Oliver Wyman - Events Planner - London

International Catalyst Services, LLC; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks an Events Planner to manage internal training and firm events. The role involves coordinating logistics, managing budgets, and collaborating with various teams to ensure successful event delivery. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of event planning experience and a Bachelor's Degree, along with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years of event planning experience required.
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Plans and manages execution of internal training and firm events.
• Coordinates event logistics including travel and registration.
• Manages event budgets and vendor relationships.

Skills

Communication

Creativity

Interpersonal skills

Agility

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MS Office

Cvent

Zoom

Qualtrics

PollEverywhere

Job description

The Opportunity:

The Events Planner manages and supports delivery of internal training and firm events working closely with the OW Learning and Development Team. This role joins a global team, reporting into the Events Manager - UK and is responsible for the coordination, production and delivery of these events which align with the function’s strategy for learning and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Plans, develops and manages execution of internal in-person training events and firm events
• Work closely with Event Operations Manager for venue and event vendor sourcing from brief through to contract negotiations
• Coordinate event logistics including agenda, travel, invitation and registration, F&B and relevant event materials in collaboration with wider teams such as L&D, IT, Design and BCD Travel
• Manage event budgets and cost reconciliation
• Manage all aspects of Cvent registration including website creation, registration management, event mailbox and reporting
• Build and manage Event App as required for large training programs
• Build and manage vendor relationships across multiple areas including procuring new services and negotiating contracts
• Collaborate with stakeholders and business functions to develop and deliver training programs
• Manage department led projects shaping guidelines and best practice sharing

Experience Required

• Minimum of 3+ years of event planning experience required
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Skills & Attributes

• Communicates in all forms a clear, inclusive, and respectful manner
• Works with creativity, agility, and purpose to achieve the best results
• Highly self-motivated with excellent interpersonal skills and able to work effectively and guide senior executives and stakeholders on event recommendations
• Adapts to various situations in a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Prioritizes workload and project deliverables, is accountable for quality work and delivers impactful results
• Risk mindful and takes pre-emptive measures to avoid issues
• Focused on being proactive and solutions oriented
• Responds positively to change and demonstrates resilience
• A team player with the ability to function independently, but coach other members of the team to meet deadlines
• An individual known to exhibit enthusiasm, integrity and willingness to help whenever necessary
• Adopts a learning mindset, open to feedback, seeks opportunities to learn and develop self and others
• Travel as projects require

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience with meeting management software and virtual tools such as Cvent, Zoom, Qualtrics, PollEverwhere.

Why join us at Oliver Wyman?

At Oliver Wyman, we lead with heart - we love what we do and have fun while we do it! We also strive for breakthroughs by questioning, seeking diverse perspectives, and finding powerful and sustainable solutions. If you share these values and want to work as one and own our impact at the same time, be brave and achieve the amazing with us!

• We’re individuals who are self-starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we do
• We have the common aspiration to have an impact, leave a legacy and change the world. We have no interest in running a steady-state business. We want to build, grow and shape the environment around us
• We value an environment where every member of Oliver Wyman is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinion
• We believe that to create a true meritocracy we need to remove artificial barriers to opportunity
• We value people whose lives balance work and non-work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm.
• We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project-based business. We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons. We fundamentally value each other’s time and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input-based culture, have respect for people’s personal decisions, and believe that one's workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.

Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a management consulting firm combining deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise to help clients optimize their business, improve operations and accelerate performance. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail].

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.