Incubator and Marketing Manager
British Centres for Business
Total years of experience :13 years, 2 Months
• Working closely with the Department of Economic Development to set up incubator clients through the licensing and formation process.
• Providing support and representation for clients on Foreign Direct Investment projects in the UAE and GCC.
• Developing marketing strategy and managing the delivery of the strategy.
• Manage events and trade shows including preparing marketing materials adherent to branding guidelines.
• Managing the BCB website and maintaining all updates as and when needed.
• Talking to potential clients about the BCB through events/emails/phone calls and providing business development support.
• Compiling monthly newsletters and regular client advisory communications.
• Preparing, planning and project managing the publication of all publicity material to maximise brand promotion.
• Creating marketing campaigns and working with the company's external PR agency to see them executed.
• Manage events and trade shows including preparing marketing materials adherent to branding guidelines.
• Creating and developing new innovative ways to communicate the company message to our existing customers.
• Client communication and compiling monthly newsletters and regular client advisory communications and circulating to BCB database.
• Support UK SMEs through the formation process into the BCB incubator and provide further assistance to enable them to subsequently flourish.
• Maintain the BCB website by adding client and partner information as needed and responding to enquiries posted to the website.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of the organization’s marketing database.
• Develops strategy for targeted marketing campaigns and responsible for data extraction, list or lead generation, and evaluating effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
• Assist in the preparation and review of sub-grant agreements.
• Provide on-going training and support on sub-grant financial procedures and assist in conducting formal sub-grantee training workshops.
• Review sub-grantee financial reports for correctness and completeness and ensure that reports are submitted on time.
• Assist in sub-grant close-outs ensuring that all requirements of the sub-grant agreement have been met and that sub-grant funds have been properly settled.
• Organize events/seminars/meetings
Maintain open lines of communication with 48 program instructors.
Contribute to strategic communication with the U.S. Embassy.
Assist with the arranging of major program events and cultural enhancement activities.
Monitor and receive working hours of the program instructors..
Assist with the identification and recruitment of program instructors.
Oversee general program logistics.
Procurement
• Supervise ongoing procurement of all equipment and supplies needed for the ongoing effective operation of the program
• Ensure all aspects of Procurement, Assets, Warehousing and Transport
• Liaise with finance to ensure compliance and payment schedules; maintain service contracts.
Human Resources
• Management of human resource records for employees and local consultants including employment contracts, employment evaluation forms, employment forms and documents, and annual leave.
• Ensure the daily HR and administrative management (recruitment, holidays, discipline, contracts etc…) of all staff based in the field office.
• Oversee monthly timesheet for all national staff.
• Oversee the hiring processes and the HR database.
Logistics & Assets:
• Coordinate all workshop and conference activities.
• Providing oversight, management and coordination of all logistics support needs.
• Implementing and maintaining a system of asset control that accounts for all reportable assets acquired under the project.
• Maintain inventory records of Assets and equipment and oversee tracking of all assets in the field office.
Administration:
• Ensure Admin. Systems are implemented as per the policies, drafting and reviewing contracts for office and housing space.
• Oversee database and file management for administration, procurement, logistics resources documents.
• Supervise IT System to ensure functional IT systems.
• Manage and maintain all aspects of premises