Head of Sales & Business Intelligence at the Confederation of African Football (CAF)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) was founded in 1957 by four nations: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa. As the administrative body of the region, CAF manages competitions, offers technical and administrative training courses while actively fostering the promotion and practice of football. The Confederation organizes championships such as the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN or AFCON), the most popular competition. It maintains very close links with FIFA in coordinating tournaments for different events such as the World Cup, Youth and Women competitions and the Olympic Games Football Tournaments.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Sales & Business Intelligence

Location: Cairo, Egypt (CAF Headquaters)

Job Description

• You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to elevate the organization to the highest international standards? CAF is looking to recruit a Head of Sales & Business Intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for setting up sponsorships and media sales strategies.
• Oversee and develop sponsorship sales decks.
• Develop new commercial & media assets.
• Monitor CAF sponsorship agreements to ensure obligations are met and commitments are honored.
• Create short term vs long term sales targets pipeline.
• Oversee marketing intelligence and data Analysis reports.
• Develop a sales reporting system to align with the commercial Director.  
• Strengthen current partners relationship and oversee contracts renewals.
• Identify new industries and partners to join CAF.
• Overall coordination of sponsorships and media related matters with CAF legal department.

Requirements (profile)

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Sports Management, or similar.
• 10+ years’ experience in in sports media and sponsorships with proven strategic & commercial skills and track records of reaching & exceeding targets.
• Experience in commercial and media rights documents drafting.
• Extensive best practices in sport business models and revenue generation in media, sponsorships, digital, pay-TV and OTT platforms.
• Fluent in English and/or French language both written and spoken; command of any of the other CAF official languages (English, French or Arabic) is a plus.
• Negotiation skills with strategic sense in an international environment
• Sales oriented; results driven.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office and other modern IT tools.

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.

Application Closing Date
17th March, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (Motivation Letter, CV, Diplomas, and Reference Letter) in English to: careers@cafonline.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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Note

• Only qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to gender, race, age, skin colour, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or on any other grounds.
• Only direct applications who meet all the required criteria will receive consideration.