About the Role

Base Location: Dublin or Belfast

Salary: €62,000 - €80,000 (ROI) or £44,000 - £58,000 (NI) + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: 12-month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

What is the Role?

As Sponsorship Manager for SSE Energy Customer Solutions (SSE Airtricity in Ireland / NI and SSE Energy Solutions in GB), you will work within the wider Brand Team and will be responsible for the overall sponsorship strategy for these brands. This role will work closely with the wider marketing team to ensure our partnerships deliver against overall marketing KPIs. Your responsibilities will encompass a range of key tasks to ensure effective sponsorship-led brand communication and customer engagement. In this role, you will:

- Develop and execute integrated sponsorship-led brand and tactical campaigns to increase awareness, consideration and positive sentiment for SSE Energy Customer Solutions. This will include planning, briefing, approvals and delivery of all related creative, copy, content development requirements across the full media channel mix.

- Be responsible for the ongoing development and execution of SSE Energy Customer Solutions’ sponsorship strategy; continually reviewing in line with market changes to ensure that we remain commercially focused, delivering on our brand vision and achieving standout differentiation through our partnerships.

- Take ownership of the portfolio of SSE Energy Customer Solutions’ sponsorship assets in NI / Ireland and GB to deliver brand awareness, consideration and build our brand reputation as a leader in driving Net Zero.

- Manage key relationships, working closely with 3rd party agencies and other internal teams. This includes Creative, Media, PR, Rightsholders, Activation Agencies, Procurement, etc to ensure that all campaigns are integrated and deliver against KPIs (includes awareness, consideration and lead generation), budget, and delivery timelines.

- Analyse competitive market research, customer trends and implement best practice to ensure brand relevance and best-in-class, award winning execution.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- Demonstrable experience developing and executing integrated sponsorship-led brand and tactical campaigns from concept to delivery across the full media mix.

- Competency in marketing performance management, on-going campaign optimisation and the ability to execute new ideas and innovate existing marketing strategies.

- A background managing multiple stakeholders including Rightsholders, Creative, Media, PR, and Activation Agencies.

- Prior experience of running integrated sponsorship programmes and the ability to run sizeable projects and work streams, with accompanying budget responsibility.

- Strong business acumen and a demonstrable understanding of sponsorship value, and it’s contribution to commercial performance.

- Leadership and team management capabilities to develop a strong interdisciplinary team to deliver brilliantly across creative and campaign management, media management and campaign performance.

About our Business

SSE is a multinational energy company listed on the FTSE 100, with a vision “to be a leading energy company in a net zero world”. We’re investing £24bn+ by the end of the decade to help deliver our Net Zero Acceleration Programme.

Part of SSE Plc, Energy Customer Solutions is the Customer facing division – providing energy and low carbon solutions to over 1.3million customers. We have a strong market position with great customer relationships and expert customer teams working in Belfast, Cardiff, Dublin, Perth, and Reading. ​​Energy Customer Solutions is made up of 2 external brands; we operate under the brands SSE Airtricity (Ireland) & SSE Energy Solutions (GB).

SSE Airtricity is Ireland's second largest and fastest growing energy provider, supplying around 800,000 domestic and commercial gas, electricity and home energy services customers in the Republic and Northern Ireland. Around 40% of the electricity SSE Airtricity supplies to its customers on an island basis is generated from renewable sources - the greenest energy supply of any provider on the island and over three times the average on an all-island basis.

We have ambitious targets to help our customers on their journey to Net Zero by increasing the accessibility of green energy solutions through the provision of customer-driven propositions and we’re a partner to customers and stakeholders as they seek ways to respond to the climate crisis.

Help us power change.

What’s in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement (including public holidays), enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more. View our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ‘Inclusion & Diversity at SSE’ to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Andy on andrew.elder3@sse.com or 01738 340826.

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process.

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