Business Partnerships Coordinator

ESNS places great importance on personal

and long-term relationships. To that end, we collaborate with partners who bring their relevant

would like to share their expertise on our platform, in the magazine, and at our events, or

who see ESNS as an opportunity to increase their brand awareness or a specific

to appeal to the target audience

Maintaining and developing partnerships

takes time to get started and requires attention throughout the year. The work

are therefore available year-round, but the rates are based on the low season from February through

August and the high season from September through January.

What

What are you going to do?

• Recruiting, building, maintaining

  and optimizing relationships with (new) partners.

• Gain insight into the

  identifying the objectives of and creating opportunities with potential partners.

• You translate what we, as a platform,

  what we have to offer to potential partners within our network and also takes this into account

  what a potential partner has to offer. Then you process this

  analysis leading to a customized proposal, with the goal of creating a

  long-term partnership.

• You will work closely with the

  the program, production, and marketing departments in coordinating agreements with

  the new partners and how they can be integrated conceptually and substantively

  filled in.

• You are in constant communication with internal teams

  whether the people involved or what we offer (events, online content, etc.) is in line with

  the policies, wishes, and expectations of both participants and partners.

• You strive, for and with the

  partners, to maximize the benefits of our collaboration.

• Monitoring, providing feedback,

  evaluating and advising colleagues and partners on the activations.

• Ensuring a clean

  implementing the schedule, meeting deadlines, and communicating about them

  internal and external.

• Contributing ideas and optimizing

  the opportunities to expand the sales department and increase revenue.

• Keeping track of the financial

  scheduling meetings, tracking progress, and preparing an annual final report.

Who

What are we looking for?

• You have a lot of goodwill, explains

  easily forms (genuine and lasting) connections and manages to

  the enthusiasm to convince people, both internally and externally.

• You are genuinely curious about

  what motivates the partners and participants, and explores this through active listening

  and asking the right questions.

• You are entrepreneurial and hands-on,

  service-oriented, possess strong conceptual skills, and are attentive

  for more details. You contribute creative ideas and always strive for the highest quality.

• You have more than 3 years of proven and successful

  commercial experience.

• Experience in the events industry

  and experience in the music industry is a plus.

• The sales team falls under a

  new department at ESNS. This means that we also expect you to

  contributes ideas on the development of the team and the department and steps in when

  is willing and eager to take on operational tasks.

What

What do we offer?
You’ll be working in a flat-structured

a professional team, in a collegial, no-nonsense, enjoyable, and

a results-oriented atmosphere.

A part-time job on a temporary basis

employment contract or self-employed service agreement in the context of our international

a well-known event. Start date to be determined, preferably as soon as possible. You will be working in

an ambitious organization with employees throughout the Netherlands and partners in

at home and abroad. Our headquarters are located in Groningen, and we have a

small office in Amsterdam North. We offer a part-time contract or

a contract for services, based on pay scale 6 or 7 (depending on relevant experience) in accordance with

Collective Bargaining Agreement for Music Venues and Festivals 2022–2023.

The position is approximately 0.5 FTE; from February through

October: 2 to 3 days a week; November and December: 4 days a week; and in

January, full-time.

About

ESNS

For more than 35 years, Groningen has been a

a few days turned upside down by ESNS, the European music platform for more than

4,000 music professionals, over 350 European acts annually, and thousands

music lovers. ESNS’s mission is to generate more interest in

to provide European pop music and European artists with an effective springboard to

international success. The main activities are the conference, the

the Eurosonic and Noorderslag festivals and the two European projects: the Music

Moves Europe Awards and the ESNS Exchange program.

The key priorities of the

The policy for the coming years is to promote Dutch and European artists worldwide

prioritizing sustainability, inclusivity, and rejuvenation. ESNS operates according to

the following codes: Diversity & Inclusion Code, Fair Practice Code, and

Culture Governance Code, and is a member of the Green Deal and Key Change. We

invite everyone, from all cultural and social backgrounds, to

apply.

ESNS is organized into the following departments

Operations, Programming, Production, Business & Development, and Marketing.

Do you have

Interested?
If you have any questions regarding this job opening

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Nadine Zijp,

Head of Business & Development), phone 050 744 03 35. If you

If you are interested in this position, please send your cover letter and resume by May 23

2022 to: office@esns.nl.

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