Events Manager - 12 Month Contract at ManpowerGroup South Africa

The Manager: Events and Entertainment will support the Senior Manager with planning, managing, and overseeing the 
operational implementation of Events and Promotions to support the the company and Business Unit Marketing strategy. The events department is responsible for providing an events service to the company to create immersive brand experiences, 
drive a positive brand perception, as well as positively impact consumer, visitors, tenant, and other stakeholder 
experiences. The role further supports and manages the company as a venue in relation to agencies and clients 
wishing to host brand activations and events within the company. This role forms part of the team who is 
responsible for creating compelling and commercially viable brand experiences

Responsibilities:

Event, Entertainment, Promotions Management and Administration

• Ensure the effective delivery and roll-out of experiential events by managing and overseeing events
• Ensure the effective delivery and roll-out of brad activations/promotions by managing and overseeing promotions.
• Coordinate and supervise all resources to ensure relevant, meaningful and successful events (including internal and external parties)
• Proactively direct and manage multiple events on time and within budget
• Ensure implementation of and adherence to eventing compliance, procurement guidelines, health and safety regulations in collaboration with the relevant BU's
• Anticipating and planning for different scenarios to create contingency and crisis-management plans and mitigate risks when necessary

Stakeholder Relationship Management

• Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with business, marketing, internal and external service providers
• Proactively utilising events to meet stakeholders’ requirements by providing a centralized, professional and effective eventing service
• Foster positive network and relationships within the Event Sector and City Officials across Cape Town

Financial Management

• Plan, track, evaluate, analyse and ensure compliance with project budgets
• Prepare and compile financial reports on projects

Program Evaluation and Reporting In collaboration with Senior Manager: Commercial Brand Properties

• Ensure that measures of success are created upfront (qualitative and quantitative)
• Monitor and evaluate Events and entertainment performance against the set criteria
• Compile / prepare post-campaign reports for feedback to the key stakeholders (internal and external) and where relevant present findings

Requirement:

• B. Tech degree in Hospitality, Tourism or B.Comm Marketing, Communications or related field
• Event Management / Project Management Certificate / Diploma will be advantageous
• Strategic, Experiential, Engagement Marketing
• Events and Promotions
• The entertainment industry as it relates to contracting entertainment for events
• Technical information relating to audio visual and sound
• Sponsorship management, negotiation, client relations
• Project and resource management
• Budget management
• People management
• Safety at Sports and Recreational Act South Africa
• City of Cape Town events permit procedures and requirements
• City of Cape Town disaster management in relation to events
• National Buildings Regulations Act relating specifically to temporary structures
• Knowledge of crowd and public facility management
• Knowledge of and experience in the application of Marketing principles and processes (e.g. agency selections, briefings, conceptual and creative evaluation, debriefings etc.)
• Brand and Corporate Identity creation