Events Manager

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Founders Forum Group Full time

About Founders Forum:

 

Founders Forum Group is an event-powered community and family of businesses supporting innovative entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Founded in 2005, our invite-only forums unite founders, investors, corporate and government leaders to tackle era-defining questions in iconic locations across the globe. Since 2019, Founders Forum has partnered with Informa Tech to celebrate the strength and diversity of UK tech through London Tech Week

 

In 2023, Founders Forum acquired Tech Nation. The transfer will see FF Group continue to execute against Tech Nation's mission to empower tech entrepreneurs, scale innovative startups, and provide a united platform for UK tech founders.

Founders Forum Group's Values:

  • Community first: More than just fellow founders. Everything we offer is centred around the founders we work alongside.
  • Entrepreneurial to our core: Preserving our startup mentality is the key to being able to empathise with and fully support our growing community.
  • Founding the future: We are forward thinkers. Always at the forefront of innovation.
  • Excellence without ego: We don't take ourselves too seriously, but are proud of what we do. We work together, recognising the expertise of those around us, and understand the value in differing points of view. We are committed to excellence and always hold ourselves to the highest standard.

Job Description

 

A new opportunity has arisen for an exceptional content lead or event portfolio manager to lead a series of global longevity events.

 

The role will involve producing and project managing these global events, across content, partnerships and guests and including managing relationships with stakeholders.

 

This fast-paced role will require ambition, strong analytical research skills, a strong commercial focus, the ability to build relationships with senior industry and government figures, the ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities and excellent internal and external stakeholder management.

 

 

Key areas of responsibility:

  • Producing several global longevity events
  • Leading market research and agenda development and identifying and developing new themes and discussion points
  • Conduct active networking with stakeholders and startups in the longevity space
  • Setting the production schedule of each event and managing input from key content contributors
  • Sourcing and closing commercial partnerships to fund the events
  • Managing stakeholder and ambassador relations and hosting advisory board meetings
  • Managing internal and external stakeholders and aligning content with other Founders Forum or Tech Nation events

Requirements

Experience and qualifications:

  • Knowledge and experience of events and how to manage a community
  • Experience of successfully delivering events in a fast-paced commercial organisation
  • Extensive conference production experience: market research, agenda development, speaker acquisition, successful onsite delivery
  • Extensive event project management experience and ability to close and manage commercial partnerships
  • Commercially astute with proven experience as a practical deliverer
  • Demonstrable experience of the ability to forge positive relationships with multiple different internal and external stakeholders
  • Interest in health technology, longevity and the tech start-up ecosystem
  • You have experience with typical sales and marketing tools (Salesforce & Hubspot).

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

  • Ambition and strategic vision
  • A positive, can-do attitude
  • Strong analytical research skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Ability to build relationships with senior industry and government figures
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities
  • Excellent internal and external stakeholder management
  • Excellent communication skills and networking abilities
  • Resilience, flexibility, and ability to work autonomously
  • Ability to craft propositions that fit well with the Founders Forum and Tech Nation brands.

Measurements of success will involve:

  • Personal and team revenue targets.
  • Relationship management with key stakeholders at the most senior level.
  • New business revenue against target/KPIs.
  • Forecasting accuracy.
  • Sponsor conversion, retention, and growth.

Benefits

We offer a range of flexible, discretionary benefits to our team. These currently include:

  • 25 days contractual annual leave.
  • Enhanced discretionary leave provision, including an additional day off for your mental health, wellbeing, and learning and development stipends.
  • Lunch 1x/week, office snacks, and regular team drinks.
  • Quarterly team activities and annual team trip/day out.
  • Access to the Founders Forum Group network of businesses and wider tech ecosystem.

We have a hybrid working model with 4 days spent in the office and 1 day with the option to work remotely/from home

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