Events and Sponsorship Manager

Who are we?
- Sanlam Private Wealth crafts customised investment portfolios for high net worth private clients, charitable institutions, trusts and corporate entities.
- With assets under management and administration of more than R240 billion, we offer a comprehensive and integrated suite of wealth management solutions. These include equity, retirement and offshore investment portfolios, fiduciary and tax services, an equity-backed finance offering, a global stockbroking service and derivatives trading.
- At Sanlam Private Wealth, our clients are at the core of everything we do. For this reason, we employ people with passion - individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-energy environment.
- Sanlam Private Wealth is part of the Sanlam Investment Group - the largest, most diversified investment firm in South Africa, with a growing footprint on the African continent and in India.

**What will you do?**
- Activate the brand and marketing strategy on an experiential level
- Develop, conceptualise and execute events and sponsorships to create the desired brand experience for staff, clients and intermediaries
- Work closely with the marketing manager to amplify exposure via a combination of traditional and digital media channels.
- Supplier management
- Post-event analysis to quantify return on investment

**What will make you successful in this role?**
- Adaptable in a changing environment
- Results-oriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Qualification
- Tertiary qualification in the field of Marketing and/or Hospitality Management
- A minimum of 5 years relevant experience, specifically in the high and ultra-high net worth segments of the market
- Thorough knowledge of the private client industry and/or luxury market would be advantageous
- Knowledge and skills
- A proven track record of strategic and operational capabilities in the area of events and sponsorship management
- Thorough understanding of creative and production processes
- Ability to implement effectively and efficiently
- Ability to measure and analyse the effectiveness of events and sponsorships
- Advanced project management skills
- Strong budget management skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Personal qualities
- Pro-active self-starter
- Creative and innovative
- Accurate and detail orientated
- Ability to perform well under pressure and show maturity, confidence and resilience
- Ability to adhere to tight deadlines
- Results focused with a strong sense of urgency
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Assertive

**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 achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its business clusters - Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate, Santam, Mi-way, as well as the Group Office - the Sanlam Group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

**Turnaround time**
- To be considered for the above opportunity please upload your detailed CV on or before 21 August 2025

**Our commitment to transformation**
- The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity, and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities._