Corporate Events and Marketing Manager | Olive Group Dubai, UAE

The Role

To actively support Business Development and Brand enhancement activities across the group through the planning and coordination of a diverse range of marketing activities providing creative and strategic input and guidance where possible.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning – conduct a yearly planning exercise, with regular reviews, in close consultation with the Business Units to decide the optimum strategy for events and marketing activities
• Budget management & reporting – plan, set and monitor the events and marketing budget reporting on Return On Investment
• Brand Management– act as the ‘brand gatekeeper’ to ensure consistency of look/feel and imagery across all external documentation and presentations including regular updates and training on the OG Brand Guidelines
• Conferences & Exhibitions – plan, co-ordinate and manage all event activity globally to promote the Brand and achieve maximum ROI from these events
• Marketing Collateral – manage the internal marketing library; generate and roll out collateral to support business needs, working with the proposals and bid management teams, ensure all collateral is kept up-to-date & produced within brand guidelines and manage the production process ensuring accuracy and relevancy of data at all times
• Website – act as the owner for the OG website ensuring copy and imagery refreshed; tightly manage external suppliers against their Service Level Agreements
• Agencies and Suppliers – Manage the relationships with agencies, copywriters, translators, photographers and freelance consultants to ensure that all vendors are delivering collateral inline with brand guidelines whilst making sure all SLA terms are being adhered to for optimum service and value to Olive Group at all times.
• Public Relations – Co-ordinate, create and respond to all requests for press content working with the Shareholders and the Business Unit heads regarding press releases and requests.
• Internal Communications & Branding – Manage the company intranet, updates and changes to be managed in-house using a content management tool and implement and manage internal communication programs for corporate communication with all employees
• Olive Spirit – actively participate in the corporate charity programme and events

Requirements

Key Competencies:
• Communication
• Copy writing
• Planning and budget management
• Strong conceptual, analytical and judgment skills
• Detailed knowledge of marketing process
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously
• Team player
• Ability to manage a virtual team, including suppliers

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