The objective of the Regional Manager is to provide effective and quality customer service by ensuring that a campaign is successfully executed in terms of client expectations.
Formal Qualification(s)
- Matric or relevant diploma/certificate in Business Administration field, Event Coordination or relevant qualification
- Financial acumen
- Computer literate in MS Office, Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
Required skills
- Planning and coordination
- Organisational skills
- Strong numerical skills
- Strong administration skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong prioritisation skills
- Process driven
- Management skills
Training
- On the Job Training and vocational training
Understanding
- Awareness Of Company Policies and Procedures
- Understand Provantage’s Structure and Reporting Lines
- Understand Provantage’s Business Ethics and Values
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Software knowledge.
- Knowledge of the industry and competitors
- Understanding of campaign life cycles and processes
- Ability to work well in a start-up environment
- Team player with knowledge and experience in working with multiple teams
- Demonstrated ability to creatively develop solutions to problems
- Effectively prioritizes workload
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks and priorities
- Good oral and written communication skills
Experience
- Minimum 5 years in campaign management or project management
- Experience in administration and cost accounting
WORK OUTPUTS AND KEY INDICATORS
Financial Management
- Campaigns are executed within budget and approved gross profit
Business Process Management
- Governance:
- Accurate adherence to company policies and procedures relating to campaign execution
- Operational:
- Effective and efficient flow of systems and procedures
- Accurate record keeping
- Adherence to all time frames and deadlines
Learning and Development (People)
- Personal development plan maintained
- Manage subordinates’ skills improvement
Client Management
- Accurate information submitted to stakeholders
- On time and accurate campaign reporting
- Internal & external relationships built
TASKS PER OUTPUTS
Work output 1: Financial Management
- Effective cost management in line with budget requirements
Work output 2: Business Process Management
- Governance
- Adhere to Company policies and departmental procedures
- Oversee all campaign activities of Activations Manager and assist with campaign status meetings
- Ensure adherence to promotional/campaign objectives in accordance with client’s brief by managing Campaign Coordinator activities
- Quality control feedback reports and provide feedback to General Operations Manager on the success of the campaign
- Operational
- Develop effective and efficient administration systems and procedure
- Pro-actively manage all day-to-day queries, problems and crisis areas relating to campaign execution timeously
- Refer queries to Planning and AE’s to ensure execution plan is in accordance with client expectation
- Conduct status meetings with Activations Manager and Campaign Coordinators on progress of campaigns
- Manage company vehicles – checks, servicing and allocations
- Manage subordinate leave and salary inputs
Work output 3: Learning and Growth (People)
- Maintain own Personal Development Plan
- Develop own competencies required for daily functions.
- Ongoing personal development enabling constant innovation relating to cost saving, brief effectiveness and efficiency
- Manage the subordinate development plans
Work output 4: Client Management
- Ensure that accurate information is submitted to the General Operations Manager and AE’s
- Build and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders, internally and externally
- Communicate and advise all stakeholders on any changes or challenges in campaigns timeously
- Provide regular feedback to Management and AE’s on campaign execution
REPORTING LINES (two up and down)
Position directly upstream:
- General Manager: Operations
Position directly downstream:
- Activations Manager
- Campaign Coordinators
- Branch Staff
ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS
- Office bound & field work
- Occasional travelling to sites
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants who meet the requirements are invited to submit their CVs to Stephan Botha, GM: Operations Africa on sb@provantage.co.za by the closing date
Deadline: 7 September, 2021.
The application is to be deemed as not successful should no response from the Company be received within one week of the closing date.
Please Note:
Only CVs sent via email will be considered.