Bournemouth University
Commercial Manager (SportBU) (Internal Only, Fixed-Term)
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About The Role
We’re looking for an ambitious and creative Commercial Manager to lead and grow the commercial success of SportBU. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a diverse portfolio that includes partnerships, sponsorship, memberships, events, retail, and facility use.
In this role, you’ll develop and deliver a clear commercial strategy—turning ideas into action through engaging campaigns, strong partnerships, and data-led decision making. You’ll identify new opportunities for growth while ensuring everything we deliver enhances the experience for students, staff, and the wider community.
Working as part of the SportBU leadership team, you’ll collaborate with colleagues across the university, the Students’ Union, and external partners to create innovative, inclusive, and financially sustainable services. You’ll also play a key role in building and managing relationships with sponsors and partners, helping to raise the profile and impact of SportBU.
Alongside strategic leadership, you’ll take a hands-on approach—overseeing budgets, driving performance, and using insight and data to continuously improve results. You’ll lead and support a dedicated team, creating a positive, inclusive environment where people feel empowered to succeed.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing big-picture thinking with delivery, and who is motivated by making a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment.
THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY STAFF AND AGENCY STAFF CURRENTLY WORKING AT BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY ONLY
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Sport BU
SportBU is the professional service that delivers sport and physical activity opportunities to students, university staff and the wider community. Whether you want to compete in the Olympics, get fitter, play with friends, or take up a new sport, SportBU is the place for you. Our fantastic facilities, activities and sports are available to everyone, and are there to help inspire everyone in their journey.
Chapel Gate forms a part of SportBU's facilities and welcomes over 5,000 people to play sport every week for TeamBU and a range of community sport clubs. We are the proud home of artificial and natural turf pitches for football, rugby, hockey, cricket, American Football and more.
About Us
Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.
BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
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More than just a job! Working for BU provides you with access to a fantastic range of benefits.
Core Package
- PAY– a competitive salary with opportunities for pay progression
- PENSION– a valuable defined benefit pension with generous employer contributions
- HOLIDAY– Annual leave entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays and winter closure (pro rata if part time)
- WORK LIFE BALANCE –flexible working arrangements including opportunities for hybrid working and flexitime (role dependant)
You will also have access to a wide range of voluntary benefits:
- Health & Wellbeing: Employee assistance programme, dental care scheme, health cash plan
- Financial & Discounts: Discounts including a reduction of fees for family members who study at BU
- Travel: Cycle to work scheme, secure bike stores, showers and lockers, free bus travel between campuses, discounted bus travel
- Sports & Activities: Sport BU has a wide range of activities which staff can access
- Family: Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, on-site nursery with discounts for BU staff
- Modern, vibrant campus locations: Bright and flexible work and meeting spaces, with on-site food outlets and coffee shops
A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk.
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