A rare opportunity has arisen to join a fast growing, exciting and high-energy department within the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race team, reporting to the Crew Recruitment Director. The key objective of the Recruitment Team is to find, interview and secure more than 700 crew members from all walks of life and around the world for each edition of the Clipper Race. We are looking for a candidate at the Manager level. You will need a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and excellent organisational and people skills.

The Role:

Having an in-depth knowledge of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is vital so your personal experience as a Race Crew member onboard a Clipper 70 is imperative.

This will be a commercially focused role: You will have sound business acumen and a sales/revenue generating background would be highly beneficial as you will have challenging targets to meet.

Working with the wider Recruitment Team, you will also work closely with the Brand, Marketing and PR teams in finding and recruiting Race Crew for the Clipper Race. You will play an active role in developing e-mail campaigns, utilising social media and maximising the potential of new trends in digital communication as they emerge.

Key Skills:

The role will require you to show a good deal of flexibility and you will be required to display the skills below, which are not exhaustive: • Engaging people skills • Advanced and flexible communication skills • Sales experience (preferable) • Management/people development or recruitment skills • Persuasive presentation skills, both written and verbal • Excellent interviewing techniques both face to face and phone/skype • Solid Computer skills – standard packages. Experience using Salesforce would be beneficial • E-marketing and social media experience (preferable) • Accurate recording and management of data • Creative use of generation of new leads/contacts globally • Sound, detailed knowledge of all aspects of the Clipper Race

To apply please email your CV and covering letter detailing why you want to join the team, and what you would bring to the role, to: Chris Harris (charris@clipper-ventures.com) by 8th May 2026.