The Head of Commercial and Business Operations reports directly to the Performance Director and shall be a senior member of a small but focused management team. They will provide essential programme management support to the board in achieving the goals of the World Class Programme. In addition he or she will need to maximise the potential of BB by developing and implementing a strong commercial strategy, by combining sponsorship, marketing, rights (TV and other) and merchandising techniques to generate revenue. Combined with work to ensure continued funding and support from public sources, ensuring that BB becomes a viable commercial entity will be imperative.

Creating and managing key international events for senior men and women's teams that will withstand international scrutiny will be another key objective. Continually looking to enhance and develop key relationships with current and future stakeholders will also feature strongly in this role.

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The ideal candidate will have:

A relevant degree or suitable qualification, plus significant commercial experience preferably within an organisation with close sporting links. Demonstrable experience of account managing successful sponsorship activation programmes would also be a distinct advantage, as would the experience of managing relationships at a strategic level.

Highly developed managerial and administration skills, including strategic planning, project management, problem solving and decision-making, budgetary control and report writing.

Above all they will have a passionate desire to help British Basketball achieve its potential.


CONTACT
If you wish to apply, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you can meet this challenge to dawnbrown@personneldynamics.co.uk

Closing Date: 9th March 2010

Interview Date: 17th March (London)