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Career Opportunities

AIDF: About us

BACKRGROUND www.aidforum.org

The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) is an independent platform uniting

humanitarian thought leaders, regional governments, NGOs, civil society, aid agencies,

UN and donor organisations, and the private sector to establish collaborations, gain

expertise and exchange experiences. AIDF has been building long-lasting partnerships

between key actors in the humanitarian and development marketplace for over 13 years

through summits and exhibitions in Geneva, Washington D.C., Bangkok, Nairobi, Kuala

Lumpur and Jakarta.

AIDF SUMMITS

AIDF summits are timely, high profile meetings, bringing together humanitarian and

development experts, influencers, investors, thought leaders, policy makers and

entrepreneurs. Delegates come to share insight, knowledge and vision around the most

vital issues around global and regional aid strategy and meeting sustainable

development goals; with a specific focus on disaster relief, resilience, food and water

security. For more information of what to expect please view our summit videos.

Join the team

If you are passionate about the humanitarian and development sector and are excited

about building public-private partnerships, we are eager to hear from you.

We are currently expanding the team to help us succeed with our ambitious event plan

for 2015 running large scale multi-stream summits on three continents (Asia, North

America, Africa).

”AIDF has allowed me to build a

very diverse level of partnerships

with big organizations

who are interested in humanitarian

affairs as well as small

entrepreneurs.”

Rosa Malango, Chief of External

Relationships and Partnerships

UN OCHA

AIDF Career Opportunities: Client Strategy & Sponsorship Manager

Main duties and responsibilities:

� Attracting international clients for sponsorship agreements and working with them on individual event strategies

� Building strong relationships with key decision makers and become their trusted adviser

� Managing your client accounts and help ensure fulfilment of agreed deliverables before, at and after the event

� Research and lead generation using social media and competitor information

� Meeting agreed KPI and revenue targets to contribute to the team’s growth

� Competitor mapping and understanding the unique positioning and selling points of AIDF

� Identifying and researching new growth areas

� Working closely with marketing, production and admin/operations

The successful applicant will have:

� Interest in the development and humanitarian sector and desire to develop themselves as strategic business development adviser

� A minimum of 2-3 years sales experience gained in a business to business environment (sponsorship and conference sales highly desirable)

� Entrepreneurial can-do attitude and ability to thrive working in a target orientated environment

� Competency to research and source own leads and build profitable business relationships

� Excellent telephone etiquette and skill to lead detailed conversations with senior officials

� Proven ability to work well in a team but also initiative to work on your own

� Good sense for identifying business opportunities, new revenue streams and possibilities to sell across a whole portfolio

� Ability to international travels and confidence in face-to-face networking

In return we offer:

� A competitive remuneration package with an uncapped commission structure

� Inspiring and motivational environment with a great team spirit

� Competitive and diverse sales culture including incentives, awards and recognition for achievers

� An exciting, rewarding and important sector: in the past year US$22bn were spent on international humanitarian response and further US$28.6bn on development assistance (Humanitarian Assistance Report 2014)

“For us, this summit is a big success

because we have made good contacts,

giving us the potential to develop new

systems and new research collaborations

with local institutions. I’m very happy

that we participate in this event.”

Leon van Mullekom, BASF (2014)

Sponsor Profile

The humanitarian and development sector, including key organisations such as USAID,

WFP, PLAN International, World Vision, UNOPS, UNHCR are welcoming companies to the

debate on effective humanitarian aid delivery and disaster relief & resilience.

Companies interested in sponsoring AIDF Summits include:

� Providers of shipping, logistics solutions and supply chain management;

� Procurement agencies, consultants, training organisations and advisors;

� Vehicle and transport providers, fleet management services, tracking services;

� Field technology providers, including shelter, power, storage and lighting;

� Emergency water filtration systems, pumps, portable toilets, sanitation supplies;

� Providers of communication technology, IT networks, mapping, early warning systems, UAVs;

� Healthcare and medical diagnostic, preventative and treatment technologies, devices and supplements; nutrition supplements

� Knowledge and data management as well as information security providers;

� Maintenance, stability and security services, and protective equipment;

� Financing and leasing service providers

� Digital finance, micro-finance, m-money, m-health and m-learning solutions;

� Consultancies, risk advisors, specialist insurance companies;

� HR and recruitment services;

� Agricultural equipment, seed technology, food fortification

� Drought management, irrigation, water testing

� Flood and storm warning and prevention, emergency response equipment

And many more.

“It is particularly valuable for the exhibitors to have access to knowledgeable

procurement officials who can guide them regarding their products, marketing,

technical considerations and potential markets.”

John Abood, Contracting Officer, Acquisition & Assistance

USAID

2015 AIDF Summits

AIDF Asia Aid & Response Summit: Mobile for Development, Disaster

Resilience, Aid & Response

16-18 June 2015, United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

Looking at Mobile for Development, Disaster Resilience, Climate Change Adaptation and Aid

Response with themes of health & nutrition, security and safety, communications and operations,

finance and partnerships running through the conference sessions. The United Nations World

Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015 will highlight key priorities and technology or

service gaps, so this event is scheduled three months later to assist the humanitarian attendees and

government delegates who will be looking for partners and solutions to aid with specific projects.

AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit 2015

10-11 September 2015, Ronald Reagan Building & Internat. Trade Centre, Washington D.C.

Building on the success of the 2014 event, the 7th AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit will focus on

international field operations and national control centres looking at what can be learned from

recent disasters including Ebola. We have strong attendance from USAID, the American Red Cross,

International NGOs and UN Organizations including the WFP, UNOPS, UNDP and UNPD. Topics will

be defined in conjunction with our partners, attendees and commercial partners, and will include

aspects of operations, delivery, response and resilience.

AIDF Africa event series3-5 November 2015, United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This event series will look at technology for development, health, safety and security, agriculture and

drought management, logistics, communications and transport solutions for food, water and

emergency programmes as well as last mile logistics, infrastructure and development of refugee

camps. It will feature 60 speakers plus workshops and round table discussions in coordination with

commercial partners, UN agencies and media partners

AIDF: Contact us

The Aid & International Development Forum is based in London (UK) and part of the

Henley Media Group, a diversified media business with conferences, exhibitions, online

communities and publications serving sectors including: Renewable Energy,

Sustainability & Climate Change, Sport Business, Maritime and Humanitarian Aid,

Development & Disaster Relief.

If you are keen to join our team, please send your CV to gleb@henleymediagroup.com

or call +44 (0)20 7871 0123 and ask for Gleb Zacharov for further information.

We are looking forward to hear from you.

The AIDF team