Congress Event Manager

ITA Group; Des Moines, West Des Moines (IA, IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ITA Group is seeking an Event Manager – Congress to lead logistics and operations for a range of congresses. The role involves coordinating with internal teams and third-party suppliers, ensuring budgets are balanced and client needs align with the project vision.

The candidate will manage multiple events, provide strategic leadership, and travel as required to support domestic events and deliver successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• The candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum three years in event management with similar responsibilities.
• Strong organizational, multitasking and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee logistics and operations across congresses.
• Provide leadership and project management for events.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to meet budgets and client needs.
• Manage multiple events simultaneously and travel as needed (up to 25-30%).

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Negotiation

Client relations

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

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Congress Event Manager

Full Time Professional Office - Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, GA, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1922

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Event Manager – Congress, will work in our Pharma Operations team. They will oversee logistics & operations across a variety of congresses. The Event Manager – Congress, provides thought leadership & project management while having the organizational skills necessary to not leave any detail to chance. This position requires enthusiastic multi-tasking while managing simultaneous events in their entirety, sometimes working independently and in other cases leading strategic teams for domestic events.

The Event Manager collaborates with internal teams, ensuring that deliverables are met, budgets are balanced, and client needs are anticipated and aligned to their vision. In addition, the Event Manager also optimizes external relationships with third-party suppliers.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Hospitality, Liberal Arts, Public Relations, or Communications required.
• Three years’ experience in the event management industry in a position of similar accountabilities and responsibilities, or a minimum of two-years’ experience in ITA Group’sEvent Management division.
• Management of events. Please specify events worked on and role in resume.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage details.
• Ability to handle numerous projects, prioritize workload and delegate responsibility.
• Experience in effective communication and relationship building skills, business writing and client presentations. Ability to interact with all levels of client management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft® PowerPoint, Microsoft® Word and Microsoft® Excel.
• Knowledge of financial and accounting principles with experience in preparing and assessing financial budgets and profitability.
• Experience in negotiations in a business environment.
• Excellent human relations skills with the ability to be flexible and sensitive to people's needs.
• Ability to think and act in a proactive manner. Capable of seeing the big picture while understanding how each element contributes to the greater whole. Must be competent to project how a change or delay in one area will impact the overall project. Willingness to try new ideas and challenge status quo.
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to take and give direction within a matrix organizational structure and team environment.
• Ability to generate enthusiasm and dedication to support team members in order to achieve client business objectives.
• Ability to display a sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability.
• Ability to listen, understand and respond to external and internal customers’ needs in a timely manner; customer service experience in a service-related industry preferred.
• Ability to work the time necessary to complete projects and/or meet deadlines.
• Ability to travel up to 25-30% of the year.

ITA Group is an employee-owned engagement and loyalty company that provides data-driven solutions designed to uniquely motivate and inspire our clients’ employees, channel partners and customers. Creating engaging employee experiences is at the heart of what we do and who we are, and we continuously evaluate our team member benefits to ensure our team members are cared for. We offer an array of competitive benefits, including healthy retirement contributions, health, dental and vision insurance, paid parental leave, flexible work arrangements, Volunteer Time Off, paid sabbaticals, anniversary awards and more! Come join our team, recently recognized by several top organizations as a Great Place to Work.