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GROUP EVENT OPERATIONS MANAGER - 18 MONTH MATERNITY COVER

Employer
Live Recruitment
Location
West Sussex
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
11 Mar 2021

Job Details

THE COMPANY
This leading media company are renowned for organising and delivering industry leading events across the globe! With a busy portfolio of international award ceremonies across the year, they are recognised around the world as the most credible indicator of the best in international food and drink!

Priding themselves on flawless delivery and first class service, this highly regarded business have been recognised on multiple occasions as a leading innovator in their market, attracting the most influential individuals within the industry.

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

THE ROLE
There is now an exciting opportunity for a Group Operations Manager to come on board and oversee the management of the Operations team and ensure all event programmes are delivered successfully - including project management of flagship events.

Working closely with multiple departments responsibilities are broad and include:
  • Preparing and managing event budgets and P&L
  • Liaising with senior management on operational activities, developing the brand strategy and providing deadline and updates
  • Creating and managing team schedules and time lines
  • Oversee the day-to-day running of the Operations Team to ensure event programmes are delivered successfully
  • Coordinate and attend international recce trips to secure programmes and venues
  • Source and commission international creative, production and catering agencies
  • Take responsibility for delivering all projects within the portfolio
  • Manage the tender process and negotiate best possible rates
  • End to end event management of flagship events


THE CANDIDATE
Candidates must have experience of managing a multitude of events end to end, ideally from within a conference / exhibition / awards organiser or similar environment. Experience managing event budgets, P&L and operations teams is also essential. Candidates should be willing to travel independently, as this will be a requirement of the role. A passion for the food and drink sector would be beneficial, as well as previous experience of managing international events.

In return this agency is giving you the opportunity to take your career to the next level, working with some of the best in the business - this is an opportunity not to be missed!

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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