Events Manager

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY

- Strategically manage relationships with key segment stakeholders, ensuring strong relationships are developed with high quality events being delivered
- Line manage 1-2 direct reports
- Support the head of events to deliver strategic projects
- Manage events from concept through to delivery - ensuring delivery is on time, to budget and specification
- Work closely with the planning and communications team to drive the development of event content
- Responsible for event budgets, following key processes and ensuring they are reconciled accurately
- Manage relationships with suppliers ensuring they are briefed properly and proposals are appropriate and cost effective
- Analyse and evaluate events in a compliant and timely manner in order to provide senior management with information to monitor and control business activity
- Act as a point of contact for integrated campaigns and respond to a wide range of enquiries sharing best practice, resolving issues and escalating matters as appropriate
- Develop and maintain relationships with all relevant parties in order to access their specialist skills, obtain and exchange information and identify best practices/marketing opportunities
- Monitor compliance with Bank and regulatory policy recommending action where necessary in order to minimise risk
- Support and monitor changes to systems, processes and working practices in order to achieve operational improvement

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPECTATIONS OF THE ROLE HOLDER

- Event experience in a B2B environment
- Financial Services experience is preferred but not essential
- Line management experience
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to develop relationships at all levels.
- Good oral & written communication skills are essential, plus the ability to analyse information & make recommendations
- Strong project management and logistics experience is essential
- Experience of developing content for events
- A good understanding of budget processes
- The ability to manage change and gain commitment from other regulatory requirements
- Ability to manage expectations and to challenge where necessary
- Good environmental & organisational awareness plus strong knowledge of team processes
- Inclusive approach with all colleagues across marketing and the wider group
- Responsive/easy to do business with, can do attitude
- Ability to work in a pressurised environment