Events Manager BLUE50332

Do you have experience of planning and running events of varying size and type?  Are you a team player, a leader, an organiser, a collaborator with a genuine passion for events and can get things done? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Our client is the world's largest and most influential professional body for construction management and leadership and their workforce is key to their continued success.

Joining them as Events Manager, you will be responsible for the development, planning and running of a range of key, high profile events ensuring the brand maintains its reputation for quality and providing a consistent member experience throughout.

From managing events on the day to looking after a centralised events booking and systems tool to providing support and guidance to colleagues is order of the day are just some of the activities you will be involved in. 

This is an extremely varied role which demands someone who has highly developed organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and considerable experience of successfully planning and running multiple events.  Enthusiastic, confident with a pro-active and flexible approach, you will be numerate and commercially astute with the experience of supplier negotiations/management and budget control together with research skills.

Good project management and administrative skills are key, as is experience of successfully managing a team. You’ll need to be able to work collaboratively across the whole organisation and be a competent user of Microsoft Office, knowledge of the e-touches event management package being advantageous. Detail orientated and pragmatic, you will have the ability to work well under pressure, prioritise tasks effectively and be willing to travel and work outside of office hours, as and when required.

No two days will be the same in this exciting position, so if you thrive in an ever changing environment and love to get your teeth into a real challenge then this could be the role for you!

In return, they can offer you a fantastic range of benefits which include an excellent private medical insurance scheme and contributions to a group personal pension plan. They are also extremely proud to hold a Silver Investors in People award which demonstrates our commitment to your ongoing development.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.