Job Details

The Company:

A boutique corporate events agency is looking for a highly experienced Senior Event Manager to join their close knit team. Working across Australia and internationally, the agency delivers an incredibly varied mix of events for corporate clients, particularly across the technology and professional sectors. Projects can range from major conferences, incentive programs and roadshows through to executive dinners, intimate roundtables, exhibitions and group travel programs. This is a genuinely hands on agency where seniority does not mean stepping away from delivery. Everyone gets involved, supports the team and does what is needed to create an exceptional result for the client.

Position Terms:

• Full Time Permanent Role
• Remote working position
• Will consider candidates based in Sydney or Melbourne
• Salary: $110,000 to $130,000 plus super
• Domestic and international travel required
• Some extended hours required around event delivery

The Role:

The Senior Event Manager will take the lead across a portfolio of complex corporate events and programs, managing projects from the initial client brief and budgeting stage through to production, onsite delivery and post event wrap up. You will be a trusted senior contact for clients and have the autonomy to take a brief, develop the event approach and drive the project forward while managing budgets, suppliers, logistics and delivery teams. There is plenty of variety in the portfolio. You could be leading a major multi day corporate program or international incentive one week and delivering an executive roundtable or smaller client experience the next. The successful person will enjoy that variety and bring an all hands on deck approach, knowing when to lead, when to delegate and when to simply roll up their sleeves and help get something done.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead events and complex programs from initial brief through to final delivery.
• Take ownership of large corporate events as well as smaller executive and client experiences.
• Act as a senior day to day contact for key clients.
• Develop strong, trusted and long term client relationships.
• Translate client briefs into detailed event strategies and project plans.
• Develop and manage event budgets and project financials.
• Maintain strong commercial oversight across supplier costs and event expenditure.
• Develop project timelines, production schedules, run sheets and event documentation.
• Source, negotiate with and manage venues and suppliers.
• Coordinate accommodation, transport, entertainment, AV and production partners.
• Oversee delegate registration and guest communications.
• Manage complex domestic and international travel and accommodation logistics.
• Lead supplier, stakeholder and production briefings.
• Ensure every component of an event is properly coordinated prior to delivery.
• Lead onsite delivery including bump in, rehearsals, production, registration and guest experience.
• Manage suppliers and production teams onsite.
• Oversee bump out and post event reconciliation.
• Manage multiple clients, projects and competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Anticipate potential risks and resolve issues before they impact delivery.
• Make confident decisions when working onsite or under pressure.
• Support and provide guidance to Event Managers, Coordinators and freelance event staff.
• Share knowledge and experience with the wider team.
• Contribute ideas to improve processes, events and the overall client experience.
• Travel domestically and internationally for event delivery.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will be an accomplished event professional who is comfortable taking complete ownership of complex corporate events and client relationships. You will have strong agency experience and be confident working autonomously within a remote environment. You will understand the commercial side of event management just as well as the creative, logistical and client service elements. Importantly, you will be someone who enjoys being part of a small team. You may be senior, but you are equally comfortable leading a client presentation, running a complex show onsite or helping the team with the smaller tasks required to get an event across the line.
The successful candidate will also have:

• Senior experience in Event Management within an agency or PCO environment.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading complex corporate events and programs.
• Strong senior client relationship and account management skills.
• Experience managing substantial event budgets and project financials.
• Strong commercial awareness and cost management skills.
• Excellent venue and supplier negotiation experience.
• Strong knowledge of event production and onsite delivery.
• Experience managing domestic and international event logistics.
• Experience across conferences, incentives, roadshows, executive events or group travel would be highly regarded.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence leading suppliers, stakeholders and event teams.
• Strong judgement and problem solving capabilities.
• The ability to remain calm and decisive under pressure.
• A proactive and solutions focused approach.
• Experience supporting and mentoring more junior event professionals.
• The ability to work autonomously within a remote team.
• A collaborative attitude and genuine all hands on deck mentality.
• Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally.
• Flexibility to work extended hours during event delivery.

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If this role doesn't fit but if you are interested in Events positions in Australia, then please register your resume through our website: www.apexeventrecruitment.com.au

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