Global Meetings & Events PM – 12-Month Contract

Emota; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Volunteer days

Enhanced annual leave (buy/sell)

Company pension

Life and health insurance

Other benefits

Job summary

Emota is seeking a Meetings and Events Project Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract based in the UK. The role supports global pharmaceutical clients with hybrid work options from London or Manchester, reporting to the Project Director.

You will lead end-to-end event delivery, manage budgets, coordinate partners, and ensure profitability and compliance across on-site and virtual engagements.

Qualifications

• Organiser with a minimum of 4 years event management delivery of corporate events.
• Live within a commutable distance (within 1 hour) of one of our UK offices in London or Manchester.
• Experience managing event budgets from initial budget, through revisions and reconciliation
• Team motivator and professional team member
• A focus on accuracy, detail, consistency and dedicated to customer service
• Intermediate level Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
• The ability and desire to travel on-site internationally

Responsibilities

• Manage all venues and associated logistical arrangements including congress attendance and business centre, dinners and break‑outs and housing blocks and attrition
• Manage congress sponsorship activity on behalf of your client including approval process, liaison with client contracting team and booth providers
• Manage and co‑ordinate client requirements with all 3rd party suppliers/internal service providers
• Produce, manage and circulate important communications e.g. weekly status reports to all main meeting partners
• Travel on-site to conduct site inspections including planning meetings with all suppliers and for delivery of the event
• Manage post event metric reporting
• Deliver first class customer service following clients goals
• Plan, attend and implement client planning meetings – face‑to‑face, hybrid and virtual including debriefs
• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of budgets, throughout the lifecycle of each event including approving invoices
• Ensure financial tracking of each event and conduct regular health checks to ensure positive cash flow
• Accomplish scope management – to identify and charge clients for out-of-scope activities
• Track cost avoidance / saving measures

Skills

Organisational skills

Event management

Budget management

Attention to detail

Excel

Travel readiness

Tools

Excel

Job description

Emota is seeking a Meetings and Events Project Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract based in the UK. The role supports global pharmaceutical clients with hybrid work options from London or Manchester, reporting to the Project Director.

You will lead end-to-end event delivery, manage budgets, coordinate partners, and ensure profitability and compliance across on-site and virtual engagements.