An Experienced Senior Project Manager

Hitchin, Herts

up to £35K + bens

We are firmly established as one of the UK’s leading providers of global healthcare support services for medical societies and the pharmaceutical industry. We are currently looking for a Senior Event Manager to join our successful team.

You will be responsible for designing, planning, organising and delivering successful Meetings, Conferences and Events on behalf of our clients.

Job Purpose:

To be responsible for designing, planning, organising and delivering successful Meetings, Conferences and Events on behalf of the clients of the Choice Group.  Demonstrates leadership and management qualities to colleagues, clients and suppliers.   

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Event management – planning, control and implementation

• Creates imaginative, accurate, timely and well budgeted proposals in response to client briefs

• Develops and maintains detailed project plans for each agreed event (including comprehensive and accurate budgets) and brief support teams as appropriate

• Takes full financial control of events by ensuring plans and budgets are always up to date and are communicated to the Project team and that positive cash flow is maintained throughout the lifecycle of the project

• Takes responsibility for prompt and accurate post event reconciliation for events

• Takes responsibility and control of event execution (with team as appropriate) optimising both the offering and profitability

• Maintains appropriate relations and contact with clients throughout lifecycle of the event to maximise any future potential

Account Management and Business Development

• Takes responsibility for client accounts maintaining in depth knowledge of their business (and their business with Choice) and forge relationships with all appropriate account personnel

• Execute regular meetings with appropriate account personnel to ensure free information flow (both to and from account) and open communications.  Includes personal presentation of proposals and debriefs

• Actively seek strive for retention and growth of existing clients as directed
   

Personal Development

• Build personal knowledge of locations, activities and venues worldwide

• Maintain personal development programme and take responsibility for own development

Man Management

• Acts as a role model for colleagues and team
• Uses situational leadership with team in the office and on-site
• Develops personal development plans with line managed team
• Conducts monthly 1:1’s, annual reviews with line managed team
• Responsible for the morale and motivation of team members

Estimate typical time allocation:

Personal qualities:

• Initiative and ‘common sense’

• Commercial awareness

• PC literate- Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook

• Leadership ability

• Excellent organisational skills

• Proactive

• Good problem solver

• Proven communication skills (face to face, written, telephone)

• Motivated by doing a good job

• Passion for travelling, passion for the business

Experience:

At least 4 years track record in Event Management (including on-site experience and the knowledge!)

Education:

• Degree preferred

• At least ‘A’ level or equivalent

• Ideally competent in at least one language other than English

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