Senior Manager, Economic Growth & Development Advisory, Sports Business Group

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Job description

Connect to your Industry

The Sports Business Group is a market-leading team of industry specialists working exclusively on the most impactful programmes in sport. We provide clients with specialist sports knowledge and insights to drive growth and impact.

The group has four market offerings:

• Economic Growth & Development: We build a vision for economic development and growth through sport advising governments, public sector and private investors about how to maximise the impacts of their investments.
• Sports Advisory: We create strategies and reporting mechanisms to support the growth and sustainability of elite sporting organisations in a responsible manner.
• Transformation Advisory: We advise organisations on future-proofing the sports business, charting new opportunities and driving innovation from ideation to delivery.
• Sports M&A Advisory: We support major global sports transactions, facilitating client investment through M&A to create future value for private and institutional investors.

This advertised role sits within the Economic Growth and Development Advisory market offering.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other , foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .

Connect to your opportunity

As the next step in our growth, we are building our economic growth and development advisory team with two new roles, based in Manchester or London. This advert is for the Senior Manager role.

We are looking for an exceptional new colleague to join Senior Manager level with relevant experience of working with central, regional and local government and arms-length bodies in the UK and/or of advising on major sports infrastructure and facilities programmes. You'll have a strong track record in the industry and share our excitement and commitment to delivering impact through sport.

Your role would include:

• Strategic Advisor to Governments: Provide expert guidance to government and public sector clients on impactful sports policy, program development, and infrastructure investments.
• Evaluation /Impact Assessment: Design and lead comprehensive evaluation programs, measuring the social, economic, and environmental impact of major sports investments.
• Private Sector Sports impact investment: Advise private sector organizations on maximizing the social and economic returns of their sports-related investments.
• Business Development: Proactively identify and cultivate new business opportunities with both existing and prospective clients, expanding our impact in the sports sector.
• Client-Focused Project Leader: Lead and manage diverse project teams, ensuring high-quality delivery and impactful outcomes that exceed client expectations.
• Trusted Senior Client Partner: Build and nurture strong, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor and partner.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

Soft Skills

• You're collaborative in nature. You enjoy working as a team, to understand and explore complex challenges as well as collaborating to deliver project objectives.
• You're able to articulate complex messages. You use strategic thinking, frameworks and experience to structure, articulate and deliver recommendations, tailoring messaging depending on the audience.

Essentials

• Experience working within the sport industry in a leadership role or professional services organisation.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the business of sport.
• Experience of working on government and public sector projects in sport.
• Experience of working on major sports infrastructure programmes.
• Experience of impact measurement and evaluation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including report-writing, presentations and workshop facilitation.

Desirable

• Strong network within the sports industry.

Connect to your business - Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.

Mergers and Acquisitions

We challenge dealmakers to expect more and to see beyond the deal to create sustainable value for shareholders, employees and society. We support corporates, private equity and financial investors across the full M&A lifecycle and are committed to identifying and delivering sustainable value at every stage of the deal.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"Economic Growth and Development Advisory projects have allowed me to work with both public and private sectors to leverage sports in delivering socio-economic impact. With clients ranging from the Department of Culture, Media and Sports to PE firms investing in professional sports teams, there is an incredible breadth of opportunities to work with leading clients across the sport industry, making tangible on-ground impact across different communities and regions." - Dhruv Garg, Manager, Sports Business Group

"Working on EGDA projects is incredibly rewarding from a personal perspective. It provides an opportunity to apply a variety of skills and work together with people from all across the wider firm to drive genuine and significant change through sport." - Fran Dow, Assistant Manager, Sports Business Group

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in Manchester or London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Connect to your return to work opportunity

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level .

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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