Conference Producer- Global Events - London, United Kingdom - Handle Recruitment Ltd

Handle Recruitment Ltd

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Sector:
Careers in media & events

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Type: office-based

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Contact: Monica Vaja

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Expiry Date: 22 March 2023

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Job Ref: 101978

Conference Producer

4 days in Fulham office 1 day working from home

This is an excellent opportunity to join a multiple award-winning producer of investment conferences & digital dialogues for Africa and Latin America's energy sectors.

The events attract over 20 Ministers of Energy and over 2000 participants.

Recent event locations include Lisbon, Brussels, Washington, Cape Town, Cartagena, Lima, Panama City, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Group Director on the flagship event the Africa Energy Forum as the second producer.
Work towards managing and leading a highquality portfolio of events focused on the development of Africa's energy sector.
Guide the project and your team including sales, marketing, and delegate sales.
Conduct indepth market and industry research over the phone and in person to develop strong topical and commercially successful event agendas.
Investigate and generate new topic ideas in alignment with global and regional trends and provide direction to the conference content.
Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, shareholders, committee members, advisors, associations, and senior government representatives including Ministers.
Work with the Group Director and Portfolio Manager to produce strategy for future direction of the events.
Manage long term supporters as well as connect with and build relationships with new clients, speakers, and media partners.
Work with the marketing team in the successful promotion of the events.
Write promotional copy for the event programmes.
Work with and direct the sponsorship team and delegate sales team to ensure commercial targets are met.
Work with the Portfolio Manager to manage the budget for the event.
Excellent management of conference onsite, including dealing with speakers and delegates and logístical arrangements to ensure flawless delivery of the event.

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.