Senior Event Manager - Highly Respected Global Conference Organiser!

Media IQ Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global conference organiser is seeking a Senior Event Manager to drive the success of an event management team. This role involves managing 2 team members to organise conferences across various industries, ensuring effective budget management and high customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in event management and strong leadership skills. Additional benefits include excellent company culture and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Great company culture

Focus on personal development

Qualifications

• 4+ years of event management experience in the conference sector.
• 2+ years of leadership experience in events.
• Must have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong direction and set clear goals for the team.
• Oversee event planning and execution while ensuring high customer satisfaction.
• Monitor event budgets for cost effectiveness and ROI.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Strategic thinking

Creative mindset

Education

Higher education degree

Job description

Senior Event Manager

Do you have 4+ years' conference event management experience? Do you have 2+ years' people management experience within events? Want to run an event management team for a leading global conference organiser?

A friendly, collaborative and fast-growing global conference organiser and intelligence company with an excellent reputation for being a great place to work. They offer excellent benefits, a great company culture and a real focus on personal development.

As Senior Event Manager you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of your team's event portfolio. This is a 100% management role. You will be managing an event management team of 2 people to begin with (with possible growth up to a team of 7). Each of your team members will organise 10-12 conferences per year across the Life Sciences, Construction and HR industries.

Our client is looking for a passionate leader, to foster a high-performance, collaborative culture, championing best practices and ensuring tasks, deadlines and budgets are managed efficiently. They are looking for a proactive individual who possesses excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, drives innovation and encourages team engagement and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• People Management: Provide strong direction, set clear goals, and foster a high-performance, collaborative culture through coaching, feedback, and professional development.
• Empowerment & Decision-Making: Encourage team autonomy, delegate tasks effectively, and support independent decision-making while ensuring successful outcomes.
• Performance & Recognition: Conduct evaluations, offer constructive feedback and recognise achievements to motivate and develop team members.
• Talent Acquisition & Onboarding: Involvement in recruitment, scheduling and resourcing to ensure optimum team strength, skill and capacity.

Event Management:

• Event logistics: Oversee team event planning and execution, ensuring tasks, deadlines and objectives are met while maintaining high customer satisfaction.
• Budget & Cost Management: Monitor event budgets to ensure cost effectiveness, financial adherence and maximum ROI.
• Vendor & Logistics Coordination: Supervise relationships with suppliers and vendors, ensuring smooth execution of logistics with venues, catering, and audio visual.
• Risk & Performance Management: Oversee risk mitigation, proactively addressing issues, and leveraging data-driven insights to support decision making and optimize event success.
• Innovation & Industry Trends: Stay updated on industry advancements and implement innovative approaches to enhance event effectiveness.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Provide leadership, foster a high performance culture, and ensure alignment with key stakeholders across departments.

Requirements:

• Must have higher education degree or similar (Event Management degree preferred)
• 4+ years of event management experience, specifically within the conference and exhibition field
• 2+ years of leadership/line management experience, specifically within the conference and exhibition field
• Must have outstanding communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Will be highly efficient and have an organised approach to task and people management
• Will be a strategic thinker with a creative mindset and a keen eye for process
• Willingness and ability to travel to Europe & United States of America

If you have the relevant experience and would like to be considered, please apply.