Marketing & Communications Manager- Recreation & Partnerships, Manchester, United Kingdom, Sports Recruitment International Jobs

Marketing & Communications Manager- Recreation & Partnerships

Company	British Cycling	Job Type	Full Time
Location	Manchester, United Kingdom	Job Reference
Salary	Up to £42,000 p.a.	Closing Date	31/08/2012
Industry	Public Sport and Education

Job Details

Background

Olympic Legacy – Everyone’s invited. Be part of it at British Cycling! Following the amazing successes of the Team GB Cycling Team at the London 2012 Olympics and the landmark win for a Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France, interest in cycling is at an all-time high. British Cycling has ambitious plans to build on the achievements of the elite athletes and our participation programmes, and extend our cycling legacy at all levels within the sport.

Key Responsibilities

To lead and integrate a critical support function in the Directorate to help deliver our participation and partner satisfaction targets.
Execute all work at strategic and operational level in a manner that creates behavioural change and reaches new customers to adopt bike riding and sustain their cycling participation.
To lead on the marcomms management with BSkyB on all participation programmes and related campaigning.
Provide effective leadership of marcomms and non marcomms staff to formulate and deliver B2B and local marcomms plans to ensure we meet our participation targets and further build our reputation as the nation’s inclusive cycling body.
Integration of planning and delivery with the Corporate Marketing and Communications Team.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

Significant management experience in the Marcomms field
Significant experience of formulating and managing communications strategies/plans within a complex organisation
Experience of managing behavioural change projects
Success in building good relations with key media and securing media coverage
Experience of message development and issues management
Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and partners
Proven ability to write press releases and briefing materials
Ability to advise senior staff on communications matters
Experience of managing and leading a high performing team
Excellent written skills, with an extremely high level of attention to detail
Excellent planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, delegate effectively, and prioritise workloads across multiple teams and a dispersed staff
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to develop relationships and communicate effectively with all levels
Creative thinker, with the ability to provide ideas and inspiration in communication activities
Strong motivational skills with the ability to create and lead a high performing team
Resilience and ability to work under pressure whilst keeping projects and partner relations on track

Desired

Understanding of, and/or a passion for cycle sport
Understanding and experience of the public sector, particularly Local Authorities and health
Experience of working on mass participation programmes
Experience of servicing and building communications capacity with non-communications specialists and partners

Other Information

Our hours of work are 37.5 per week and we offer a range of benefits including Pension, Gold membership of British Cycling, Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work schemes, and free car parking the National Cycling Centre. People with a disability, members of the gay or trans community, females or people from a black or minority ethnic background are encouraged to apply. Any appointment will be made on merit alone.

A full position description can be downloaded below. To apply for this position, click on Apply Now to be redirected to the British Cycling Vacancies Page and follow the application instructions on this page. All applications must include a completed British Cycling standard application form.

Application CVs will not be accepted. No agencies please.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 31st August.