Global Event Lead - 6-Month Hybrid Role

monks; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks is seeking a Senior Event Manager for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Dublin, operating in a hybrid model. You will partner with a major client to design, plan, execute, and measure promotional events across EMEA, balancing strategy with hands-on delivery.

The role requires 4+ years of event management experience (in-person and virtual), strong budgeting skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong capabilities in the area of event & project management, ideally with 4+ years of experience managing events (in-person and virtual events).
• Event trend awareness and competitive insights.
• Excellent ability to multitask and stay abreast of multiple projects at one time.
• Experienced in financial planning, including building and managing event budgets.
• Ability to travel for live events/site visits where required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding quality support to the marketing events and programmes run by the Client team
• Work closely with your Client team point of contact on event data and audience development for multiple EMEA events
• Spend time building and maintaining spreadsheets with extreme attention to detail
• Work on spreadsheet updates, analysis, and heavy data for nominations and the delegate management process
• Ownership of event reporting (during and post-event)
• Ownership and/or collaboration on project timelines and project plans, ensuring deliverables are met on time
• Work effectively with external partners, creative agencies, and vendors, and internal cross-functional partners, e.g. PR, Sales, Logistics, and other Marketing teams
• Acting as a trusted project lead, reporting to our Event Director.
• Creating high-quality, high-touch creative events that communicate brand value and build brand equity among advertisers and consumers.
• Delivering high-velocity event programs, whilst managing multiple stakeholders, either for virtual or in-person event formats
• Project management of different event formats, from the initial event strategy and concepting, pre-event planning, through to live event delivery and post-event reporting
• Direct client management and reporting. Overseeing multiple projects at one time, ensuring objectives are met and exceeded.
• Financial ownership - including creating, managing, and reconciling event budgets, as well as ongoing internal and client team financial planning.
• Overseeing and managing internal teams or third-party suppliers required for the event delivery - ensuring all project deadlines are adhered to and acting as quality control for the event work delivered
• Consistent communication to the client with updates, status reports, and progress of projects against their objectives and scope

Skills

Event management

Project management

Budgeting

Client relationship

Education

BA/BS degree

Job description

Monks is seeking a Senior Event Manager for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Dublin, operating in a hybrid model. You will partner with a major client to design, plan, execute, and measure promotional events across EMEA, balancing strategy with hands-on delivery.

The role requires 4+ years of event management experience (in-person and virtual), strong budgeting skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and travel as needed.