Events and Sponsorship Manager

Reporting to the Head of marketing, the job holder will have full responsibilities for planning and organizing events and sponsorship for the company, the regions, the customers and for the various brands. He/she will be responsible for all operational, implementation and post event and sponsorship activities.

Specific duties and responsibilities shall not be limited to the following

Work closely with internal stakeholders to define event and sponsorship goals, objectives and specific implementation plans that promote the brand and organization objectives.

Maintain a calendar of events and sponsorship, implement a system that enables and anticipates mid and long term planning and effective event and sponsorship management for all brands and company activities.

Negotiate agreements with suppliers, outside providers and subcontractors to ensure the lowest cost at the highest quality of service.

Source venues, recommend and engage catering, acquire supporting technology and coordinate development and coordinate development and coordinate development of materials to execute quality events. Conduct research and develop feasibility studies to identify new events and sponsorship opportunities for the various brands  and organizations.

Being a management position, the successful applicant will be expected to have the following minimum qualifications:

University degree in business, marketing or related field.

Experience in event management or related fields.

Excellent organizational planning and project management skills.

Excellent written and communication skills.

Solid business acumen, management and problem solving skills.

Strong computer literacy, especially Microsoft word (word, excel, power point) event management technologies and customer relationship software.

Effective time management, organizational and leadership skills.

Ability to travel Pan Nigeria.