Job Title: Exhibition/Souks Manager

Responsibilities

Administration
 Manage or contribute to production of both interim and final event reports for sponsors.
 Assure the completion of acknowledgement/thank you letters relating to awarded sponsorships.
 Plan exhibition layout and design and vendors allocations across all venues
 Liaise with the CEO and Head of Corporate Strategy regarding the organisational timeline as required Liaise with exhibition venues to ensure the needs of the vendors and guest at the venues are met, including material and equipment requirements
 Liaise with the CEO and Head of Corporate Strategy regarding the preparation of all Souks partner and venue agreements
 Schedule exhibition debriefs with all venues, reporting on the outcome and recommendations for future exhibitions to the Head of Corporate Strategy and CEO
 Act as a key Souks contact with participating Souks sponsors, vendors, partners, venues and their staff
 Work closely with Souks management and event planning teams to oversee and maintain the exhibition timeline
 Supervise the order, purchase and rental of all material and equipment required to deliver the exhibition

Revenue Generation & Sponsorship
 Prepare proposals and sponsorship applications, with approval of the CEO.
 Manage relationships with new and existing sponsors and develop and deliver Sponsorship strategy and protocols.
 Build and maintain strong external relationships with potential sponsors, corporate partners, and supporters, through securing and leading new business meetings, and maintaining strong relationships
 Writing high quality external communications documents, including sponsorship marketing materials as required

Financial Budget
 Work closely with the Head of Corporate Strategy to develop and track the sponsorship budget and expected income throughout the year.
 Manage the overall exhibition budget to ensure financial targets are met and cost effective strategies and procedural controls are in place
 Work closely with the Head of Accounts to manage, forecast and acquit expenditures

Requirements
 Resourceful, lateral thinker with initiative and flexibility to create and articulate a convincing, coherent fundraising case in writing and in person
 Proven experience in the coordination/project management of exhibitions on a large-scale
 Proven experience with developing, managing and adhering to significant exhibition production budgets, with the ability to provide detailed costing
 Excellent organisational skills, flexibility and ability to work well in a team
 An ability to work well under pressure
 Outstanding communication skills, both written and spoken, as the position involves extensive communication internally and externally
 Proven high-level attention to detail and follow through with an ability to exercise initiative
 Experience in B2B account management
 Experience of cultivating and maintaining productive partnerships and relationships
 Good relationship with corporates is required, as well as good working knowledge of the food, fashion, beauty, craft and technology space in Nigeria and West Africa

Send resume to quantbiz47@gmail using the job title as the subject of email

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