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Join the AIDF team

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)

AIDF Career Opportunities: Student/ Volunteer Placement

We are currently an enthusiastic volunteer who is looking to develop their research, copy writing and social media skills and gaining real world business experience. This placement will be for a maximum of 3 months.

By shadowing our Head of Marketing you will gain experience in:

�Researching and writing short features and news stories around food & water security and disaster relief & resilience for our website www.aidforum.org.

�Creation of info graphics from topic generation, desktop research to creative design and marketing via social media and partners.

�Conducting interviews with humanitarian experts at NGOs, UN agencies, governments and the private sector on identified topics.

�Social Media engagement and promotions.

�Data and content management.

Training and assistance will be provided throughout the placement.

There will also be opportunities to attend events and take advantage of additional

networking.

Your profile:

A passion for the humanitarian and development sector is important, while journalistic

or marketing experience is not necessary. You will need excellent English language and

good writing skills as well as an analytical mind and plenty of initiative and willingness to

learn.

The placement will take place at our central London office with a possibility to also work

from home where appropriate.

AIDF: Contact us

Applicants must be able to start work immediately and be a UK resident or have a current UK working visa.

If you are keen to join our team, please email a short covering letter and your

resume to Sonja Ruetzel, Director of AIDF, at sruetzel@aidforum.org.

We are looking forward to hear from you.

The AIDF team