- 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
Sponsorship and event execution
- 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
Campaign management and execution coordination
- 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
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 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.
- Proven experience in event management, sponsorship activation, or promotional campaigns
- 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
Key Performance Indicators
- Event & Sponsorship Delivery: Timely and high-quality execution of all planned initiatives
- Engagement & Reach: Measurable impact on brand awareness, participation, and audience engagement
- Budget Compliance: Initiatives delivered within approved budget and resource allocations
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: Positive feedback from internal teams, partners, and participants
- ROI & Insights: Post-event reporting with actionable insights for future initiatives
- Team leadership & delivery: Effective team coordination, workload management, delivery quality, and stakeholder collaboration.
Special Conditions of Employment
- South African citizen
- MIE, clear criminal and credit
- Driver's license and/or own reliable transport
Deadline:21st October,2026