Job Role: Sponsorship Relationship Manager
Location: Hybrid - London, E1
Salary: Competitive (DoE) + 20% Discretionary Bonus
Why do we want you?
Are you an experienced Sponsorship Manager, Account Manager, or Relationship Manager with a passion for fostering strong partnerships in the events industry? If you excel in delivering exceptional value to event sponsors and thrive on building strategic, long-term relationships, this role is for you!
At HSJ, you'll play a key role in nurturing our sponsor clients, ensuring their objectives are met through continuous communication, engagement, and value-driven solutions. Your expertise in negotiation and communication will be vital in sustaining high-value partnerships.
Join our award-winning HSJ Events team in London, where you'll collaborate with a dedicated, passionate group committed to delivering top-tier events and marketing solutions that make a real difference in healthcare!
“No-one understands the NHS better”
HSJ Information Ltd (previously Wilmington Healthcare) covers HSJ Market Intelligence, the UK’s most advanced NHS Data Analysis agency: HSJ Advisory, a consultancy specialising in NHS-Industry partnership and market access; HSJ, the journal for healthcare leaders and HSJ Events, inspiring healthcare leaders to transform patient care.
We partner with hundreds of life science companies – pharma, MedTech, diagnostics, and digital – to optimise their planning, execute their launch, and advance their customer engagement, and ultimately build partnerships with the NHS.
As our Sponsorship Fulfilment Manager, you'll be the driving force behind ensuring our sponsors receive exceptional value and see their objectives realised. Your main focus will be to deliver outstanding client satisfaction, build strong & lasting relationships with our sponsors, and meticulously complete every aspect of their contracts.
This role is all about going above and beyond to exceed expectations and make sure every sponsor feels valued and supported.
You will be responsible for:
- Sponsor Relationship Management: Act as the main contact for sponsors, ensuring excellent service, understanding their needs, and maintaining positive relationships.
- Sponsorship Deliverables: Coordinate the delivery of sponsor commitments, ensuring all branding, signage, and promotional activities are completed time and to specifications.
- Reporting and Analysis: Provide sponsors with regular updates and post-event reports detailing the fulfilment of their agreements.
- Onsite: Lead all aspects of on-site sponsor activations, ensuring smooth execution in collaboration with the event team.
- Materials: Keep sponsor logos and materials updated across all platforms within a week of contract signing.
- Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with internal teams, maintaining clear communication to deliver a seamless sponsor experience.
- Administrative Duties: Handle records, budgets, and communications related to sponsor fulfilment.
We always support colleagues to develop their skills but to be successful in this job you really do need to already be able to tick most of these boxes...
We know it’s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role’s location by the start of their employment.
To be successful in this role, you must have/ be:
- A solid background in project management and/or B2B event coordination, with a track record of successful delivery.
- An excellent eye for detail.
- An exceptional communicator, both in writing and speaking, with the ability to convey ideas persuasively.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing priorities to meet tight deadlines
- A pro-active approach, showing initiative and a sense of ownership in your work.
- A strong process-driven mindset.
- Have experience with Marketo (or similar), Salesforce (or similar) and the full Microsoft Office suite.
To be successful in this role, it would be great if you have/ are:
- Knowledge and experience of working within the UK healthcare sector.
