Events & Sponsorships Specialist (Bellville)

6 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Sanlam Full time

**Build a successful career with us**
- We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.- Overall purpose of the role- If you are a creative thinker with a passion for identifying opportunities to enhance an organisation's profile and reach through executing events and sponsorship initiatives, we invite you to join our team as our Events and Sponsorship Specialist. In this role you will be responsible for the end to end project coordination and execution of all major events and sponsorship opportunities that are key to supporting lead generation targets and to position Sanlam Corporate as an industry leader with holistic and integrated offerings underpinned by best-in class solutions.**Key responsibilities**
- Develop, plan and own the annual event and sponsorship calendar
- Demonstrated expertise in coordinating, planning and executing events of various sizes and complexities within the corporate sector
- Manage flagship events to drive B2B and B2C engagement
- Oversee end-to-end event planning and execution
- Develop annual budget proposal for management approval
- Develop evaluation metrics to track event success and submit findings post event including key outcomes and recommendations for future planning and improvement
- Liaise with vendors, exhibitors, and stakeholders before and during event to ensure event success
- Identify and pursue potential events and sponsorship opportunities with insights from market research
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the business and the broader Sanlam Group on key updates and plans to identify and address business requirements
- Understand and adhere to internal SC and Sanlam Group processes and policies surrounding the signoff of all events in terms of compliance and risk management
- Qualifications and experience- A bachelor’s degree is required from an accredited college or university in the field of event marketing or a closely related field or equivalent work experience
- At least 4 years’ experience in Events and/or Marketing with a minimum of 2 years in a senior/specialist position
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of planning and executing complex events in diverse organisations
- Excellent planning, analytical, verbal and written communication skills
- A positive attitude and excellent people skills
- Good presentation skills
- Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
- Attention to detail and time management
- Personal qualities- Flexible and Adaptable - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
- Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
- Manages Complexity - Demonstrated ability and proven record to make complex decisions.
- Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned to organisational goals
- Core competencies- Cultivates Innovation by creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.
- Client Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Drives Results - Consistently achieving results and meets deadlines, even under tough circumstances.
- Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Resilience - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

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