JOB OF THE WEEK: Partnerships Manager vacancy at Ithra

We’re delighted to bring you details on the latest Job of the Week – powered by Global Sports – which is an exciting vacancy for a Partnerships Manager vacancy at Ithra, a Saudi Aramco owned cultural centre. 

You’ll be the on-ground resource supporting the Hill + Knowlton Strategies (H+K) sponsorship team and working closely with Ithra’s Head of Communications and Partnerships. Key responsibilities will be driving the sponsorship function, playing a lead role in sponsor acquisition, and overseeing the day to day management of key commercial relationships with Ithra’s official partners.

About us:
The role of Partnerships Manager sits in the Communications and Partnerships department whose responsibility focuses on generating revenue, while protecting the Ithra brand.

Skills we’re looking for:

• Strong interpersonal skills: a natural collaborator and relationship builder.
• Self-motivated, but enjoys working as part of a wider team.
• Persuasive and convincing personality in business development scenarios.
• Exceptionally good presentation and written communication skills.
• A high level of both proficiency in both written and spoken English. Bilingual Arabic preferred.
• Excellent understanding in what Ithra stands for, with passion and ideas for capitalising on our global growth goals
• Commercially-minded and committed to global social change through arts, culture and business.
• Problem solving, solution orientated mentality.

What the individual will be doing:

• Oversee day to day management of key relationships both directly with our partners and their agencies.
• Support the Head of Communications and Partnerships in identifying potential partners to maximise revenues from Ithra’s partnerships offering.
• Drive negotiations on renewals and new potential relationships.
• Prepare and present formal partnership update reports both internally and externally.
• Oversee implementation of Ithra’s activations both on-site and at other key touch-points in the immediate local area, nationally and internationally.
• Provide support in the strategic direction for all partnerships.
• Provide support in media negotiations.
• Work with the wider business looking for further activation opportunities for partners that can also benefit the wider business i.e. Sustainability etc.
• Prepare full evaluation reports for each partner.

What they’ll do during Ithra’s events:

• Provide ongoing support for all partner activations.
• Manage the logistics and approval for all partner film and photo shoots.
• Oversee delivery of all parter rights at Ithra events.

What they’ll need to be successful at:

Essential

• Passionate about Arts and Culture, along with the role that they play in today’s society.
• Agency or Rights-Holder background ideally working in sponsorship based roles.
• Project management and event management experience with high creativity.
• High literacy and attention to detail.
• English and Arabic preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• Arts and Culture industry knowledge and experience.

For the full job description and details on how to apply, click here.

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