Senior Manager (Sponsorship & Engagement), ACD

Key duties and responsibilities that need to be performed to meet the primary objective of the job:

Partnership Development and Engagement

• Involve in the planning of strategic collaborations with partners as well as to identify and develop new partners.
• Oversee the engagement of partners at PA and Arts & Culture Division’s (ACD) engagement platforms; include manage and support building a good network of partners and stakeholders to enhance PAssionArts and Chingay’s outreach and engagement.
• Perform the role of relationship manager in engaging partners at PA and ACD’s platforms, identify opinion leaders and engage them for communications and feedback gathering.
• Facilitate community engagement initiatives/programmes to enable active residents’ participation and co-creation process, which will be presented at Chingay and/or suitable PAssionArts platforms.

Marketing and Sponsorship

• Support the planning and development of marketing and sponsorship strategies to expand the sponsorship pool for division’s programmes including Chingay and PAssionArts.
• Develop and tailor marketing and sponsorship proposals and materials to support outreach and engagement of sponsors and partners, as well as enable community programmes.
• Prepare sponsorship agreements and ensure contractual obligations are met, including optimising sponsor’s exposure through public relation effort and social media.
• Prepare post-event reports and sponsor debriefs.

Ticketing & Hospitality Administration

• Manage the administration of tickets which include allocation, ticket sales to identified stakeholders, distribution and reporting.
• Work with ticketing partners to oversee sales performance, monitor revenue tracking, and ensure accurate accounting and reconciliation of ticket sales for all events and programmes.
• Manage relationship with key stakeholders and coordinate hospitality guest lists, invitations, RSVPs, seating arrangement and VIP experiences for sponsors (e.g. exclusive invites, car decal, photo opps).
• Provide on-site support at event to ensure the seamless execution of hospitality experiences.

Other Duties

• Guide junior officers in ACD in achieving the overall programme and community outcomes.
• Support in procurement and administrative matters to ensure adhere to prevailing Financial and Procurement guidelines.
• Perform secretarial and other duties as assigned by the senior officers of ACD.

Knowledge & Skills
At least three years of experience in sponsorship, partnerships or events role with good knowledge of the arts & culture sector

Others
• Possess excellent IT skills including data management and Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel).
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Excellent organisational and project management abilities.
• Experience working with ticketing platforms.
• Strong administrative skills with an excellent eye for detail.
• Ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines.
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends as needed.