Golf Project Manager

SUMMARY:
The Golf Project Manager is responsible for supporting divisional and organizational financial targets through professional, effective, and profitable event and project management methodologies.

POSITION INFO:

Job Description: Golf Project Manager

Position Overview

• Job Title: Golf Project Manager

• Department: Golf Division

• Reporting To: Head of Division: Golf

• Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Summary

The Golf Project Manager is responsible for supporting divisional and organizational financial targets through professional, effective, and profitable event and project management methodologies. The role involves end-to-end management of multiple events and existing golf sponsorship accounts, applying sponsorship principles, driving commercial success, and maintaining strong client and rights-owner relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Client Account & Sponsorship Management

• Manage and nurture client relationships, conceptualizing commercial proposals and strategies.

• Oversee marketing content, player management, and activation support.

• Understand contractual deliverables, brief legal contracts, and respond to proposals.

• Schedule and conduct regular status meetings with clients, maintaining precise documentation (operations reports, minutes, scope change budgets).

• Build rapport across multiple executive levels to retain clients and generate new business opportunities.

• Prepare and present creative tender proposals, pitch methodologies, and budgets.

• Ensure total delivery of contractual rights including broadcast, media, supplier, logistics, and rights-owner requirements.

Project & Event Operations

• Manage high-quality events through all stages: conceptualization, planning, implementation, reporting, and debriefing.

• Implement operational tools including rollout plans, event specification guides, risk assessments, and templates.

• Interpret client creative briefs and translate them into actionable briefs for creative teams and business partners.

• Identify, mitigate, and resolve project risks promptly to protect client and company interests.

• Integrate product offerings, experiential activations, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives into project plans.

Financial Management

• Prepare, manage, and report on all financial aspects of allocated events, including income, expenses, and budgeting.

• Ensure division revenue targets (secured and stretch) are consistently met or exceeded.

• Apply cost-saving techniques to maximize profitability while delivering world-class events.

• Manage purchase orders, contractual deposits, and client payments in accordance with agreed terms.

People & Administrative Leadership

• Supervise and guide Golf Project Coordinators and Administrators.

• Review submitted project plans and perform quality checks on financial budgets.

• Submit weekly status reports to the Head of Division detailing activity, risks, opportunities, and achievements.

• Enforce strict adherence to internal operational policies, financial systems, and management controls.

Minimum Requirements

Education & Experience

• Relevant Diploma or Degree qualification.

• Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in Event / Project Management.

• Proven hands-on experience managing large supplier accounts in a fast-paced, pressurized environment.

Key Skills & Attributes

• Strong understanding of sponsorship, event, legal contractual, and financial management principles.

• High emotional intelligence to manage stressful situations and interact professionally at an executive client level.

• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and budget-management capabilities.

• Self-motivated, creative, and highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.

• Willingness to travel extensively away from home and work overtime as required by project schedules.