ECB Job Vacancy: Commercial Director
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body for cricket
ECB Media Release
27-Feb-2003
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body for cricket. The organisation currently generates turnover of £60 million and wishes to appoint a Commercial Director to develop revenue from existing sources, generate new income streams, attract new customers and improve customer satisfaction levels to achieve a turnover of a minimum of £100 million within 5 years.
The Position
- Reports to the Chief Executive as a member of the senior executive team.
- Responsible for commercial affairs - both marketing and sales - of cricket in England and Wales. The role encompasses revenue generating activities and the wider marketing and servicing activities, i.e. brand development, customer awareness, pricing and promotion and commercial partner servicing.
- The Commercial Director will lead a team of 9 people in the Sales, Sponsorship Services and Marketing functions of the Department.
The Qualifications
- 10 years of successful management experience in a significant and complex business. Of graduate calibre, the successful candidate will have developed their career in the sales and marketing department of a large, consumer driven company or in a substantial agency.
- The successful candidate is likely to be currently in a senior marketing position and can demonstrate rapid progression through roles of increasing responsibility. A track record of negotiating and implementing joint venture agreements and/or significant third party contracts is desirable with a proven ability to negotiate at Chairman/CEO/Board level
Please apply quoting reference Finn - 3 with full career and salary details to: Ian Jones & Partners, 5 Aldford Street, London, W1K 2AF or email: mark@ianjonesandpartner.com