Event Manager (B2B events - association)
- Employer
- Regan & Dean
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £30000 - 35000 per annum
- Closing date
- 30 Aug 2018
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- Function
- Event Logistics, Event Marketing, Event Operations, Event Production, Event Project Management
- Sector
- Associations, Conferences, Corporate, Event Management, Exhibitions, Live Events
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Job Role
- Event Manager, Organiser/Coordinator, Event Planner, Event Producer, Project Manager
Job Details
Excellent opportunity for an Event Manager to join a leading Canary Wharf based Association and deliver a range of business and training events for top corporate companies!
THE COMPANY
Business Association, based in the commercial hub of Canary Wharf, providing a varied calendar of business events, flagship conferences, dinners, seminars and training events (20-800 pax) for leading Banks and Law Firms.
THE ROLE
As one of three Event Managers you'll be responsible for full end to end event management of a busy schedule of events, ranging from seminars, conferences to training events. You'll attend all your UK events (mainly London), and remotely manage international events. Typical events include a seminar in Prague for 90 people, a UK based week-long series of training events, to an early evening London based seminar for 150. The team handle over 60 events each year, and the calendar is growing. You'll be responsible the event logistics and on-site delivery for all your own events and will also work as part of the team on their major annual conference for over 800 delegates.
Key Responsibilities:
- Day to day management of all logistical requirements of events
- Venue finding & venue management
- Speaker management (communication, presentations, additional material)
- Delegate registration management & responding to delegate queries
- Supplier management (AV and catering etc)
- Post event reporting including invoicing
- Budget management
THE CANDIDATE
You'll have excellent event co-ordination and communication skills, and a proven track record of delivering your own events. You'll have proven experience of working on a varied range of events - ideally including training events - and enjoy the nitty gritty of delivery, and the challenge of dealing with multiple events at one time. You're confident dealing with senior level speakers and business delegates. Excellent communication skills are key, as are good interpersonal and relationship building skills. Fit is key, with the natural personality to work easily within a relatively small organisation, and responsive to the needs and expectations of corporate delegates.
Key requirements:
- Track record of delivering events including training events within a business context
- Experience across all areas of event logistics
- Experience of managing external suppliers & venues
- Delegate management experience
- Relationship builder with excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Budget Management experience
- Good IT skills, experience of using delegate database
- Confident, outgoing and a strong multi-tasker who can prioritise own workload
- Excellent attention to detail with an organised and methodical approach
This is an excellent opportunity to join this small friendly team, and work on a busy schedule of events, gaining exposure to leading corporate companies.
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click "Apply" now.
Company
Check out all our events roles at www.regananddean.co.uk.
We have over 30 years at the heart of the events sector, and work on Event roles at all levels and in all its varied homes - from Inhouse/Corporate, Associations/Professional Bodies, Agencies, Publishing, Commercial Events companies, Charities, Venues - wherever event people are needed we are there to match great roles to great candidates. With over 30 years experience within the events sector we pride ourselves on remaining a flexible, ethical and hardworking recruitment consultancy that offers expertise, insight and support to our clients and candidates alike - passionate about events and events people.
We have 3 divisions: Events & Communications, Marketing, Office Support & HR. All divisions work across a full range of roles, from junior co-ordinators to senior director level, and, with hands-on experience in the fields they recruit into, our consultants are experts in their chosen areas.
Clients range from leading Event and Marketing Agencies to major Corporates, Financial Services, Associations, Commercial Conferences, Publishing, Venues, Entertainment and Charities. We are therefore able to offer experienced candidates an unrivalled breadth of opportunities within their specialist fields, on a permanent, temporary or freelance basis throughout the UK
Contact: 020 7409 3244
Website: http://www.regananddean.co.uk
- Website
- http://www.regananddean.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0207 409 3244
- Location
-
77 Queens Road
London
London
SW14 8PH
United Kingdom
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