Welcome to the Sport Jobs Round-Up, your go-to source for the latest career opportunities in the world of sport, brought to you by Behind Sport.
Whether you’re an aspiring professional, a seasoned veteran looking for a change, or simply passionate about the industry, we’ve got you covered.
Organisation: Burnley Football Club
Position: Technical Scout
Location: Burnley, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has become available for a proactive and driven Technical Scout at a pivotal time of transition and change for Burnley Football Club.
As the Technical Scout, you will be expected to:
- Work in a collaborative fashion with all those involved in performance-related decision making including the Chief Operating Officer, Head of Recruitment, Technical Scouts and Emerging Talent Recruitment Team.
- Watching/analysing players in a variety of different ways on video and completing reports to deadlines.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of providing data analytics and analytical support in a high-performance sports organisation and experience producing scout reports on various reporting systems. You will also need to have a flexible approach to work and be able to work evenings and weekends.
Apply here.
Organisation: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Position: Player Care Manager – First Team
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The Club is seeking a Player Care Manager to manage the well-being of the men’s first-team players, providing comprehensive support both on and off the field, ensuring smooth integration into the club, and helping maintain a healthy work-life balance for optimal performance.
Job Purpose:
To oversee the welfare and well-being of the men’s first-team players, ensuring they receive exceptional support both on and off the field, helping them settle into their roles at the club, and maintain a healthy work-life balance to perform at the highest level.
Apply here.
Organisation: Cadillac Formula 1 Team
Position: Race Coordinator
Location: Silverstone, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Race Coordinator to join Cadillac Formula 1 team, reporting to the Travel Manager.
· Lead responsibility of flight and hotel procurement for future races, using negotiation skills to find cost effective options that suit the teams needs
· Assist the Travel Manager with building new relationships with key suppliers
· Arrange and manage travel itineraries for team members, including flights, accommodation, ground transportation, car hire and visas for race and test events
· Ensure all travel arrangements comply with company policies and approved budgets
· Maintain detailed records of travel arrangements and expenses
· Provide out of hours contact as and when required for all travel arranged by the job role
· Responsible for all associated admin for the approved travel requests such as hotel, flight and credit card reconciliations, processing purchase requisitions and invoices
· Provide additional support to the Travel Manager and Travel department when requested
Apply here.
Organisation: Lancashire Cricket Club
Position: Commercial Partnerships Sales Manager
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
- Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve revenue targets.
- Identify and secure new commercial partnerships and sponsorships.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing partners.
- Create compelling sales pitches and presentations.
- Negotiate contracts and agreements with potential partners.
- Collaborate with marketing and events teams to deliver integrated partnership solutions.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and competitor activities.
- Provide regular reports on sales performance and pipeline status.
Apply here.
Organisation: Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA)
Position: Director of Wellbeing
Location: London or Manchester, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
In this influential leadership role, you’ll direct the PFA’s wellbeing strategy, ensuring that their members receive the highest level of support and care—whether facing injury, contract transitions, or retirement. You will manage a team of experts delivering support and high-quality wellbeing programmes across the footballing community.
You’ll work across the professional game, advising clubs, partners, and governing bodies on wellbeing best practices. Your role will be key to embedding a culture of care, driving forward industry-leading initiatives, and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders. You will also take the lead on safeguarding, ensuring robust and compassionate responses to concerns, and creating a safe and inclusive environment for children and adults at risk.
Apply here.
Organisation: NFL
Position: Manager, Ticketing Strategy & Stadium Operations
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Reporting to the Senior Manager of Ticketing, this role will lead on the planning, delivery, and execution of all ticketing strategy and operation requirements for select NFL International games in London, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, as examples. It will also support all International Games and US Tentpole events where necessary. Support will also be required to scout future cities.
This role will primarily be based at the NFL UK office (London) and in the respective market the week before each game.
Apply here.
Organisation: Newcastle United Football Club
Position: Sales Development Manager
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 30.4.25
They’re looking for an ambitious and commercially driven individual to lead their Senior Sales Team as a Sales Development Manager, where you will play a key role in growing the club’s partnership and sponsorship portfolio. You’ll identify new business opportunities, build meaningful relationships, and deliver high-value partnerships that align with the club’s values and vision.
You will ensure that an individual and departmental Continuous Professional Development programme is in place for all staff while acting as a role model for their values and valued behaviours and leading your team to do the same. You will appropriately challenge behaviours that do not align to their values and develop and implement strategic sales plans to expand the customer base, develop pipelines and ensure strong market presence.
Apply here.
Organisation: Newcastle United Football Club
Position: u21’s Performance Analyst
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 1.5.25
They’re looking for a Performance Analyst to support their Under 21’s, where you will work closely with the Professional Development Phase (PDP) coaches to deliver elite level evidence-based video and data analysis.
You will lead on daily filming and pre, live and post-match processes, to provide detailed, in depth and actionable video-based analysis content that supports the messages coaches want to deliver to players to help influence player performance.
Using their elite player review system (Hudl), you will collaborate with other academy performance analysts to enable U21 players to review their performance and facilitate their development.
Apply here.
Organisation: Brentford Football Club
Position: Head of Social Content
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 30.4.25
Brentford FC has an exciting opportunity for someone with an in-depth knowledge of social, community and football, and a passion for digital content, to join our content team.
