Making of Champions (MoC) is seeking a new Country Manager in Nigeria!

Making of Champions is seeking a Country Manager to lead Making of Champions’ activities in Nigeria – this will include (1) overseeing the growth of MoC’s existing myriad of Talent Search (School Athletics) and Elite Athletics Competitions, (2) expanding the scope of MoC’s Elite Athlete Management activities in Athletics (Track & Field) and other sports, and (3) guiding the establishment of MoC Foundation to continue MoC’s nation-building Athlete training, development and education activities:

• Competition Management: Sustain and extend MoC Competitions’ current positioning as the largest, most impactful Athletics events nationwide (for School Athletics) and continent-wide (for Elite Athletics), and to establish their long-term legacy by annually achieving financial sustainability through fundraising from Corporate Sponsors. This includes developing MoC’s existing Elite Athlete Competitions – MoC Grand Prix, MoC Relays, etc into an annual ‘African Athletics League’ for the continent’s best Athletes
• Elite Athlete Management: Extend MoC’s management of Elite Athletes globally, building on MoC’s previous Athlete Management activities on the annual athletics circuit across Europe and Africa, and for Olympic Athletes at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, as well as entering new areas such as supporting Nigerian and other African Athletes on the US Collegiate circuit now permitted to explore the management and marketing of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Expand MoC’s Athlete management across all Sports
• MoC Foundation: Establish MoC Foundation’s presence in Nigeria, continuing MoC’s Youth Athlete Development as MoC Athletics Academy, with initiatives such as Athletics Trials, Residential Track Club, Student-Athlete Scholarship and the After School Athletics Programme (ASAP), to enable MoC’s continued nationwide impact in athlete recruitment and training. Manage MoC Media’s sports writing, photography & videography activities to maintain position as Africa’s leading Athletics Media platform and extend to other sports

Given MoC’s strong reputation worldwide as a leading brand for Nigerian Athletes and for African Athletics Media and Competitions, the MoC Country Manager role is a great opportunity for a leader who is passionate about sports, media and events to take responsibility for the growth of MoC’s Competition and Elite Athlete Management arms, as well as establish the MoC Foundation to continue MoC’s Athlete Development work nationwide.

The role requires a pro-active, energetic candidate with prior experience fundraising in Nigeria for Corporate Sponsorships and/or experience in sports and/or event management. It’s an opportunity to play a pivotal role in the current Athletics resurgence across Nigeria in the run up to the Paris 2024 Olympics and beyond! Click on the following link to download the full MoC Country Manager Job Description, for a breakdown of the Job Responsibilities, as well as the Requirements which are as follows:

Requirements

• A Bachelor or Master’s Degree in any discipline
• Minimum of 5-7 years works experience, including at least 2-3 years leading teams in a commercial or client-facing environment (particularly in sponsorship fundraising)
• Experience working in sports, media or entertainment industries and/or a demonstrated passion or interest in Sports Event Management would be highly advantageous
• Experience in international development roles or prior experience in leading or running non-profit organisations in Nigeria would also be beneficial
• Prior Experience and interest in Athletics (Track & Field) beneficial but not required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Exceptional communication abilities – excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills – and strong salesmanship, energy, and drive
• Proven track record of strong management and leadership skills in such areas as: fostering teamwork, developing, and motivating others, managing change, conflict resolution, initiative, and flexibility
• Demonstrated high-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social, and political issues; Coalition building capabilities, external networking, and experience in developing strategic partnerships
• Ability to pragmatically solve problems, plan a course of action using analytical, conceptual, strategic, and forward-thinking abilities to achieve an effective resolution.
• Strong visioning, strategic planning, implementation ability and effective under pressure (good time management skills), results oriented and proactive with ability to multi-task

Application & Deadline

Interested candidates should email their CV and Cover Letter to with ‘MoC Country Manager’ as the subject to [email protected]! The application deadline is Monday 1^st August 2022. Only candidates to be invited to interview would be contacted, with 2-3 rounds of interviews to be scheduled on a rolling basis in July/August 2022