Responsibilities

• Managing the planning and implementation of CAF Main Tournaments and Special Events such as Tournament Draws, CAF Awards & Medal Ceremonies.
• Contribute to the conceptualization, design, specifications, and budgeting for events (stage, podium, technical production, etc.).
• Proactively managing and strategizing all event needs. 
• Advancing, maintaining, and managing external partners and vendors for multiple events and swag, including negotiating optimal terms.
• Increasing the engagement strategy, creative approach, planning, and execution of CAF Tournaments & Special Events.
• Producing detailed proposals for events, e.g., timelines, concepts, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing, and budgets.
• Managing concepts implementations and operations with CAF relevant departments, external stakeholders and event agencies.
• Perform thorough venue assessments and create strategic plans to optimize logistics and submit reports.
• Supporting team with on-site execution and management, including staffing and resourcing.
• Leading the project team and all liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing event budget and tracking expenses.
• Developing and delivering event enablement to include pre-event briefings, at-event briefings, and drive post-event follow-up briefings and event retrospectives.

Requirements (Profile)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
• Previous experience of 10 years minimum in the event industry, event production, event management.
• Wide expertise in the technical requirements of event production.
• Experience in the sports industry is an advantage.
• Any additional certification related to event is an advantage.
• Strong project management skills with a clear focus on delivery and high-quality standards.
• Ability to teamwork with very good social skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to work smart under pressure and efficiently on multiple project requests simultaneously, and to deal with potential for tight deadlines and unexpected complexities.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Flexible with travelling.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience using event management tools.
• Fluent in English and/or French language both written and spoken; command of any other CAF official languages (English, French, Arabic) is a plus.

We Offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension schemes.