Head, Conferences and Event

Media Trust Limited, publisher of DAILY TRUST and Aminiya, is desirous of recruiting competent, self-motivated and result-oriented candidates to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Head, Conferences and Event
Location: Abuja
Duties and Responsibilities 

• Organize conferences and events in relationships with other organizations
• Manage and control events and budgets
• Develop event strategies to reflect sales and marketing goals

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills as well as strong analytical ability
• Ability to lead others and develop strong teams and relations across the organization (Sales, Marketing, Functional Partners) to achieve event plan objectives
• Ability to effectively translate company objectives into creative event platforms
• Ability to manage staff and external vendors in order to maximize productivity of department
• Excellent knowledge of conference/event environment
• Ability to deal with confidential tasks with total discretion
• Flexible, ability to identify and resolve problems quickly
• Develop the conferences and events into a profitable Strategic Business Unit.

Qualification and Experience

• A degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Finance, Business Management or any relevant discipline with a good Master’s degree particularly an MBA from reputable University;
• Minimum of 7-.10 years’ cognate experience with at least 5 years at Senior Management level in the print media, agencies or experience in, consulting.
• Proven working experience in Conferences and Events Management
• Experience in identifying target audience and devising strategies that engage, inform and motivate readers to improve brand and market visibility
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How to Apply 
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Curriculum Vitae/Resume by email only indicating the position applied for as the subject