Community & Partnerships Manager (Healthy Snacks)

About the role

A client in Dubai is hiring a Community & Partnerships Manager to be the face of its brand in the real world. The role builds relationships with local communities, fitness centres and event organisers to create collaborations such as sponsorships, giveaways and co-hosted experiences, while also growing a community of health-conscious customers. It is a hybrid role, part outbound relationship-builder and part community-builder.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and reach out to local communities, fitness centres, gyms, health studios and event organisers for collaboration opportunities
• Negotiate and manage sponsorships, product giveaways and co-branded activations, and represent the brand at fitness events, expos, markets and community gatherings
• Build a pipeline of recurring partners and track partnership performance (reach, engagement, sample-to-sale conversion) and report on ROI
• Negotiate terms and manage simple partnership agreements, coordinating with legal and finance where needed
• Grow the owned community across social channels, email and in-person touchpoints, and plan and run ambassador programs, challenges, tastings, pop-ups and member perks
• Collect community feedback and develop content and messaging with the marketing team
• Own community engagement metrics and report on progress, and propose budgets for sponsorships, giveaways and events
• Work with Marketing, Sales and Operations, stay on top of fitness and wellness trends, and build a collaboration calendar

Required profile

• 2-4+ years in partnerships, community management, brand partnership, field/event marketing, influencer marketing, media relations, PR or strategic partnerships (ideally in food, wellness, fitness or consumer packaged goods)
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with external partners, and experience growing or managing an online or offline community
• Comfortable representing a brand in person at events, on camera and in conversation
• Strong organisational skills, genuine interest in health, fitness and nutrition, and an active network across creators, agencies, media and brands
• Willingness to travel locally and work some evenings and weekends for events