Manager: Corporate Affairs Events and Sponsorships at MTN

Core purpose of the Job

To proactively manage and protect MTN group-wide reputation with a view to positively shift the sentiment of MTN’s stakeholders by active design and implementation of events and Corporate Affairs and sponsorships policies, strategies and plans supporting MTN Group’s business objectives.

Key Performance Areas

The Manager Events and Corporate Affairs Sponsorships will be accountable for the following objectives:

• Support in the implementation and monitoring of pan-African corporate affairs sponsorships, conferences and events plans and strategies to the benefit of MTN’s markets and platform businesses
• Support in the execution of corporate affairs sponsorships, conferences and events policies, procedures and guidelines in realisation of the company’s strategy
• Develop and maintain Group-wide events calendar for the year
• Source and secure suitable event venues while conducting venue walk throughs and adhering to health and safety protocol
• Ensure that corporate Affairs sponsorships are in alignment with MTN’s strategy, consistent with our corporate partnership programmes, and maximise opportunities for cross selling of sponsorship and partnership programmes
• Build and maintain strong external relationships with potential sponsors, stakeholders, corporate partners, and supporters
• Conduct research to identify new events, conferences and sponsorship opportunities to the benefit of MTN’s 18 markets
• Writing high quality external briefs and motivation documents, incorporating reputation positioning and relationship building objectives
• Negotiate agreements with sponsors, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure the greatest value to the organisation
• Host event related briefing/debriefing sessions onboarding sponsors, stakeholders, corporate partners, and supporters on expectations and ways of working to support event management
• Develop, implement and control the events, conferences and sponsorships budgets
• Oversee and execute event set up, logistical onsite support and strike down
• Maintain systems and processes to ensure smooth execution of all events, conferences and sponsorships
• Ensure compliance to anti-bribery, corruption and fraud measures when undertaking all events, conferences and sponsorships
• Maintain all booking and function management systems policies and procedures as well as function packages, prices and terms and conditions
• Provide reporting as required by management related to functional output
• Create a timetable for alerting management of sponsorship opportunities well in advance of events
• Stay abreast of hospitality trends, competitor activities and industry innovation
• Adhere to the company operational compliance, financial process and framework as well as procedure related to event activations

Key Deliverables

• Manage and protect of MTN’s group-wide reputation
• Implementation of corporate affairs sponsorships, events and conferences plans and strategies
• Departmental compliance to business plan and budgets
• Provide detailed reporting pre, during and post event attendance, engagement, outcomes and learnings

Education:

• Minimum of 3-year tertiary degree / diploma
• Relevant certification / accreditation / membership with professional body as required for role
• Fluent in English and language of country preferable

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience or more
• Minimum 2 years relevant sector/industry/area of specialisation (understanding emerging markets advantageous)
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies
• Experience working in a medium to large organization

Competencies:

• Decisive Problem Solver, Strategy Formulator, Innovative Value Creator
• Culture and Change Champion, Inspiring People Leader, Relationship Builder
• Results Achiever, Operationally Astute