Events Executive

We’re looking for someone who looks at marketing events differently
Do you think outside the box when it comes to delivering events?
We’re looking for an Events Executive who wants to take the next step in their career and can step confidently into a new role that we’re creating. As part of a small and focused marketing team, you’ll be specifically responsible for providing innovative ways to build and deliver a diverse schedule of events as well as sharing insight on how to improve how we do things to navigate the changing events and conferences.

Core responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining a good relationship with event and conference organisers in order to promote WNE thought leaders for podium/panel spaces.
- Working with technical teams and account leaders to understand the opportunities for creating our own events calendar based on key themes.
- Overseeing the awards calendar and promoting the opportunities within the Unit.
- Supporting technical teams in their award nominations, including reviewing submission documents.
- Managing the Unit conference and events materials and advising on the development of compelling new collateral to showcase our business, services and products at events.
- Collecting statistics to assist with evaluating the return on investment from events and activities.

Skills to set you apart
- An innovative thinker who enjoys looking for new solutions.
- Able to work independently in a focused team, whilst communicating and collaborating freely.
- Experience of actively contributing to meetings.
- Knowledge of current trends in event management and strong awareness of market developments, based on regular liaison with organisers and stakeholders.

It doesn’t mean you won’t be right for this role if you don’t fulfil every need, but we do want you to tell us about your experience in these areas, similar skills that can be applied in this role or how you propose to address any potential gaps.

It doesn’t mean you won’t be right for this role if you don’t fulfil every need, but we do want you to tell us about your experience in these areas, similar skills that can be applied to this role or how you propose to address any potential gaps.

Minimum requirements
- Experience of working in a strategic events role. However, we’re open to experience in a role that included elements of events without it being a dedicated role.
- Proven ability to handle an ongoing schedule of internal events and external conferences often with overlapping timescales.
- Experience in a business-to-business commercial environment with an understanding of inbound marketing.
- Familiarity with digital communication platforms such as Zoom and Teams as well as a knowledge of event technology products and services.

Do you care about the same things we do?
At Mott MacDonald our values are at the heart of our business. We need you to be on board with our core values and, when we meet, we’ll talk more about your understanding of these.

Progress: We drive change and use it to create opportunity. We aim to make a lasting positive difference for present and future generations. We actively develop ourselves as individuals and professionals

Respect: We always care about the human and environmental impact of what we do. We value all peoples and cultures, and promote equality, diversity and inclusion. We treat everyone with respect.

Integrity: We deliver on our promises. We behave ethically and do not tolerate bribery or corruption. We uphold safety, security and wellbeing as a fundamental right of all.

Drive: We constantly stretch our thinking to find extra value for our clients and their end-users. We work as one Mott MacDonald, connecting all our skills to create the best outcomes. We stay focused and persevere to achieve our goals

Excellence: We act on our belief that there is always a better way. We use our restless curiosity and leading edge skills to challenge and innovate. We connect our people and experience to turn opportunity into the best outcomes for all.

Open to all

Now you’ve seen our values, it shouldn’t be a surprise that we’re 100% committed to creating a safe, respectful, diverse place to work for all. Not only is diversity and inclusion the right thing to do, but it also makes our business stronger, helping our people to perform at their best and realise their whole potential.

There’s more to life than work
We want to be renowned for the care of our people, and because of this we are an office-based business that also works in an agile way. That means we understand that your personal life doesn’t stop between 9-5.30. By putting our employees’ health and well-being and work-life balance first we are supporting employees in achieving happier and healthier relationships with work.

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