Events Manager

Description

Are you an experienced events professional with a flair for building relationships and driving revenue? Do you thrive on managing everything from concept to delivery, from intimate networking sessions to full scale conferences?

We are recruiting on behalf of a not–for–profit membership organisation supporting advanced engineering, electronics and software businesses. The organisation helps its members grow through promotion, business development and thought leadership, and is now looking for an Events Manager to lead its events and content programme.

You will work closely with the CEO to build and manage the annual events calendar, deliver event and content recordings, and oversee a portfolio of Special Interest Groups and Business Growth groups. This is a commercially minded, income–generating role, you will be developing and selling partnership packages and event tickets, while also supporting membership growth. It is an excellent opportunity for a self–starter who wants genuine ownership, with scope to grow into a leadership role as the team expands.

Your responsibilities as an Events Manager:

Plan and deliver a full calendar of regular member events (12+ per year), plus a flagship annual conference Drive income through sponsorship packages, membership sales and event ticket sales Own promotional campaigns, marketing strategy and communications alongside the CEO Liaise with member groups and committees to shape event content, and host, produce and compere events, webinars and podcasts Identify and develop new event formats and partnership opportunities Manage full event lifecycle from pre–event planning through to post–event follow–up, while supporting the CEO on wider organisational strategy

Your current experience which will help you as an Events Manager:

A strong track record of organising and delivering successful events, from small scale to large conferences Sales or business development experience, ideally selling sponsorship, memberships or tickets Confidence hosting, presenting or compering events, webinars or podcasts Strong marketing and communications skills across multiple channels Highly organised and self–motivated, comfortable working independently with a can do attitude Background in engineering, technology, or membership/not–for–profit organisations is a plus

What you can expect as an Events Manager:

Salary up to GBP36,000 dependent on experience Flexible working – Remote/Hybrid 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays Company pension scheme

If you are interested in the role, please click apply and the Rise Search Limited team will be in touch with more details.

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