Manager, Events & Sponsorship

JOB SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION:

Manage the planning, coordination, and execution of FAB's events, sponsorships, client engagement platforms, and strategic activations. The role supports the delivery of high-quality experiences that strengthen FAB's brand positioning, deepen stakeholder and client relationships, and contribute to measurable business, brand, community, and employee engagement outcomes.

The Manager is responsible for assigned initiatives across the full lifecycle, including planning, stakeholder coordination, budget tracking, vendor management, sponsorship activation, governance compliance, and post-event evaluation.

Operates in a fast-paced environment requiring strong project management, stakeholder management, commercial judgment, and attention to detail.

Requires regular interaction with senior executives, business units, government entities, external partners, suppliers, and key clients.

Manages multiple concurrent initiatives and must maintain quality, control, and consistency across event and sponsorship delivery.

Expected to represent FAB professionally at core events and maintain a strong external network relevant to FAB's events and sponsorship portfolio.

Plays an important role in enhancing FAB's brand positioning, client engagement, community presence, and business development support through high-impact experiences.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage end-to-end delivery of assigned corporate events, sponsorship activations, client engagements, executive events, conferences, hospitality programmes, and internal engagement initiatives.
• Translate business and stakeholder requirements into clear event plans, timelines, budgets, production briefs, run-of-shows, guest journeys, and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate all event touchpoints, including venue management, logistics, production, protocol, branding, registration, hospitality, content coordination, and guest experience.
• Ensure assigned events are delivered to the expected quality standards, agreed timelines, approved budgets, and defined objectives.
• Support the evaluation of sponsorship opportunities against strategic relevance, target audience, brand fit, rights value, business impact, and expected return.
• Manage the activation of assigned sponsorships and ensure contractual rights and benefits are delivered, tracked, and optimized.
• Work with organizers, rights holders, agencies, and internal teams to maximize FAB visibility, client engagement, employee engagement, community reach, and brand impact.