Job Description

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Hong Kong, Leeds, Limassol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Monaco, Newcastle, Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.

Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.

Job role:

Partnerships Manager

Hours

:

Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 (35 hours per week) Happy to talk flexible working

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team:

Partnerships - Business Development & Marketing

Location:

Liverpool or Manchester

Benefits:

At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer:

Annual leave starting at 25 days Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days Optional private medical insurance via BUPA Annual fitness allowance Flexible pension scheme ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme Medicash EAP with access to counselling Enhanced family leave policies Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year Life assurance Group income protection Annual travel season ticket loan Hybrid working and dress for your day policy Bespoke training and development opportunities Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role overview

Introduction to the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen as Partnerships Manager. The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the partnership between Hill Dickinson and Everton Football Club, and also with Lancashire Cricket Club. The successful candidate will build strong relationships with stakeholders, manage the ticketing and hospitality for Hill Dickinson at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. You will work closely with the Head of Partnerships to deliver best in class account management. Introduction to the team:

The successful candidate will report into the Head of Partnerships. The Partnership team will be part of the Business Development & Marketing team at Hill Dickinson. The team is currently 30-strong and made up of a Business Partnering team, a Client Development Team and a Marcomms Team.

Key responsibilities:

Partner Engagement: Nurture strong first point of contact relationships with partner contacts Activation and Planning: Adopt a strategic approach and outlook when driving short to medium term activation plans that deliver against defined objectives Inventory Tracking: Oversee the management and tracking of all partner inventory usage. Work to drive the partner performance through maximum utilisation and effective use of contractual inventory Developing key internal stakeholder relationships Working closely with the Partnerships team at Everton and LCC to ensure all hospitality / tickets are utilised Manage ticketing and hospitality process internally within Hill Dickinson Establish yourself as the initial point of contact for any queries relating to Hill Dickinson Stadium and LCC Collaborate with other teams within BDM, to deliver on partnership requirements and opportunities Contribute positively towards the continuous improvement in operation of the Partnership Management team by assuming responsibility for administrative tasks and ad-hoc projects Responsible for managing, maintaining and reporting on partner/fee earner/colleague usage and tracking

What are we looking for:

Important criteria:

Proven experience in partnership or business development roles Strong communication skills, both written and verbally Demonstrate experience building excellent working relationships and dealing with stakeholders Excellent planning, prioritisation and time management skills Strong presentation and reporting skills Demonstrate ability to work and deliver under pressure Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

Experience in a commercial marketing environment
If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to apply and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

Values

Trust - Respect - Innovation - Collaboration At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx. All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.