Sport Community Manager

Overview

Elevate is a global agency network specialising in fan-first strategies powered by cutting-edge insights and proprietary AI technology. Established in 2018, we support over 1,000 ambitious brands across sports, entertainment, consumer products, and retail, delivering personalised strategies that turn followers into devoted fans.

Central to our approach is the synergy between our team's deep expertise and EPIC, which integrates tools for consumer insights, ticketing, property analytics, and more. This combination empowers clients to maximise ROI, enhance fan engagement, and craft campaigns that inspire lasting loyalty.

Our team of 500+ employees spans the globe within 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what we've been up to, follow Elevate on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Role overview

The role requires a Community Manager, with a strong background in sport engagement to deliver a national program embedding American Football within the UAE.

The successful applicant will be responsible for crafting the national program and overseeing the delivery of flag football coaching sessions, delivered on behalf of a leading NFL team and their partners and suppliers.

The Community Manager will also be responsible for identifying and planning new opportunities to integrate with wider education networks and local community organisations.

Role & responsibilities

• Identify new Community Supporter organisations with supporting rationale
• Manage relationships and engagement with Community Supporter groups
• Create and oversee the flag football plan for the region, including school and after-school opportunities
• Manage relationships and communications with school stakeholders
• Manage relationships and communications with wider education stakeholders
• Identify new schools/education providers to extend the NFL team's programme
• Manage relationships and communications with other schools/education providers
• Build connections and manage logistics with national level education groups
• Create and manage budgets for flag football activity, incl school packs requirements
• Manage distribution of school equipment packs
• Develop and manage a coaching accreditation scheme, in combination with NFL team members
• Manage relationships with NFL team's stakeholders, specific to community development initiatives
• Other ad hoc tasks as requested by line management

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience delivering sport programmes to youth groups
• Comfortable managing budgets
• Experience in events logistics
• Degree educated in sport, education or other relevant subject
• Experience organising sporting events
• Refined stakeholder management skills
• Experience in business development (preferred)