Partnership & Sponsorship- Manager

Mumbai- Lower Parel, Maharashtra, India

Qualifications & Requirements:

• A candidate must have a minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mass Communications or Marketing
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Business Development Sponsorship, Client Servicing
• Should have prior experience of managing a team
• Understanding of marketing principles
• Knowledge of marketing tools and techniques
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills are a must.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Knowledge of market research practices and techniques
• Knowledge on principles, practices, and techniques of marketing strategies
• Experience analyzing data
• Proficient computer skills
• Skills to analyse, observe and monitoring market trends.
• A highly organized, confident self-starter with a professional demeanor and strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Self-sufficient, hands-on DIY orientation, trustworthy and reliable.
• Proactive and goal oriented with a strong willingness to learn and constantly improve.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

About the team:

The Partnerships, Sponsorship and Sales team works towards implementing sponsorship and partner activities for the business.

The Partnerships, Sponsorship and Sales team is responsible for identifying sales opportunities across all TEDxGateway events/partnerships. The team consists of a Client Servicing Manager, Partnerships & Sponsorship Manager & Partnerships & Sponsorship Associate. Together, the team Identify and contact corporations, foundations, brands that are not currently working with TEDxGateway. At the same time, the team also works towards making regular contact with current clients to ensure the development and maintenance of a strong relationship and ensure the delivery of excellent customer service to these clients.

About the Role: Partnership & Sponsorship Manager

The Partnership & Sponsorship Manager is responsible for the implementation of sponsorship and partner activities for the business and leading the team of Partnership Executives

The Role Includes:

• S/he will be responsible for the co-planning, development, and management of sponsorship strategy and for the day-to-day management of the team for sponsorship activity and activation

• S/he is responsible for providing excellent customer service, building positive business relationships and working with the team to ensure that any agreements/commitments are delivered within appropriate time frame

• Knowledge of market research practices and techniques, knowledgeable on principles, practices and techniques of marketing strategies

• Ability to create, manage and coordinate marketing activities and processes to promote TEDxGateway properties

• Analysis of partnership campaigns to determine the success and challenges to arrive at the best way forward

Working Hours:

Office Timings- 10 am to 7 pm

*Closer to the event we work on weekends too*