Events Manager

Jobtailor; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CtM (Compare the Markets) is seeking an experienced events leader to set the strategy and oversee the end-to-end delivery of all colleague events. You will manage budgets, engage with Exec and leadership, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure events align with company goals.

Based in the United Kingdom, you will drive external partnerships, measure event impact, and continuously innovate to keep CtM at the forefront of colleague engagement and brand alignment.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of event planning processes.
• Experience managing large budgets.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong stakeholder management at the highest level.
• Agile thinking and ability to adapt to changing requests and changes.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for CtM events, covering both business and fun activities.
• Lead end-to-end organisation and delivery of all Compare the Markets’ events including large scale annual offsite.
• Manage event budgets and ensure cost-effectiveness.
• Stakeholder management across the business, including Exec and extended leadership team.
• Negotiate supplier and partner contracts, source vendors, negotiating costs, SLAs and T&Cs.
• Measure success of events and report insights to key stakeholders, making recommendations for improvements.

Skills

Event Planning

Budget Management

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Job description

• Set the strategic direction for events at CtM, covering both business and fun activities
• Lead and manage the end-to-end organisation and delivery of all Compare the Markets’ events including large scale annual offsite
• Accountable for overall Events budget, including budget management of each event, ensuring we are cost-effective
• Responsible for stakeholder management across the business (including Exec and extended leadership team)
• Manage and own all relevant supplier and partner contracts, sourcing vendors and suppliers, negotiate costs, SLAs and T&Cs maintaining strong diligence throughout
• Identify and implement mechanisms to measure the success of every event, for reporting upwards to key stakeholders. Make sound recommendations for change and development of future events
• Lead across the matrix to gain relevant support for the successful delivery of events, for example engaging the internal communications team on content aligned to strategy and the marketing team for brand purposes
• Understand and interpret the company strategy and make recommendations for events and activities which will help embed knowledge and understanding across the business
• Establish oneself as CtM's events expert, supporting and advising local teams on smaller team events
• Maintain excellent customer service of all events showcasing high performance and brilliant delivery
• Use external insight of trends and developments in events management, ensuring CtM remains best in class for colleague events to ensure you proactively seek new ideas and make recommendations

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of event planning processes
• Previous events management experience
• Experience managing large budgets
• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal
• Excellent relationship management
• Excellent stakeholder management at the highest level
• Strong organisational skills resilience
• Strong project management and planning skills
• Agile thinking, able to change direction and cope with additional requests and changes, calmly and with confidence

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive knowledge of event planning processes and budget management, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and relationship management. Capable of leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality events while maintaining excellent customer service and adapting to changing requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Event Planning
• Budget Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• Communication Skills

Hard Skills

• Event Management
• Budgeting
• Contract Negotiation
• Performance Measurement
• Supplier Management

Soft Skills

• Relationship Management
• Organizational Skills
• Agile Thinking
• Resilience
• Customer Service

Industry Keywords

• Events Strategy
• Internal Communications
• Marketing Alignment
• Event Trends
• Colleague Engagement