Events Project Manager

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •At least three years' working in an Event Management role
• •Strong credible leadership
• •Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• •Thorough and organised approach
• •Experience running logistically challenging events
• •First-class operational delivery across a varied portfolio of projects
• •Excellent rapport-building, active listening and communication skills
• •Top-notch delegate and crew logistics management
• •A real passion for operational and financial efficiency
• •Experience leading, directing or coordinating teams through event management
• •Knowledge of production elements including technical, design, print, video, multi-media and presentation
• •Experience in delegate management, including online registration
• •A full UK driving licence
• •Good computer literacy skills (particularly working across the various MS packages)
• •The role will be based primarily in Hartlebury, Manchester or London offices
• •Flexibility to work from other places and undertake commercial duties both in the UK and overseas

Desired Qualifications

• •You've done just that at event agencies before
• •You know how to groove with different departments
• •You're the maestro who conducts the whole symphony
• •You have a knack for turning dreams into reality
• •You're no one more organised than you
• •You have a deep understanding of event intricacies
• •You can safeguard the bottom line
• •You can reconcile the accounts post-event
• •Balancing budgets and turning chaos into coordinated perfection is your daily routine
• •You're a people person
• •Connecting with others is your second nature
• •You can grow relationships in no time
• •You've got a strong logistical background
• •You're ready to take your event mastery to the next level
• •You own the beginning, middle and end of every project
• •You can interpret client requirements accurately
• •You can influence where appropriate
• •You can produce full event response proposals
• •You can collaborate with other internal departments
• •You can manage multiple events simultaneously
• •You can be commercially aware throughout the project
• •You can own the budget
• •You can ensure that post-event activity is given as much attention as the other stages of the project
• •You can support future event activity
• •You can facilitate continuous improvement
• •You can own all health and safety processes
• •You can ensure they are always completed and adhered to
• •You can clearly communicate with all stakeholders, internal and external, throughout the project
• •You're able to prioritise effectively your own workload and administration
• •You have proven relationships internally and externally
• •You have a cracking drive to deliver on our 'anything's possible' mindset
• •You're passionate
• •You're excited about this role