Senior Events Manager (Europe)

£55000

Sport Betting Community Ltd, City of Westminster

Full time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 4 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Sport Betting Community Ltd

Full Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Events Manager with a passion for operational excellence who can drive change and continue to enhance this significant event within a booming industry where exhibitors invest some serious money into their builds / installations at trade shows.

The ideal candidate will have experience in planning and executing large-scale B2B events with a keen eye for quality and the very best delegate experiences. Alongside the Head of Events (Europe), you will be involved in aspects of event planning, including budgeting, vendor management, logistics, and on-site execution.

You will be an integral part of the continued success of our events which includes conferences, trade shows, networking events and awards at some of the world's most exciting places and venues.

With our focus on the very best delegate experiences and key customer (exhibitor / sponsor) satisfaction, you will ensure that this audience appropriately engages with the content effectively; by fully understanding the event needs and outcomes, contributing to full event plans and communicating with relevant internal teams.

You will have significant scope for growth and development, both personally and professionally, as we continue to scale our business to deliver and execute the best event experiences across the entire industry and beyond.,

With the Head of Events (Europe) contribute to and manage detailed and timely event plans and budgets

Input into the the creation of floor plans, and make sure that they are maintained and updated in a timely manner

Ensure that all internal teams have the event plans, floor plans and information required as early in the event cycle as possible

Project management and engagement / collaboration with internal stakeholders on event requirements and deliverables. Including, but not limited to; sales, marketing, conference production, relationship management and design

Work closely with the Customer Success Team to deliver sponsorship packages to the highest possible standard, which includes the production of information packs for sponsors and exhibitors

Keep the Marketing Team updated about our events to ensure they have all the relevant details they need to create and deliver a detailed Marketing Strategy and Plan

Work closely with Conference Team to deliver a complete and high quality conference experience for all the delegates

Deliver on project management plans to ensure that all other internal teams are educated and briefed about our events to ensure that they can contribute to a successful delivery of the events

Contribute to venue sourcing and negotiation for all the events in your portfolio; determine options and costs for approval

Contribute to creating and delivering detailed and timely plans / briefs for all vendors / third party suppliers (e.g. catering, AV, technical suppliers) and establish delivery standards for all of them

Introduce and/or suggest new third party suppliers and partners that can further improve our events

With Head of Events (Europe), create Health and Safety plan in accordance with required legislation as required

Organise sufficient setup and breakdown time that ensures a safe and organized set-up and pull-out of our events. This means understanding the requirements of the official suppliers, other exhibitor suppliers, exhibitors themselves and our own organizer needs.

Ensure that all furniture and equipment required for all the events in your portfolio is on budget, ordered timely, and available as required during the events

Participate in pre-show site visits with the Head of Events as needed

Create and manage a list of signage and graphics to be produced within event budget

Work closely with Head of Events (Europe) to ensure everything is in place before the event is open

Work closely with the venue and catering staff to ensure everything is in order in regards to the event and hospitality for all the delegates. Track actual consumption for all catered functions.

Establish ongoing communication between sponsors, exhibitors, contractors, the team and the venue management

Manage signage, AV and other technical suppliers and delivered to agreed standard

Work closely with exhibition service contractors to ensure the exhibition build-up is working in accordance with the plan

Manage appropriate staffing levels during the event

Consideration of health, safety, environmental issues along with venue and event regulations when making on site decisions and in accordance with the Health and Safety plan

Respond quickly and calmly to requests from delegates, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors pre-event and onsite.

Ensure that the conference programmes run smoothly and all presentations are available to AV contractors and delegates alike

Ensure that the events run smoothly, professionally and come in on budget, Post event evaluation and development to continually improve event delivery and experience

Seek input from internal / external stakeholders for input into event report

Ensure all costs and revenues are allocated to the event budget to determine final event contribution

Mon to Fri 9am-6pm, but must be flexible around events in global markets, You must have

Event management experience which includes the planning and running of large scale b2b events, trade shows / exhibitions, conferences

Similar experience within an events management role, able to evidence delegation skills and working with multiple internal / external stakeholders

Exceptional organizational skills; able to plan and coordinate multiple aspects of an event simultaneously

Demonstrable experience of having developed vendor and 3rd party relationships to collaborative partnerships, evidenced by contract negotiations, stronger relationships with enhanced collaboration, communication and outcomes

Experience working with these suppliers on designing and delivering a large volume of varied Feature Areas and Catering Activations

Event budgeting experience, able to evidence following a structured framework to achieving event goals / objectives

Strong project management skills; planning, maintaining and organizing multiple successful events simultaneously. Experience of defining goals, specifying processes, resource allocation, detailed tasks, duration and milestones, internal / external communication, risk planning and progress monitoring

People management experience, demonstrable evidence of managing high performing teams (including on-site management of 50+ staff)

Managing complex venue build requirements (including the ability to decipher and work with complicated venue regulations) and high-spec AV stage experience

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Portuguese and/or Spanish language ability

Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and/or Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM) certification highly desirable but not required

SBC connects people and companies to drive business within the sports betting, iGaming and payment industries through its global events, media and advisory business.