Members and Supporters, we need you.
Sponsorship is a vital source of revenue for the Club. It allows us to compete in the VAFA and SMJFL and keep player subscriptions at a lower cost. It also helps us better plan for the future: to identify, analyse and implement strategic decisions that will benefit the Club.
With the development of Women’s Football, the renovations to the club rooms and our involvement in A Grade football, now, more than ever, it is important that we continue to develop these sponsorships.
Fiona Lawrence, Mery Kane and Steve Richards have done an outstanding job at managing our sponsorships over the years – raising almost $70,000 in sponsorship this year alone. Unfortunately, after four years Fiona has decided to move on to concentrate on other areas of the club, such as the Women of SBMT and allow some more time for family commitments. Therefore, we are looking for:
- a new Sponsorship Manager;
- a Sponsorship and Corporate Partnership Intern; and
- 3-4 additional volunteers to assist in Sponsorship.
Steve Richards and Mery Kane will remain very active members of the team and are available for discussion and day to day activities prior to the season starting.
Sponsorship Manager
Responsibilities:
- Setting realistic sponsorship targets for 2017 and 2018-2023.
- Liaising with the Club Board.
- Liaising with Junior, Senior and Women’s Committees.
- Attending both Junior and Senior meetings.
- Being able to provide a report for Board meetings if required and provide a mandatory annual report.
- Implementing SBMT brand improvements from a Club and community perspective.
- Mentoring and guiding the Intern in a positive direction and providing skills for future employment.
Sponsorship & Corporate Partnership Intern
Time requirements:
Pre and Post season: Up to 10 hours per week
During season: 5-10 hours per week
Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain client databases.
- Assist with partnership packages and strategies.
- Assist in planning and execution of sponsor-related events.
- Assist in creating/monitoring social media content to support sponsor-related initiatives.
- Assist with sponsorship activation at special events
- Interact professionally with clients and club members
- Manage contacts and supporting sponsorship fulfillment
- Willingness and availability to work at nominated home games and special events.
- Assist with a post season review with existing sponsors.
- Liaising with the Board, Senior and Junior committee when needed.
- Attending occasional meetings when required outside normal office hours.
Applicants should:
- Live within 10 kms of home ground
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Have above average computer skills in Microsoft Office suite.
- Be able to work both independently and as a part of a team.
- Have experience with handling confidential information.
- Wish to develop their project management skills.
- Have an awareness of the Mentone/Parkdale community and local businesses
- Have an understanding of Australian Rules Football
- Understand grass roots football and its relationship to the community.
Sponsorship Support Roles
We are also looking to fill the following roles:
- Sponsorship presentation/marketing including Roller Banner, Club Poster and Loyalty Card printing and presentation.
- Game day and club luncheon liaison.
- Junior team sponsorship coordinator.
- New business development coordinator.
- Assistance to Financial Director (Maintain sponsorship responsibility register spreadsheet and monitor payments).
- Clubroom video loop manager.
- Social Media assistant.
- Website authors.
CONTACT
If you have any questions or wish to register your interest for any of these roles, please contact Fiona Lawrence, Mal Garside, Tim Beasley, Andrew Pettinella or email us at