This role is with our marketing agency affiliate and involves the overall accountability, co-ordination and management of multi-touch, complex events.

PRIMARY DUTIES 

Responding to proposals

• Provides event level strategic guidance, research and idea generation.
• Respond to all RFPs on behalf of the marketing agency
• Deliver presentations for any activation brief received
• Guide in house creative team to deliver events with impact and a unique flair.
• Calculate budgets and adjust when necessary.
• Infuse customized, out-of-the-box ideas and solutions for events 

Managing Events and Activations

• Manage a large range of event types (activations, corporate events, trainings etc.)
• Collaborate with marketing, business development managers and business unit liaisons to ensure compliance with internal and external guidelines, drive event attendance, and create experiences conducive to achieving the designated metrics.
  • Keep management advised of event progress, budget and activities
  • Prepare and comply with event budgets, negotiation with vendors, and ensuring payments & reconciliations take place in a timely manner
  • Manage the creative process, including invites, event signage, architecture layout, etc.
  • Co-ordinate and support PR activities around events as appropriate.
  • Hire, train, and educate staff (bartenders, waiters, ushers) on proper event procedures
  • Ensure day of event goes smoothly. 

Business Growth

• Develop and manage relationships with internal and external clients
• Deliver annual profit targets from activation jobs by sourcing new clients, growing existing accounts and actively minimizing project expenditure 

STRUCTURE
                                                                                                   
Full-time role reporting directly to the Managing Director. The Senior Activations Manager will primarily be required to operate independently. The role is based in Lagos, Nigeria 

QUALIFICATIONS

• College degree from leading 4 year institution
• Graduate degree from leading institution with  3-5 years of experience with an activations or marketing agency
• Previous work experience with consumer goods, telecom and financial services clients. 
• Leadership, process management, relationship development, negotiations, communication, customer service, analysis and Excel. Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint required
• Proven success managing complex projects on-time and working in cross functional teams
• Strong organizational skills required. Ability to organize, prioritize, and meet competing deadlines with available resources
• Outstanding communication, leadership and analytic skills