Sponsorships & Events Manager - Midrand

Dis-Chem Pharmacies; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market related salary

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Job summary

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is seeking a Sponsorships & Events Manager at its Head Office in South Africa. The role plans, manages, and executes sponsorships, events, and promotional competitions to drive brand awareness and customer engagement in line with the marketing strategy.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree or diploma in marketing-related fields and 5+ years in sponsorship/event management within retail or consumer-facing environments, plus 3–5 years leading multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Events Management, Communications, Public Relations, Hospitality, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in sponsorship, event management, promotional campaigns, or experiential marketing within retail, FMCG, healthcare, or consumer-facing environments.
• 3–5 years’ experience leading event execution, supplier coordination, stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary teams within fast-paced operational environments.
• Experience managing agencies, suppliers, production partners, or live event environments
• Experience in retail or General Merchandise environments

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the annual sponsorships, events, and competitions calendar in line with marketing strategy
• Plan event and sponsorship initiatives with clear objectives, budgets, timelines, and deliverables
• Align all initiatives with marketing campaigns, brand objectives, and target audience goals
• Monitor live activations to troubleshoot, optimize, and ensure high-quality execution on the ground
• Manage end-to-end execution of sponsorships, events, and competitions, ensuring high-quality delivery
• Manage vendors, suppliers, and internal teams to deliver seamless experiences
• Ensure compliance with legal, safety, and brand guidelines during all activations
• Monitor live events and competitions to troubleshoot and optimize on-the-ground performance
• Collaborate with Marketing Strategy, Brand & Communications, and Integrated Marketing Campaigns teams to ensure alignment across initiatives
• Coordinate with vendors, agencies, and partners to deliver sponsorship and competition requirements; provide timely reporting on outcomes, insights, and ROI
• Maintain governance over budgets, contracts, and operational standards for all activations
• Capture outcomes, insights, and learnings from each initiative to inform future campaigns

Skills

Event management

Sponsorship activation

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Compliance & safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing/Events/Communications/PR/Hospitality

Job description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity available for a Sponsorships & Events Manager for their Head Office. The Sponsorships & Events Manager is responsible for planning, managing, and executing sponsorships, events, and promotional competitions that drive brand awareness, engagement, and customer participation for Dis-Chem. This role ensures initiatives are delivered in line with the marketing strategy, collaborating closely with Integrated Marketing Campaigns, Strategy, Brand & Communications, and external vendor partners to achieve high-quality, compliant, and engaging experiences.

Minimum Requirements… Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Events Management, Communications, Public Relations, Hospitality, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in sponsorship, event management, promotional campaigns, or experiential marketing within retail, FMCG, healthcare, or consumer-facing environments.
• 3–5 years’ experience leading event execution, supplier coordination, stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary teams within fast-paced operational environments.
• Experience managing agencies, suppliers, production partners, or live event environments
• Experience in retail or General Merchandise environments

Responsibilities

Sponsorship and event execution

• Develop and maintain the annual sponsorships, events, and competitions calendar in line with marketingstrategy
• Plan event and sponsorship initiatives with clear objectives, budgets, timelines, anddeliverables
• Align all initiatives with marketing campaigns, brand objectives, and target audiencegoals
• Monitor live activations to troubleshoot, optimize, and ensure high-quality execution on theground

Campaign management and execution coordination

• Manage end-to-end execution of sponsorships, events, and competitions, ensuring high-qualitydelivery
• Manage vendors, suppliers, and internal teams to deliver seamlessexperiences
• Ensure compliance with legal, safety, and brand guidelines during allactivations
• Monitor live events and competitions to troubleshoot and optimize on-the-groundperformance

Stakeholder alignment and governance

• Collaborate with Marketing Strategy, Brand & Communications, and Integrated Marketing Campaigns teams to ensure alignment across initiatives.
• Coordinate with vendors, agencies, and partners to deliver sponsorship and competitionrequirementsProvide timely reporting on event and sponsorship outcomes, insights, andROI
• Maintain governance over budgets, contracts, and operational standards for allactivations
• Capture outcomes, insights, and learnings from each initiative to inform future campaigns.

Competencies Essential:

Key competencies

• Proven experience in event management, sponsorship activation, or promotionalcampaigns
• Strong knowledge of compliance, risk, and safety considerations in events andcompetitions
• Ability to plan and execute multi-channel activations with attention todetail
• Strong project management and organizational skills to handle multiple initiativessimultaneously
• Budget management skills and ability to deliver commercially effectivecampaigns
• Collaborative and stakeholder-focused approach to work across multiple teams and externalpartners

Key Performance Indicators

• Event & Sponsorship Delivery: Timely and high-quality execution of all plannedinitiatives
• Engagement & Reach: Measurable impact on brand awareness, participation, and audienceengagement
• Budget Compliance: Initiatives delivered within approved budget and resourceallocations
• Stakeholder Satisfaction: Positive feedback from internal teams, partners, andparticipants
• ROI & Insights: Post-event reporting with actionable insights for futureinitiatives
• Team leadership & delivery: Effective team coordination, workload management, delivery quality, and stakeholder collaboration.

SpecialConditionsofEmployment

SouthAfricancitizen

MIE,clearcriminalandcredit

Driver’slicenseand/orownreliabletransport

Remunerationandbenefits:

Marketrelatedsalary

Medicalaid

Providentfund

Staffaccount

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