Events manager

Events Manager Hinckley GBP35,000 p.a. + bonuses * Do you pride yourself on your ability to lead a small Events team and collaborate with other departments to deliver great results? * Do you have a proven background in end-to-end organisation of multiple seminars and webinars monthly? * Are you looking for a job where you can truly carve a career with a reputable and growing company? The Company: ER Recruitment is thrilled to be working with our outstanding national client. They are a growing company who are looking for an Events Manager who will be responsible for the seminar and webinar programme for the business. The successful candidate take ownership of a high volume of end-to-end organisation events for a range of topics. From dates and schedule, data, invitations, sales follow up process, speakers and presentations, feedback and ultimately the revenue generated from them. This is an exceptional opportunity to look at an already effective department but review every detail and implement changes to take it to the next level. Role Responsibilities of the Events Manager: * Direct support to our head of events, growing events business via webinars and seminars meeting business set KPI rsquo;s. * Responsible for the delivery of revenue targets generated for the events and Seminars Team. * Manage the team to deliver your strategy and events programme for the financial year. * Undertake a review of every element of the events process and make recommendations in all areas. * End to end management of 12 virtual webinars a quarter with the scope to grow rapidly. * Writing initial briefs with marketing team to ensure our webinars and events are topical generate engagement from the right audience, supporting associations, partners and more. * Assists with software to develop newsletters and a variety of email communications. * Review invitations, data and how to drive attendance to events and make recommendations to enhance the effectiveness from a cost, attendee and conversion perspective. * Recruit, train and manage speakers who deliver seminars and review their performance. * Provide support and training to the events teams to enhance performance. * Review content of events and ensure they are engaging, educational, and ultimately drive sales opportunity and revenue. * Keep up to date with industry knowledge and external event offerings ensuring the business remains at the cutting edge of seminars and webinars. * Work with Marketing, PR and external agencies to agree strategy for maximising exposure and attendance. * Work with the field sales management team to ensure they are managing the events in the correct way and their follow up activity maximises sales opportunities. * Working with internal and external teams to produce quality event collateral that maximises response and really lsquo;speaks to rsquo; and engages with its target market. * Maintain reliable and accurate management information on all seminars and events. Regularly review this MI and make changes to continually improve attendance and sales opportunities. * Work effectively with the telesales management team to ensure that all business opportunities and leads are followed up. * Maximise the use of social media to drive awareness of seminars and webinars. * Regularly review tools and digital resources available to maximise seminar and webinar attendance to increase sales growth. * Attend the quarterly sales conference and report and update on the performance of events and deliver training and workshops when required. About You as the Events Manager: *An outstanding track record in managing and delivering high volume seminars and webinars *Able to motivate, lead and coach a team, with a real focus in driving results and constantly driving improvements *Exceptional organisational and planning skills *A commercially focussed person who enjoys delivering to targets and is happy working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment *Strong attention-to-detail, self-directed initiative, resourcefulness and drive for innovation *Effective, independent decision-making ability *Calm appearance under pressure *Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal Please note by applying for this role you give consent for ER Recruitment to retain your CV for up to 24 months for the purposes of assisting you to find your next role unless you notify us otherwise. While we aim to get back to all applicants however if you do not receive a response within 7 working days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We are here to help with your career so please send a copy of your CV to us. If you know of anyone else who is looking for their next opportunity, please feel free to refer them to us or pass on our details. We look forward to hearing from you