Are you a talented Interim Special Event Manager or are you striving to be one? Can you demonstrate that you can manage and delivery a range of fundraising events including supporting your team of 2? If so then you could be perfect for my client, a Animal Charity based in London.
This is 6-month FTC with the option to go permanent. The role will be hybrid working with some days in London office near Holborn.
The Role: As the Special Event Manager you will be line manager an officer and assistant and work closely with Senior Trust Manager, doing the following tasks:
- Build effective and meaningful working relationships to oversee the effective delivery and success of events programme.
- Be responsible for the planning, management and delivery of special events programme (in person event) to achieve significant net income growth.
- Lead on event briefings, externally and internally.
- Oversee production of each event from beginning to end including invitations, technical arrangements, and lighting/theme.
- Working closely with venues and suppliers to put on exciting and creative events.
- Line manage two members of the Special Events team by coaching and nurturing talent.
- Working closely with other team members within Philanthropy, Partnerships & Marketing to optimise the benefits of the programme.
The Candidate: To be considered for the Special Event Manager role you will need to possess the following:
- Experience of successfully delivering event strategy and supporting on income targets from the beginning to the end stages.
- Demonstrable experience of building excellent relationships.
- Face to face event experience.
- Excellent proposition development and speech writing skills.
- A track record of successful collaboration with a wide variety of different teams.
- Ability to line manage an events team with clearly defined objectives.
- Excellent project management skills in a fast paced and demanding environment.