Sponsorships & Events Manager - Midrand

In brief

**Overview** This role is for a Sponsorships & Events Manager at Dis-Chem Pharmacies' Head Office in Midrand. The manager is responsible for planning, managing, and executing sponsorships, events, and promotional competitions to drive brand awareness, engagement, and customer participation for Dis-Chem. The position requires ensuring all initiatives align with the marketing strategy and involve close collaboration with internal marketing teams (Integrated Marketing Campaigns, Strategy, Brand & Communications) and external vendor partners to deliver high-quality, compliant, and engaging experiences. **What you will do** * Develop and maintain the annual sponsorships, events, and competitions calendar in line with the 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 event and sponsorship 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. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * 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. * Strong knowledge of compliance, risk, and safety considerations in events and competitions. * Ability to plan and execute multi-channel activations with attention to detail. * Strong project management and organizational skills to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously. * Budget management skills and ability to deliver commercially effective campaigns. * Collaborative and stakeholder-focused approach to work across multiple teams and external partners. * South African citizen. * MIE (clear criminal and credit record). * Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for a candidate with a Bachelor's degree or diploma in marketing, events management, or a related field, possessing extensive experience (5+ years overall, with 3-5 years in a leadership capacity) in sponsorship, event management, and promotional campaigns, particularly within retail or consumer-facing sectors. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong project and budget management skills, meticulous attention to detail in executing multi-channel activations, and a collaborative approach to stakeholder management. Essential qualities include strong knowledge of compliance, risk, and safety in events, coupled with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and external partners. Applicants must be South African citizens with a clear criminal and credit record, and possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transport. **Deadline** 21st October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/sponsorships-events-manager-midrand-dis-chem-pharmacies Source: myjobmag

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