUnderstanding of data analysis, campaign measurement and GDPR requirements.\n\nExcellent command of English, both written and spoken, is essential.\n\nExperience drafting partnership contracts and supporting commercial negotiations.\n\nProficiency in Monday.com and Microsoft Office.\n\nExceptional attention to detail, with strong planning, organisation and administrative skills.\n\nEffective relationship management and communication skills, with the confidence to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.\n\nKey Competencies\nCommercially minded: Identifies opportunities to grow revenue, maximise partnership value and improve efficiencies.\n\nProactive: Takes ownership, anticipates challenges and drives work forward independently.\n\nCreative: Develops fresh, engaging ideas that meet partner objectives and enhance the participant experience.\n\nHighly organised: Manages multiple projects, deadlines, budgets and stakeholders without compromising on detail.\n\nOperationally strong: Translates plans into effective execution, with a hands-on approach to logistics and delivery.\n\nCollaborative: Builds positive relationships across internal teams, partners and suppliers.\n\nAdaptable: Responds effectively to changing priorities in a fast-paced, event-led environment.\n\nAn effective leader: Supports, develops and motivates team members while maintaining high standards of delivery.\n\nGreat Benefits at A.S.O. 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