The Ugandan Jobline

• Development, production and delivery of projects from proposal right up to delivery.
• Delivering events on time, within budget, that meet (and hopefully exceed) expectations.
• Setting, communicating and maintaining timelines and priorities on every project
• Communicating, maintaining and developing client relationships
• Managing supplier relationships. 
• Managing operational and administrative functions to ensure specific projects are delivered efficiently. 
• Providing leadership, motivation, direction and support to your team
• Travelling to the site for inspections and project managing events
• Being responsible for all project budgets from start to finish.
• Ensuring excellent customer service and quality delivery
• Working with clients to devise an effective events management campaign that meets the client’s brief and budget;
• Play a pivotal role in negotiations and influence best possible outcomes during discussions with major industry players and existing clients
• Meeting and liaising with clients to discuss and identify their business requirements;
• Provide support in the development of key concepts, bespoke platforms and events that reflect the strategic objectives of corporate organisations in the interest of enhancing brand, profile and competitive advantage.
• Create, develop and maintain sponsorship leads through the application of expert relationship building skills.
• Accountable for supervising PR and media strategy, including social media; ensuring multi-channel delivery of key messages that engage with target audience.
• Liaising with, and acting as the link between, the client and advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both, ensuring that communication flows effectively;
• Tasked with managing events to ensure conformity to client needs, budgets, invoicing and writing client reports;
• Arranging and attending meetings;
• Making ‘pitches’, along with other agency staff, to try to win new business for the agency.

• High customer retention and satisfaction
• Product delivery consistency with contract expectations
• Periodic reports sent
• Increase of sales volume
• Cash and cheque collection

• The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree or Diploma from a recognized University in Communication, Business Administration, Sales & Marketing or a related field.
• At least two to three years’ experience in customer relationship management preferably in the events and hospitality industry.
• Skilled and experiences in organizing events of all magnitudes i.e. from small functions 
• Good customer relationship management skills
• Good experiential skills
• Excellent presentations Skills i.e. proficiency in the use of PowerPoint and Excel
• Fast learner
• High degree of flexibility to suit our clients’ diversity
• Outgoing and highly motivated personality
• Good proposal writing skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Detail-oriented
• Computer literacy i.e. working knowledge of MS Office is desired
• High business acumen
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• Good with budgets
• Reliable/good at hitting deadlines
• Ability to use initiative
• Multi-tasker
• Ability to handle pressure and discipline to work alone for long periods;
• Fluent in spoken & written English. Knowledge of local languages is essential.
• Personal Competencies: Strategic Marketing, Events Planning & Management, Corporate Communications and Destination Management.

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