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CONGRESS PROJECT MANAGER - EVENT AGENCY

Employer
Live Recruitment
Location
Manchester
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
18 Sep 2019

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Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

LG16539



Your opportunity to join one of the leading event and production agencies in the UK!



THE COMPANY



Globally recognised as one of the best agencies to work for this agency are renowned for delivering some phenomenal campaigns and live events, with worldwide offices that support their truly global client base. Healthcare is hugely important in their portfolio and they work with some of the top pharmaceutical companies, delivering projects such as product launches, congresses, publications, stand design, 3D interactive screens and models, app development and much more!



Offering an excellent working environment, including a strong team ethos, competitive salaries and fantastic career opportunities, this is certainly an opportunity not to be missed!



THE ROLE



Due to ongoing growth, they are now looking for a Congress Project Manager to join their passionate team and work on the delivery of internationally congresses for some of their high profile clients. ,Working on a range of congresses from start to finish at any one time responsibilities are broad and include:



* Overall responsibility of the congress / events including exhibition stands, symposia, digital, production and live events

* Being present and participating in kick off meetings

* Understanding the strategic approach

* Working closely with internal teams and external suppliers

* Ensuring timelines are maintained and communicated effectively

* Ensuring operational excellence of the projects

* Ensuring compliance across all areas of the project

* Stakeholder management

* Budget management including financial reconciliation and reporting

* Onsite management



THE CANDIDATE



The ideal background would be someone currently working within a similar role at an event agency or conference organiser. Previous experience of working on congresses and its associated events is essential and ideally this experience should come from global congress management within the pharmaceutical industry. As such candidates must have had experience of being involved in all areas from exhibition booths through to additional meetings and symposia with strong logistics management experience. Candidates must be able to travel as you will be expected to go onsite to manage the congresses / events.



In return for your commitment the client offers an opportunity to join an exciting, dynamic and growing company, with the chance to develop and grow your career whilst working on some unique live events for fantastic clients.



Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit www.live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

Company

Live Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency for the live events industry looking after the businesses and people who work in event / experiential agencies, corporate clients, venues and associations. Whether you’re looking to build your team or get a new and exciting job in events, you’ve come to the right place.

Our website carries the latest vacancies, careers and job opportunities and is constantly updated with the latest Event opportunities as they become available.

Read our latest article: Will you win the race to scale up your event recruitment?

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 616 3500
Location
55 Colmore Row
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 2AA
United Kingdom

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