In this varied role, you will ensure Brentford FC maintains and grows its close connections to its online communities. You will lead the creation of content that is optimised to achieve engagement and follower growth across multiple social channels whilst supporting the objectives of the marketing and commercial teams.
You’ll think dynamically, and creatively; taking calculated risks to achieve innovative delivery of content. You’ll lead on Brentford FC’s look, feel and tone across their social platforms, and deliver impactful, top of mind content in posts covering day to day, contract extensions and new signing announcements.
Via your relationships with social platforms you’ll be familiar with best practice in content delivery and by collaborating with governing bodies and like-minded publishers you’ll take BFC content to new audiences.
The successful candidate will work within the Content Team, managing two reports within the Social Content team, and report into the Head of Digital & Content.
Apply here.
Organisation: Verve
Position: Sponsorship Account Director
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
They are looking for a talented and experienced Sponsorship Account Director to join their London team on a permanent basis. As an Account Director at Verve, you will lead client relationships, oversee sponsorship campaigns, and drive experiential strategies. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high-profile clients, ensuring exceptional delivery of sponsorship programs, partnerships, and live experiences.
This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership, client servicing, and project and team management skills to execute innovative brand activations across multiple touchpoints.
Apply here.
Organisation: Stoke City Football Club
Position: Business Development Manager
Location: Stoke-On-Trent, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 29.4.25 (APPLICATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW)
Stoke City Football Club is looking for a Business Development Manager to support its partnerships, events, and hospitality sales ambitions at the bet365 Stadium.
- Sourcing potential clients and arranging face to face meetings with them.
- Creating bespoke proposals that align the club’s commercial portfolio to client objectives and closing the sale.
- Identifying and executing revenue generating opportunities to diversify and maximise income streams.
- Achieving and exceeding revenue targets set by the Chief Operating Officer.
- Providing regular updates on sales performance and revenue projections.
- Creating and presenting tailored commercial proposals that align with client goals.
- Generating high levels of sales activity through outbound calling, face to face meetings, and networking at events.
- Growing and developing client relationships to increase customer spend and propensity to renew.
- Collaborating closely with departmental delivery teams to ensure client expectations are met and agreements are fulfilled, while regularly updating department heads on proposals and sales pipeline.
- Adhering to the club’s policies and procedures, including health and safety, safeguarding and code of conduct.
Apply here.
Organisation: Southampton Football Club
Position: Matchday Experience Lead
Location: Southampton, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 29.4.25 (APPLICATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW)
They have an exciting opportunity to join their Supporter Relations team as a Matchday Experience Lead, to lead the delivery of all matchday fan engagement and deliver the best matchday experience for all supporters and visitors.
You’ll be leading on the matchday experience strategy to enhance fan engagement, collaborating with all the relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that everyone is aligned on plans and all commercial deliverables/KPI’s are met.
You will be following the whole matchday experience process from attending planning meetings, overseeing production checks and managing bookings, contracts and communication with will external suppliers/talents to attending debrief meetings and conducting post-event evaluations and reports.
Managing the coordination of casuals, external contractors and volunteers you will ensure a seamless matchday experience for all supporters and visitors.
Apply here.
Organisation: Castore
Position: Motorsport B2B and Partnerships Operations Executive
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
To oversee the end-to-end operations for the partnerships MS B2B sites, MS wholesale Sponsors, and Partnerships club accounts, from product availability to final delivery, supporting the business & partner demand, sales and driving best in class service.
Responsibilities
- Alignment of stock across all internal systems and platforms (WMS, ERP, Ecom platform)
- Maximise sales opportunity by always having available stock visible
- Support with ‘customer service’ requirements
- Share bi-weekly reporting deck on site and customer performance
- Lead the warehouse activities driving OTIF.
- Liaise with customers, and account managers giving clear visibility and tracking of orders
- Review and action the daily order reconciliation issues
- Work closely with internal teams on promotions, ensuring maximum stock is available
- Review best selling lines vs future intake and areas of concern
- Provide short- and long-term forecasts based on past performance, growth and sales
- Ensure orders flow from sales to the DC WMS
- SLA management of B2B orders
- Liaising with our account managers and partners on potential delays or issues
Apply here.
Organisation: Chelsea Football Club
Position: Player Services Officer – Women’s Team
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They are seeking a dedicated and organised Player Services Officer to support the Women’s Team and ensure a smooth and positive experience for all players. This role is crucial in providing a high level of service and support to players, helping them transition seamlessly into the team and settling into their new environment.
The Player Services Officer will be the primary point of contact for players and will assist with various aspects of their day-to-day lives, including player onboarding, ticket requests, medical arrangements, housing, personal matters, and more.
Apply here.
Organisation: LIV Golf
Position: Manager, Event Experience
Location: London, GB (On-site. 4 days a week in office and 1 WFH)
Salary: None listed
As Event Experience Manager at LIV Golf you will be the driving force behind orchestrating the seamless execution of tournament week events, from inception to delivery, with a specialised focus on elevating the overall guest experience. Acting as the conduit for internal and external teams, you will create and implement a comprehensive event vision, manage resources, track budgets, and ensure all projects align with LIV Golf’s objectives across event strategy.
Apply here.
That’s it for our Sport Jobs Round-up this week, good luck to everyone applying.
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