We're hiring!
11 October 2018
Beyond Sport and thinkBeyond have an immediate opening in our London office for someone who is passionate about the power of sport and who thrives on strategic planning, time management and coordination.
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
The Project Manager will support our ever-growing portfolio of exciting new projects, initiatives, events and clients. This role entails managing these key elements, supporting the team throughout, ensuring timely and quality delivery, and contributing throughout the process, from ideation to implementation.
Based in London, with international travel required in order to fulfil work-related duties (approx. 1/month), this role encompasses three key elements: Content & Communications, Operations and Strategy.
Roles and responsibilities
1. Content & Communications
• Support Director of Programming and Managing Director to develop programming, design key sessions and identify potential speakers for Beyond Sport events
• Support Director of Programming and Director of Strategy to develop programming, design key sessions and identify potential speakers for thinkBeyond events
• Project manage elements of Beyond Sport, such as specific activations around events, our network, alliances and research projects
• Support Senior Communications Manager in developing collateral and other communications and marketing assets
2. Operations
• Oversee and ensure delivery of key projects using project management tools
• Manage and engage all members of the team on a project to ensure they are delivering to their role and to deadline
• Support in the creation and execution of event concepts, including working on logistics, production and budget management, site visits, supplier management, line management to junior event team and on-site troubleshooting
3. Strategy
• Support Director of Strategy, Senior Strategists and Managing Director on ideation, creation and delivery of strategic projects for clients, from brainstorming to producing strategy messaging
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with clients, often being their main contact within the business.
• Project manage end-to-end delivery of client work
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role and your salary expectations to [email protected].
Applications that do not have salary expectations included will not be considered.
Deadline for applications: midnight BST, Sunday 28 October 2018.
ABOUT BEYOND SPORT AND THINKBEYOND
Beyond Sport is the global force for sustainable social change through sport, instilling energy, insight and impact in communities around the world. We deliver events and build networks, educating the world on sport’s role in society; we promote and advocate for key social issues; and we celebrate and fund projects using sport to achieve positive outcomes around the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
thinkBeyond is Beyond Sport’s sister company, providing strategic consultancy to brands, sports teams, leagues, sports federations, talent and governments who want to do good business and create positive social change.
Together, Beyond Sport and thinkBeyond have delivered events and activated client partnerships around the world. Our global footprint, comprising over 2,700 organizations in more than 150 countries, working with 40 sports, gives us the insight, experience, credibility and network to deliver impactful strategies, robust project management and compelling events.
What it’s like to work with us
We’re constantly growing, innovating, creating and delivering. And while we have offices (NYC and London) on two continents and run projects in cities all over the world, we are a team that is close-knit, caring and dedicated – both to our work and to supporting each other. We travel to amazing places together and deliver groundbreaking events for exciting clients together with forward-thinking partners.
We witness first-hand how sport can change lives, but we are also immersed in the commercial and business side of sport and social responsibility, making our position unique. Since our inception in 2009, we’ve never had a year like the one previous. Each year brings new cities, projects and partners. That said, every year, there is more and more to do – and yet we still deliver to our highest standard.
We want people to work with us who find this environment exciting and meaningful. Who see opportunities everywhere. Who always think we can do better. And who have fresh and new perspectives on how the world should be doing things.
ESPN, NFL, Special Olympics, Michael Johnson, NBA, Legal & General, Euroleague Basketball, World Boxing Council, WNBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, Comic Relief and the San Francisco 49ers are examples of just some of our clients.
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