Quest Search & Selection are looking for an inhouse Events Manager manage and execute the events calendar within budget and agreed timelines. These events will be held in UK and overseas & include annual conferences for the different brands, Exhibitions, Forum, Workshops, Round tables, and Internal Events (away days, SLT events, Seasonal events).
This business is a leading B2B supplier & wholesaler, where you will be part of a large international organisation with a highly influential marketing power with sustainable and progressive financial results.
In this position your responsibilities as an Events Manager include:
- Budget planning, reporting and control across all events.
- Leading the full Events calendar for the year & project manage, budgeting & leading the events on the day.
- Develop and implement delivery plans for projects, using project management principles and approaches that is accessible to other stakeholders.
- Develop event content and strategies to drive industry change across portfolio of titles.
- Propose innovative ideas and creative event solutions.
- Oversea end-to-end event logistics, including venue selection, vendor management and execution
- Managing all aspects from concept to delivery with meticulous attention to detail
- Prepare and deliver communications tailored to the audience, including senior management
- Working with the speakers to make sure they have the correct AV/Tech, scripting & Q&A support
- Demonstrate proficiency in post-event recaps for evaluation.
To be successful in this Events Management position you must have -
- Ideally have 4 years' experience in B2B or B2C Events or Programme Management
- You must have experience working on large conferences, exhibitions & forums.
- You have meticulous project planning capabilities & tools running multiple events
- Outstanding communication skills and organisational capabilities to manage multiple events.
- Possess sound financial acumen and successfully managed budgets for various events.
- Effective communicator and well presented to execute the event in a professional manner
- Competent using Microsoft office and in particular Excel.
- Proven ability to think innovatively and implement new initiatives to elevate customer experiences during events.
The benefits on this Events Manager position include -
- Working for a great international!
- 10% Bonus
- Hybrid working (2 days WIO)
- Travel paid for events
- Some international travel
- Private healthcare
- 25 days holiday
- Free Gym
- Free Car Parking
- Free Fruit, Tea/Coffee with free food samples
If you feel that this opportunity sounds like you and you have both the events & project management experience, please send your cv quoting the reference JO-1912-107502.
We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.
Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.