Noemdek is a holding company with subsidiaries serving different sectors of the economy. Our business model is to partner with investors and companies to deliver investments that drive significant value and establish companies with a lasting competitive advantage. We are able to leverage the decades of industry experience and functional expertise. Therefore, we look beyond standard solutions to develop effective partnership structures, new insights, mobilize organizations, drive tangible results, and make public and private institutions more capable.
Job description
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
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