Senior Event Manager

Description:

The ideal candidate for this role should possess a genuine passion for projects and events, exhibiting a proactive attitude, enthusiasm, and a "can-do" mentality. Strong self-starting and self-motivation abilities, coupled with excellent organizational and time management skills, are essential. A commercially focused mindset, along with outstanding operational planning and work management skills, will contribute to your success in this role. Collaboration and effective interpersonal and communication skills are crucial at all levels of the business, both internally and externally. You should also possess a collaborative personality, understand informal structures, and balance individual and group interests.

Essential Knowledge & Competencies Required:

• A true 'project fanatic' and passion for what you do.
• Pro-active attitude, enthusiasm and a 'can do' mentality.
• Ability to self-start, self-motivate, self-sustain, self-improve and work independently.
• Have strong organisational and time management skills with a high degree of flexibility (and a flexible attitude towards working hours).
• Be commercially focused/aware.
• Excellent operational planning, organising/work management skills.
• Team player: must be able to work productively and collaboratively with others.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (at different business levels).
• Excellent relationship skills with external (customer) and internal (own organisation)
• Collaborative personality, have sense for informal structures, can balance the individual and group interest.

Qualifications:

• Third-level qualification in Project Management, Business, Events Marketing, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar project management or freelance events role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Efficiency in using MailChimp and WordPress.
• Strong team-working skills.
• Fluent in English.
• A full driving license is preferred but not essential.