Job description
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Liaise with clients to find out their exact event requirements
- Produce detailed proposals for events (including timelines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budgets)
- Research venues, suppliers and contractors, then negotiate prices and hire
- Manage and coordinate suppliers and all event logistics (for example, venue, catering, travel)
- Liaise with sales and marketing teams to publicise and promote the event
- Manage all pre-event planning, organising guest speakers and delegate packs
- Coordinate suppliers, handle client queries and troubleshoot on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly and to budget
- Manage a team of staff, giving full briefings
Skills & Qualifications:
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Organizational and planning abilities
- Creativity and problem-solving skills
- The ability to multitask in fast-paced environments
- A basic understanding of event management software, word processors and spreadsheets
- Basic accounting and budgetary skills
- The ability to identify potential legal liabilities and take steps to mitigate them
- Good networking and customer service skills
