Senior Events Manager - Event Agency - Hybrid (1-2 days per week in office in Sandhurst)
Main Purpose of Role:
Lead the delivery for exceptional, must attend industry leading events, ensuring Fundraising targets are met
Build excellent supporter relationships, in particular with sponsors
Collaborate with the marketing and communications team to create and deliver the marketing plan
Collaborate with the relationship management team to create and deliver the sales plan
Pro-actively seek new fund-raising opportunities
Role breakdown in detail:
Fundraising
Deliver revenue figures via a comprehensive sales plan including ticket sales and sponsorship revenue
Manage team and all stakeholders to deliver flagship events
Work with current and new supporters to develop strong relationships for ongoing support
Work with marketing to create and execute sales and awareness plan including website, trade press and social media
Make recommendations for fundraising activities
Bring new ideas for fundraising opportunities
Negotiate supplier costs to maximise contribution back to the charity
Event Project Management
Responsible for project and event delivery, on time and to budget
End to end budget, cashflow, income, forecasting and supplier management using ThankQ database
Ownership of event documentation including timeline, running order, budget and marketing plan
Ownership of project management including meetings, stakeholder management, committee involvement, review and debrief
Manage contracted suppliers to ensure the project is delivered on time and to budget
Ensure all parties meet key milestones
Preparation of all meetings and minutes
Other
Sourcing of gifts in kind, prizes and product for events
Keeping database up to date with CRM and event management information
Use CRM system to produce regular revenue/booking reports
Experience/Skills:
Proven senior level leadership and event management experience on complex events
Ability to gain trust and build strong relationships at Director level
Strong project management skills and event delivery
Proven stakeholder management
Experience of managing large budgets with income and spend to deliver bottom line contribution
Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy while working under pressure, on multiple projects
Lead across multi-functional teams
Qualities:
High degree of self-motivation, particularly when working towards deadlines and targets
Strong team player; naturally supportive with colleagues in immediate team as well as wider charity team; does not shy away from getting involved
Intrinsically proactive in approach to work and ability for identifying innovative ways of working
Highly motivated self-starter with ambition to make things happen
