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Director

Employer
ESP Recruitment
Location
City of London
Salary
£90000 - 90000 per annum
Closing date
16 Aug 2019

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Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Director, Events Europe and Africa



Well known entrepreneurial corporate company in Greater London is looking for a senior events professional to strategically develop and deliver a portfolio of events including 5-6 major complex events for the Europe and Africa territory. Managing a team of 4 full-time events professionals as well as contractors and temps, you will create and implement project plans and critical timelines for events and allocate workload and ongoing steering and support to ensure all events are managed in accordance with requirements, on time and within budget.


You will have responsibility for creative execution and production of all event-related promotional materials including videos and 'live production moments. You will take on overall on-site event lead providing support as required to the regional teams. You will also support the global Corporate Events team for annual global events.



Full P&L responsibility for an annual budget of more than 10 million Euros and will be required to assess areas of risk and make recommendations for improvements and savings.



Person Spec:

You must have extensive experience in international event management involving large numbers of multinational delegates. You will be comfortable managing a budget of over 10 million Euros and negotiating and managing complex supplier contracts. An exceptional communicator and influencer with superior project management and organisational skills you will also possess the ability to multi-task and prioritise effectively with accuracy and attention to detail. You are a self-motivated, proactive and strategic decision maker and problem solver, able to work independently and as part of a team. A creative and dynamic thinker, you must be flexible with the ability to adapt calmly and efficiently under pressure and manage change through teamwork.

Experience of the following also essential:
  • Training regional teams in event best practices
  • Responsible for ensuring all events are audit compliant
  • Experienced in the competitive procurement of complex logistical programmes
  • Video production




The ideal candidate will have an agency/live event production background with a strong background of working with large blue-chip organisations and working on large scale complex international events.



There will be international travel with this role.

Company

As specialists in our market, we offer integrity, honesty and confidentiality. As we concentrate on doing one thing and doing it really well, we have built up an extensive network of candidates at all levels and some of the most highly regarded clients in the events industry.

Offering the widest range of jobs in events worldwide, esp work on permanent, contract and freelance recruitment solutions at all levels from graduate to managing director, across the UK and internationally.

esprecruitment recruit for the following sectors:

  • Event Management Agencies 
  • Production Companies
  • Experiential Agencies
  • C&I Agencies
  • Corporate in-house
  • Venues
  • Hotels
  • Associations
  • Charities
  • Public Sector
  • Commercial Conference Companies
  • Exhibitions
  • Exhibition & Event Services
Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7299 2960
Location
Ground Floor
36 Manchester Street
London
W1U 7LH
GB

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