Sponsorship and Events Manager

Job Purpose: The successful candidate will be responsible for the broad
planning and overall management of sponsorships and events activities, working
closely with the Managers Marketing Communications (MMCs) to ensure alignment
with commercial and brand objectives, and with the Marketing Operations team
from an execution perspective. Ensure delivery of high quality results and
maximum return on investment. What you will do: - Build and maintain strong
relationships with sponsorship partners and internal stakeholders, in order to
identify and leverage opportunities available within contracts to maximize
impact within assigned EK Group business units. - Work closely with the Global
Brand team to ensure that potential opportunities are identified and maximized
from a global brand perspective. - Provide information on events and
sponsorships (contracts, benefits and opportunities) to CCMB market, regional
and global teams to help identify how sponsorships and events can help deliver
the overall CCMB objectives and utilize opportunities available within
contracts. - Manage the teams execution of events and in-stadium sponsorships
activities in line with market or global briefs and plans. Ensure the teams
are working with local market teams and agencies to deliver events and
sponsorships activities on time and within budget. - Ensure that all
sponsorships and events hospitality are executed to a high standard, ensuring
alignment with Emirates brand. - Manage the calendar of sponsorships and
events across the year, sharing this with MMCs and the Global Brand Team in
order to maximise utilisation of opportunities to support marketing
objectives. - Verify and approve all invoices (within Delegate of Authority
limits). Create and maintain records of invoices paid. - Manage and
continuously improve the performance of the Sponsorships and Events team, with
the goal of creating and maintaining a high performing team. - Provide
direction, guidance and approvals to team on sponsorships and events they are
managing in accordance with global and regional strategies, as well EK Group
requirements. Provide hands on support to the team of Specialists where
required, and allocate workload distribution across the team. Ensure cross-
collaboration and best practice sharing within Sponsorship and Events team. -
Coordinate the contractual process of sponsorships partners (sports and non-
sports), ensuring comprehensive feedback and involvement is sought from MMCs
and other stakeholders across CCMB. This covers reviews and evaluations,
benefit negotiations and agreements engagement with P&L, and ensuring
contractual liabilities and responsibilities are delivered by both parties
Qualifications & Experience: The job might be for you if you have: - Degree or
Honours (‎12+‎3 or equivalent) - Degree preferably in Marketing or equivalent or
in a relevant field. - ‎8 years experience in Marketing management in a
multinational company handling sponsorships and events You'll have an edge if
you have: - Excellent communication skills in order to build relationships and
manage the expectations of sponsorship partners and multiple stakeholders
internally. - Strong contract negotiation skills, with the ability to problem
solve and make decisions quickly and independently. - The ability to work
independently, prioritise and time-manage whilst working on several projects
simultaneously and under tight deadlines. What Emirates can offer you? - A
competitive salary, paid tax-free and reviewed annually - ‎39 calendar days
annual leave, plus public holidays - Full relocation package, including
flights, shipping and optional hotel accommodation on arrival - Annual leave
travel - return tickets home each year - Private medical insurance - Discounts
on airline tickets for EK and partner networks - Travel benefits and discounts
for friends & family - Education Support Allowance for children's education in
Dubai or abroad Recruitment Process and Timeline: Emirates is an international
organisation with employees from over ‎160 nationalities, we encourage
applications from across the globe. Your application journey begins by
applying via the Emirates Careers website. Please ensure your CV is up to date
for our talent acquisition team to review your profile. If you meet the
criteria of the role, you will then be invited to complete a HireVue video
interview, to share more about your product experience and your career
aspirations. If you are shortlisted you will then be invited to interview with
our hiring managers. If you are successful, your recruiter will reach out to
you with an offer and then our Onboarding team will ensure a smooth transition
to your new role at Emirates.