Events Project Manager

STATUS: Permanent position - part-time working will be considered

LOCATION: Office based in Fetcham with some home and on-site work

SALARY: £40 - 45k per annum

REPORTING TO: Head of Event Operations

Our client based in Leatherhead organises corporate events in the UK on behalf of international clients from over 50 countries around the world. The company works with many Blue Chip brands and most of its clients are internationally based. They are the UK partner of many of the world’s leading event agencies in more than 50 countries. They are seeking a Project Manager to be part of a team responding to client briefs, preparing proposals and the delivery of events. The role carries significant opportunities for career advancement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Handling client requests and preparing client proposals
• Manage and affect the research, availability and prices at hotels, restaurants and event venues
• Support marketing and product development activities
• Assist with ensuring that briefs are responded to in a timely and effective fashion
• Assisting in maximising conversion rates and margins
• Account management with regular agency partners and clients
• Managing suppliers, contracts and Service Level Agreements
• Responsibility for the smooth and effective running of multiple projects
• Preparation and maintenance of Working Documents
• Represent company policy and requirements
• Deal with delegate, client and consumer queries and requirements
• Assist with office administration including maintaining client and supplier databases, supplier payments and credit control
• On-site co-ordination of events and management of suppliers and staff at event

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Training will be given.

This role requires previous experience - ideally in a similar role

Experience of the travel or event industries would be a distinct advantage.

Candidates should be computer literate (Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

The personal qualities and skills that are required for this role include:

• Good communication and writing skills
• Keen to learn and progress career
• Good planning and organisational skills with attention to detail
• The ability to time-manage and prioritise work efficiently
• Good people skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• All-rounder comfortable working in a small company
• Flexibility to deal with the demands of working in a pressured environment
• Ability to work efficiently across a number of projects
• Good common sense
• Enthusiastic and hard worker flexible to the demands of the event business
• Commercially aware