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Sponsorship Director

Company	Agency 222	Job Type	Full Time
Location	Qatar, United Arab Emirates	Job Reference	CJ10749
Salary	Competitive	Closing Date	Open until filled
Industry	Agencies

Job Details

Background

Agency 222 is Qatar’s newest and fastest growing marketing communications agency. Founded in June 2011, it has grown to sixty people from sixteen countries in under a year with a full suite of services that include creative, media planning & buying, PR, research, digital, branding and now sponsorship.

Agency 222 was born out of a need to raise the standards of creativity, strategic planning and service for local, regional and global brand clients operating in Qatar and across the Middle East. Supported by a growing reputation and a pro-active new business team, Agency 222 has been appointed by a number of prominent public and private sector organisations including the Supreme Council of Health, Qatar University, GSSG Group, Barwa Bank and recently became Vodafone’s retained marketing services agency for Qatar.

Agency 222’s sponsorship consultancy practice offers government agencies, corporates and brands with strategic consultancy and the development and management of world-class sponsorship activation programmes.

Key Responsibilities

To lead the delivery of world-class, results driven strategic consultancy and activation management services to clients
To establish Agency 222’s sponsorship practice as the local and regional market leader
To position Agency 222’s sponsorship practice as an expert, trusted partner
To lead/participate in new business pitches
To work closely with Agency 222’s CEO and New Business Director to conceive and execute initiatives that promote Agency 222’s sponsorship practice and advocates the value of sponsorship, e.g. events, PR, etc.
To build and maintain relationships with corporate, brands, government and rights owner institutions
To manage the division’s profit and loss account
To work with Agency 222’s CEO to produce an annual budget
To recruit and retain a team of consultants to support the delivery of world-class services
To set and maintain an optimum pricing model for sponsorship consultancy and activation management services
To enhance and refine Agency 222’s sponsorship consultancy and activation management services, systems and procedures
To periodically revise the division’s business plan according to business performance and market conditions.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential:

7 – 10 years, board level strategic sponsorship consulting experience with a brand or an agency
Track record of creating and delivering major local and multi-market regional sponsorship activation programmes with proven success (global experience advantageous)
Impeccable project management experience
Previous P&L responsibility desirable, but not necessary
English mandatory. Arabic, Spanish and/or French advantageous
Regional experience advantageous, but not necessary
Team player, but can operate autonomously
Balances a rigorous, strategic approach with entrepreneurial flair
Diligent and persistent.

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