Location: London
Role Type: Permanent, Full Time
Reports to: Research & Insights Manager
About Relevent Football Partners
Relevent Football Partners (RFP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Relevent, purpose-built to commercialise the UEFA men’s club competitions globally. An independent entity, RFP is tasked with providing UC3 — the joint venture between UEFA and European Football Clubs (EFC) — strategic and sales support in the worldwide marketing and sale of media, sponsorship, and licensing rights for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Youth League, and the UEFA Futsal Champions League.
Following the UC3 tender process, Relevent Football Partners was awarded the commercial rights to the UEFA men’s club competitions (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) on a global basis for the 2027 to 2033 cycle.
As such, Relevent Football Partners is now seeking to build a truly world-class business focused on the monetisation of these commercial rights.
Position Summary
The Research & Insights Executive will provide essential support in delivering high-quality research, analysis, and actionable insights to help meet commercial objectives related to one of the most valuable and high-profile sports properties in the world. Working closely with the Research & Insights Manager, this role will primarily focus on assisting the commercial sales team with ad-hoc research requests, as well as helping with the collation, production, and regular delivery of partner reports.
In addition, the Research & Insights Executive will contribute to the development of the Relevent/UC3 research programme, supporting a broader RFP process with the intention of creating a best-in-class reporting programme, and helping deliver insightful and actionable insights to all UEFA men’s club competition partners.
Key Responsibilities
Support the Research & Insights Manager in evolving a best-in-class research programme that provides clients, stakeholders and partners with industry-leading commercial market analysis, services & insights.
Assist the Sponsorship and Licensing team regarding research and insights requests.
Contribute to the regular reporting to all UEFA men’s club competition partners, incorporating a number of different data sets to demonstrate the value and success of the partnership.
Help ensure the accuracy and quality of data, from both a receipt and delivery perspective, are of the highest quality.
Support the crafting of sales narratives through data and insights to help inform sponsorship discussions.
Provide research that reinforces the relevance and benefits of UEFA men’s club competitions to specific product categories and brands.
Contribute to a high-performance culture.
Qualifications & Experience
Experience in a research and insights role within brand/sports marketing and sponsorship.
Demonstrable understanding of the sports sponsorship and media rights landscape.
Passionate understanding and appreciation regarding the power of data and its influence.
Ability to review, interpret, and synthesise data from multiple market research sources.
Proficient in turning complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Exposure to sponsorship evaluation, audience reporting and market research data.
Strong data and statistical analysis skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint essential).
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
Strong interpersonal & team development skills.
Highly proactive, solution-oriented approach in fast-paced environments.
Fluent English required; additional languages an advantage.
Why Join Us
At Relevent Football Partners, you’ll be part of a passionate, global team committed to shaping the future of football in innovative and impactful ways. We offer a collaborative culture, exciting growth opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference in one of the world’s most beloved sports.
