Event Manager - Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - PLANET RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD

PLANET RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD

Verified Company

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Planet Recruitment are delighted to working with a well-established client based in Oxford. Due to continued growth are now seeking an Event Manager to join their busy team.

Role - Event Manager

Salary - £35,000 - £40,000

Hours

Location - Oxford

Benefits for an Event Manager:

25 days holiday per annum
Company Laptop & Mobile
Performance related bonus scheme: 20% of base salary based on personal performance and Company financial performance. Eligible to join on successful completion of 6m probationary period
Company pension scheme
Company sickness scheme
Flexible working arrangements between office and home
Flexi Friday scheme
Refer A Friend scheme
Complimentary refreshments and quarterly shared lunch
Free car parking

Responsibilities of the Event Manager:

Produce detailed proposals for events (including timelines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budgets)
Research venues, suppliers, and contractors, and negotiate prices
Manage and coordinate suppliers and all event logistics (for example, venue, catering, travel)
Manage all preevent planning, organising guest speakers and delegate packs
Coordinate suppliers, handle client queries and troubleshoot on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly and to budget
Organise facilities for car parking, traffic control, security, first aid, hospitality and the media
Make sure that insurance, legal, health and safety obligations are followed
Oversee the dismantling and removal of events and clear the venue efficiently
Produce postevent evaluation to inform future events

Requirements of the Event Manager:

Proven event management experience, ideally internationally
Organisational skills and attention to detail
Communication and interpersonal skills
Negotiation skills when looking for the best price from venues, suppliers, and contractors
Timemanagement skills and the ability to work under pressure to ensure the efficient running of an event
Project management experience
Problemsolving skills and diplomacy
The ability to manage budgets
A flexible, targetdriven, proactive approach
Administrative and IT skills
Selfmotivation and enthusiasm

Education
Degree or HND in event management, hotel or catering management, leisure and tourism, marketing, or business (or equivalent)

Planet Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

Planet Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.