Event Manager

Reed Exhibitions; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global events organizer in Saudi Arabia seeks an Event Manager to design and lead event strategies, ensuring high standards and effective stakeholder communication. The ideal candidate has experience in budget management and a proven track record in event leadership. This role offers flexible working hours, a competitive bonus, and generous paid annual leave.

Benefits

Medical and Air ticket

Competitive bonus

25 days paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in budget and forecast management in an event environment.
• Confident building networks and partnerships with stakeholders.
• Experienced at using data to support decision making.
• Experience being a brand, product, or event lead.

Responsibilities

• Build event strategies delivering innovation for business objectives.
• Lead and communicate the event vision to stakeholders.
• Inspire the team to deliver world-class event solutions.
• Write budgets and manage P&L to oversee revenues and costs.
• Build relationships with major industry stakeholders.
• Ensure events are delivered on time and on standard.
• Drive team performance to create a positive working environment.

Skills

Budget management

Networking with stakeholders

Data-driven decision making

Event leadership

Job description

Want to build your career in a FTSE 10 company, working in the exciting and dynamic events industry, where no day is the same?

About the Team

Part of RELX, RX is a global events organizer, creating market-leading events that bring together industry professionals from around the world, operating in dynamic industry segments, delivering innovative and impactful events that connect businesses and drive growth.

About the Role

As an Event Manager at RX, you’ll design and lead the event strategy and deliver working with teams across a matrix organization. You\'ll work alongside a talented and dedicated group of professionals who are passionate about creating exceptional experiences.

Responsibilities

• To build event strategies which deliver continued innovation in relation to both event and business objectives
• Lead and communicate the event vision and strategy to stakeholders and teams, ensuring clear accountability across a matrix structure.
• Inspiring a team to deliver world-class event solutions, anchored to strategy.
• To write budgets and deliver robust P&L management, overseeing revenues and costs.
• To uncover and build equitable relationships with major industry stakeholders
• To lead planning and timelines to ensure events are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Driving individual and team performance to create a positive working environment with high performing show teams

Requirements

• Experience in budget and forecast management in an event environment
• Confident building networks and partnerships with stakeholders
• Experienced at using data to support decision making
• Experience being a brand, product or event lead

Working for you

RX promote a healthy work life balance, with flexible working hours, wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals to meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

These are some of the benefits on offer :

• Medical and Air ticket
• Competitive bonus
• 25 days paid annual leave

About the Company