As Senior Key Account Manager, you will lead key partnerships relations and contribute to commercial efforts for the Summit:

• Negotiate and close partnership deals, event packages and various offerings with existing partners; 

• Raise awareness and actively engage partners with the summit’s charter and editorial vision. The summit challenges conventional event practices through measures such as eco-friendly production, a sustainable food charter, minimalistic branding, and an emphasis on content and action-driven initiatives. These efforts aim to prevent greenwashing and other practices that could conflict with the summit’s core values and overarching vision.

• Work collaboratively with the ChangeNOW teams (Solutions, Speakers, Communication…) to ensure objectives are being met in line with the partners’ and ChangeNOW’s expectations before, during and after the summit;

• Support the partners in the whole preparation process of their presence at the summit (speaking slots, communication, logistic,…) and build long-lasting partnerships

• Initiate and develop new and long-lasting corporate partnerships, while managing key relationships at every level;

You will also be involved in engaging our partners in new, thematic events, depending on ChangeNOW’s development strategy.

• Successful and significant experience in the event industry, as key account management, partnership management, business development, or sponsorship

• Experience in interacting regularly with the corporate world

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with senior professionals;

• Resourcefulness, availability, and a readiness to handle operational tasks as needed, both before and during the summit, to ensure partner satisfaction

• Rigorous and attention to details;

• Strong interest and familiarity with environmental and social change. Drive and motivation to have a positive impact, and to change the world!

• Native French, fluent in English

• Autonomy, leadership, persuasive & integrative thinking;

• Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration.