Events And Stakeholder Manager

Carousel Consultancy Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Carousel Consultancy Ltd. is seeking an Events and Stakeholder Manager for London/Kent. The role focuses on designing and delivering high-quality events for HNWI and corporate supporters, with accountability for senior stakeholder engagement, budgets, and a strategic events program that aligns with fundraising and growth goals.

You will lead event planning, supplier relationships, risk assessments and post-event analysis to optimise future engagement and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven track record designing and executing high-quality events for HNWI or high-profile clients.
• Experience leading varied events programmes (corporate, conferences, awards, private dinners, etc.).
• Evidence of event impact on fundraising or sales pipelines is advantageous.
• Event budget management and evaluation experience.
• Experience with risk assessments and contingency planning.
• Experience with supplier management, vendor negotiation and contract management.
• Confident and professional communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Curating exclusive engagement events for HNWIs, major corporate supporters and clients.
• Strategically ensuring events focus on guest experience and engagement to attract supporters.
• Planning senior stakeholder events and event marketing, managing budgets and deliverables.
• Ensuring events are delivered to a high standard.
• Building relationships with venues, suppliers and coordinating contracts.
• Undertaking financial reporting and event budget forecasting.
• Maintaining records, overseeing risk assessments and contingency planning.
• Leading on event communications and advising on messaging for all events.
• Capturing stakeholder feedback and providing post-event recommendations.
• Ensuring post-engagement follow up and relationship development with stakeholders.

Skills

Event management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Contract negotiation

Job description

Events and Stakeholder Manager - National Charity - London / Kent - £60k-£69k (DoE)

We are delighted to be recruiting for a fantastic Events and Stakeholder Manager role with a national charity.

This position requires an experienced individual with a demonstrable track record of designing and planning high-quality events for HNWIs, corporate organisations or high-profile clients.

As the Events and Stakeholder Manager, you will be responsible for leading senior stakeholder events programmes, managing events teams and budgets and ensuring that the events are aligned to business goals and deliver measurable outcomes.

With a strategic outlook, you will shape and manage a varied programme of events, identify opportunities to enhance stakeholder engagement, set ambitious goals for prospect engagement and lead on event communications and marketing.

Key responsibilities as the Events and Stakeholder Manager will include:

• Curating exclusive and high-quality engagement events for HNWIs, major corporate supporters and clients, ensuring all events achieve senior stakeholder engagement goals


• Strategically ensuring that all events focus on guest experience, learning, interaction opportunities and engagement and that they attract new supporters and support existing relationships


• Planning all senior stakeholder events and event marketing, managing budgets, content and deliverables


• Ensuring all events are delivered to an extremely high standard


• Building and maintaining relationships with a range of venues, professional suppliers and volunteers, and negotiating contracts as required


• Undertaking financial reporting and event budget forecasting


• Maintaining accurate records, overseeing risk assessments and undertaking contingency planning


• Leading on event communications and advising on messaging and content for all events


• Capturing and evaluating stakeholder feedback together with post event analysis, and providing future event recommendations


• Ensuring post-engagement follow up and relationship development with all prospective and existing stakeholders

And more.

What we’re looking for:

• An impressive track record designing and executing high-quality events for HNWIs, corporate organisation or high-profile clients


• Significant experience leading varied events programmes (corporate, conferences, awards, private dinners, drinks receptions etc.)


• Ability to provide evidence of event impact on fundraising or sales pipelines is highly advantageous


• Event budget management and evaluation experience


• Experienced in managing risk assessments and contingency planning


• Experience with supplier management, vendor negotiation and contract management


• Keen eye for detail and accuracy


• Highly organised nature goes without saying


• Confident and professional communication skills and the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels


• Driven by success - you will be proud of your previous event success rates and will be motivated to continuously improve and increase stakeholder participation