Northampton Saints
Commercial Executive
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Are you looking for an exciting first step into sports development, community engagement, events, sales or business administration?
Do you want to be part of a team that delivers inspiring programmes for schools, families and local communities across Northamptonshire?
Our Community Team is looking for a Community Executive
This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for someone who is organised, enthusiastic and eager to develop their skills whilst supporting some of the most impactful community programmes in professional sport.
Working alongside our Senior Community Executive
- You will help drive the growth and success of programmes including schools provision, Baby Saints, residential experiences, and adult participation activities.
- You will play a key role in supporting matchday community events and creating positive experiences for the thousands of participants who engage with Northampton Saints Community each year.
Why join the Northampton Saints Community Team?
Our Community Team delivers incredible work across schools, grassroots sport and local communities, creating opportunities for people of all ages to develop, participate and thrive. This role offers the chance to gain hands-on experience across community development, event delivery, stakeholder engagement, commercial growth and administration within a professional sports environment.
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Whether you are a recent graduate, looking to begin a career in sport, or seeking an opportunity to develop transferable business and community engagement skills, this role provides a fantastic platform for growth and development.
What you'll be doing
- Supporting the growth and development of community programmes across schools and the wider community.
- Building positive relationships with schools, families, participants and community partners.
- Helping to coordinate and deliver community events, stadium tours and matchday experiences.
- Supporting reporting and analysis to identify opportunities for programme growth and improvement.
- Working closely with colleagues across Northampton Saints to ensure activities are planned and delivered to a high standard.
- Acting as a positive ambassador for Northampton Saints Community and delivering excellent customer service.
About you
You don't need extensive experience to be successful in this role. We are looking for someone with the right attitude, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
You will ideally have:
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Good organisational and administrative abilities.
- A proactive and positive approach to work.
- Confidence using Microsoft Office applications.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively within a team.
- A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and creating positive experiences for others.
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Due to working with children
Appointment to this role is subject to safer recruitment processes. This will include the receipt of satisfactory references, verification of identity and right to work in the UK, and completion of an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (including barred list where applicable).
Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the satisfactory completion of these pre-employment checks. Individuals will not be permitted to undertake unsupervised work with children, young people or adults at risk until all required checks have been completed and deemed satisfactory.
Location
Based at the Cinch Stadium, Franklins Gardens
Join us
If you are passionate about people, communities and making a difference through sport, we'd love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to begin your career with an ambitious and supportive team that delivers meaningful work across schools, families and local communities every day.
Be part of something bigger. Help us inspire, engage and positively impact our community through the power of rugby.
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