Phoenix Job

Has anyone heard of any internships at the club? I emailed them at the beginning of the season and was told I'd be contacted later on in the year, but never was. I'd love to gain some marketing experience with the mighty Phoenix! Any chance to promote football over crap egg-chasing.

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Sponsorship Account Manager - FULL TIME

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Operations, you will be responsible for the servicing and delivery of all sponsorship commitments for Wellington Phoenix FC (WPX) and to leverage additional support from sponsors and/or their networks.

The successful candidate will possess:

� Exceptional Relationship Management skills
� Demonstrated experience in negotiating and managing sponsors relationships
� Ability to build strong relationships with key decision makers
� Experience in sponsorship account management
� Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline preferred.
� Previous experience within the sports industry is desirable but not essential.

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Head of Finance - FULL TIME

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will have overall responsibility for the delivery of accurate and timely financial information of Wellington Phoenix FC (WPX) in conjunction with strategic plan for statutory and management reporting.

The successful candidate will possess:

� Degree qualification in accounting.
� CA / CPA qualified.
�Demonstrated experience in change management in business environment.
� High degree of analytical and numerical skills.
� Strong business acumen.
� Proficient computer skills in MS packages
� Experience in the use of MYOB
� Previous experience in within the sports industry is desirable but not essential.

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Membership Manager - FULL TIME

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you will have responsibility for developing and implementing the membership program. The program will include acquisition, retention, servicing and communication protocols with members.

The successful candidate will possess:

� Demonstrated experience in ticketing and membership programs
� The ability to build & maintain strong relationships
� Candidates must be clear thinking, calm under pressure & be able to demonstrate conflict resolution skills
� Strong communications (verbal & written) & relationship management skills
� Demonstrated experience in negotiating & managing external supplier relationships � Ticketing agencies, Advertising & media agencies, design houses, print management & storage providers, etc.
� Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline preferred.
� Previous experience within the sports industry is desirable but not essential.

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Please forward your application, for the any of the above positions, marked �Private and Confidential� by Friday February 29th, 2008 to:

Attn: Chief Executive Officer
PO Box 11-514
Wellington 6142

Or: E-mail: recruit@wellingtonphoenix.com

Fax: 64-4-894-3379

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Head of Marketing - FULL TIME

An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and strategic focused Head of
Marketing to join the Wellington Phoenix senior management team. This is
a broad MARCOM�S role encompassing all elements of brand management,
internal & external communications (including web), event promotions and
planning, along with membership development and servicing.