Commercial Officer (London)

This is a permanent position with a salary of circa 25,300-28,000 per annum dependant on experience, plus paid holiday, flexible working, and a very competitive benefits package.How to Apply - please see below and send your CV and cover letter to: [email protected]. The job description is below.Considering making an application for this job Check all the details in this job description, and then click on Apply.About usWe are ParalympicsGB, the National Paralympic Committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Our success is built on the amazing performances of disabled athletes, people who show that talent and potential is strong across all of society. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, reflecting our passion for disability inclusion. We are at our most effective with disabled people and non-disabled people working together and we are committed to supporting people with disabilities or long-term conditions by removing barriers that they may face at work.What we doIt is our responsibility to select, prepare, enter, fund, and manage the ParalympicsGB team at Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. Together with athletes and the governing bodies of their sports, we have become world-class in sending a Best Prepared team.ParalympicsGB is fully committed to the principles of the equality of opportunity. It is responsible for ensuring that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment, on the grounds of age, race, disability, parental or marital status, religious belief, sex, gender, social status, or sexual orientation, than any other.As part of our proud commitment as Disability Confident Leaders, we strongly encourage disabled candidates to apply. Should you meet the essential criteria set out in the job description we will invite you to attend an interview. We will also go the extra mile to give any support you might find helpful during the interview process.The Commercial Officer will support the Commercial Manager in the successful implementation of the Commercial Teams strategic plan. This plan includes ambitious income targets from corporate sponsors, keeping a focus on delivering partnership rights and benefits to an excellent standard, as well as a flexible and entrepreneurial approach to developing new income streams and opportunities.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Support the Commercial Manager in managing all aspects of ParalympicsGBs corporate partnerships to ensure they deliver value over the entire life of the partnership. This includes; arranging and contributing at partner meetings including strategy and planning meetings, ensuring contractual commitments are delivered on time and to budget, managing the sign off process for partner materials and contributing to the planning and delivery of partner workshops and events.Proactively working to understand the objectives and priorities for each Partnership, actively listening to their challenges and ideas in order to provide an excellent level of service for each Partner, and build strong and trusting relationships both internally and externally to underpin smooth delivery of all partnership rights and benefits.In agreement with the Commercial Manager, take responsibility for the delivery of certain corporate partnership activities including:End to end management of athlete appearances, including sourcing available athletes, briefing, travel logistics, on-the-day attendance, keeping contact information up to date (CRM) and processing invoices.Working with sports clubs or coaches to arrange sport taster sessions for Partner employees, liaising with venues and facilities on all requirements, on-the-day attendance, branding, and management of payments post event.Ensuring that partners are kept up to date with ParalympicsGB matters through sharing newsletters or event invitations / managing RSVPs and replies as needed.Acting as a supporting point of contact for delivery agencies on partner activations through ParalympicsGBs and Team GBs Get Set schools programme including Aldis Get Set to Eat Fresh and British Gass Get Set for Positive Energy activities.Working internally with Communications team colleagues to support with the production of co-branded social media content or other partner initiatives as required.Working internally with Social Impact team colleagues to support delivery of sponsorship rights through ParalympicsGBs Every Body Moves powered by Toyota programme, which may include aspects of campaign calendar planning, content production, securing Partner sign off for regular newsletter and website content, and collating results for reporting requirements.Support events and engagements such as Beyond the Podium (D&I) panels, 121 athlete mentoring meetings, and Partner Day hosted events. This may involve duties such as creating and sending invitations, managing guest lists and RSVPs, booking and briefing athletes (or other speakers), supporting branding production and building presentation decks.Support the Commercial Manager and wider Commercial team objectives, including new business prospecting and philanthropic or other income generation, which could include:Providing insights from fundraising campaigns, partner activation, employee engagement activities to create case studies and partnership analytics.Desk research on diversity and inclusion best practise, accessibility and inclusion programmes, or sport sponsorship landscape research.Working alongside the Communications team to ensure efficient working processes that support public research consultations (and where they impact commercial partners), digital activations and athlete engagement.Producing high quality presentation (PowerPoint) slides to share information.Hosting and networking with partnership prospects at eventsMaintaining and updating commercial records on Salesforce CRM system, and feeding into the CRM Manager for any platform development on behalf of the commercial team.Support the Commercial Manager from time to time in the area of the protection of ParalympicsGBs brands including:Developing a working understanding to advise Partners on areas such as, ParalympicsGBs brand guidelines, the International Paralympic Committee guidelines for Games period, use of trademarks / intellectual property law relevant to ParalympicsGB activities.Support the induction of seconded legal support, acting as a key point of contact for them as they join the UK-based ParalympicsGB team for the duration of any ParalympicsGB Games period.Supporting in the development of relevant communications materials for ParalympicsGB Partners and non-Partners.Due to the event-delivery nature of the organisation you may be asked to support wider activities of ParalympicsGB, for example, during the Games time.PERSON SPECIFICATIONQUALIFICATIONS A degree or similar-level qualification, or equivalent working experienceROLE REQUIREMENTSDue to its engagement with the ParalympicsGB teams and members of the public, an assessment process may be undertaken to determine whether or not the post-holder requires a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) List checkKNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSProven experience of delivering relevant activities such as athlete (or other talent) appearances, marketing activity, branded events or social media contentTrack record in client management within a rights-holder or agency environmentProven experience of quickly building relationships with individual stakeholdersKnowledge of how partnerships work to deliver brand objectives, employee engagement, and social or community impactExcellent understanding of the commercial (sports) marketplace in the UK and ability to build a compelling offer to existing or potential clientsStrong and effective communication and presentation skills, including ability to produce high quality PowerPoint slidesExcellent interpersonal skills to work with successful project teamsWell-developed time management skillsPassion for sportPassion for promoting equal opportunities for disabled peopleExperience of managing budgetsUnderstanding of the national and international issues that impact on ParalympicsGBExperience of planning and delivering small scale stakeholder eventsAn understanding of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systemsBEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND QUALITIESInnovative and self-assured, able to work as a team and also on own initiativeProblem solving and solution focussedActive listener able to understand and relate to others priorities and needsAbility to build strong professional relationships, working with integrity to gain the confidence and respect of othersCommitted, enthusiastic and motivatedWillingness and desire to entertain new ideas and seize opportunitiesWillingness to accept and encourage constructive challengesHow to Apply:For details of the person specification please download the Job Description from ParalympicsGBs website https://paralympics.org.uk/articles/vacancy-commercial-officerPlease submit a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form available here: https://forms.office.com/e/3Lp0z9S3kKPlease send a role specific cover letter, CV and indication of current salary to Terry Race, Recruitment and Corporate Services, at [email protected] enquiries are to be directed to the email listed and no phone enquiries will be taken.We are fully committed to the principles of the equality of opportunity.

Created: 2025-07-15