Senior Manager: Events and Sponsorship Activations

2 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together one story at a time.
- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job Summary

Job Description

Strategic Planning:

- Strategic planning, continuous plan review and management of the annual (internal and external) Absa CIB events and activation plan
- Work and collaborate with the Absa CIB Marketing and Communications team to drive and ensure integrated marketing and internal / external events planning and implementation
- Ensure efficiency and effectiveness of events by delivering activities on plan and budget
- Use events data for future planning and decision making

Project Management:

- Collaboratively define, coordinate and lead the successful execution of the Absa CIB events and sponsorship activations.
- Establish and articulate project scope, strategy and objectives on all delivery
- Drive all events aspects, including (but not limited to): Meeting deadlines, contingency planning, approval channels, procedures, budgeting, monitoring and governance, etc.
- Plan and use internal and external resources effectively to ensure maximum ROMI.
- Research, plan and evaluate project impact at various intervals (pre-, during
- and post project reviews).
- Manage risk and compliance.

People Management:

- Oversee the activities of the team to ensure effective delivery.
- Develop a high performing team by embedding formal performance development and informal. coaching. Encourage frequent knowledge sharing between team members.
- Determine and analyses developmental needs for the team and ensure that identified training. requirements are budgeted for and executed.
- Establish and maintain a succession plan for the team.
- Interview and recruit new members of the team, including determining appropriatecompensation levels with input from Human Capital.
- Create effective workforce and recruitment demand plans to ensure that current and future business requirements can be met. Plans should be revised at least twice a year.
- Review and conduct performance reviews to ensure fit for purpose human resources and capabilities.
- Motivate team members for performance and ensure that their efforts are recognized.

Stakeholder Management:

- Build and maintain positive and collaborative working relationship across the business and with external parties.
- Network and interact with various internal and external stakeholders to promote and drive integration.
- Liaise closely with and manage third party supplier relationships to adhere to good governance and ensure adherence to agency SLA’s

Risk Management:

- Ensure that processes, control requirements and risk management frameworks that have been designed are adhered to
- For audit findings that have an impact on the area, work to understand what actions are required to close out findings and implement required actions.
- During scheduled audits and management assurance reviews, ensure that all information required by the auditors is provided timeously.
- Log all Risk and Loss events as a result of error or possible fraud highlighted in the department.
- Ensure that the issues are thoroughly investigated and closed or escalated as per policy.
- Ensure that the team understands all compliance requirements and highlight gaps
- Ensure that all regulatory requirements are adhered to.

Education and experience:

- Degree in Commerce/Marketing/Communications or equivalent NQF 7 level qualification
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience infinancial services and/or B2B events and sponsorship activations, with at least 3 years at a Senior Manager level.

Knowledge and skills:

- Business Planning and Financial Management
- Strategic brand management
- Project management
- People management and capacity planning
- Budget management
- Research and trends analysis
- Consumer behaviour and insights
- Risk Management (Legal, reputational, operational, etc.)

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Marketing (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_


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