Key Responsibilities:
- This role involves working closely with the event managers and team members to provide full assistance on all conferences and events
- Primarily this assistance relates to working on the event-specific databases, managing event collateral, delegate management and supporting the event planners to deliver events as required
- Maintain inventory of stock for the department and order branded conference materials
- Understand and apply complex internal processes and controls to adhere with company policies and industry regulations
- Assist in the development and reconciliation of event budgets and stay within strict parameters, negotiating costs with suppliers
- Manage and instruct internal and external vendors and suppliers, ensuring quality and value standards are maintained
- Execute quality output under tight deadlines and work extra hours as needed
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- Prior experience in events, marketing or a related field (preferably with a financial firm)
- Superior oral and written communication and analytical skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail is imperative in this role
- Proactive, self-sufficient, resourceful and motivated
- Highly motivated, flexible, enthusiastic, innovative and creative with required determination to achieve results through initiative and common sense
- Ability to problem solve/think independently
- Comfortable with, and an advocate for, ongoing change
- Strong sense of time management, prioritization and ability to execute against deliverables
- Willingness to be a team player and consistently interact with peers, partners, management, relationship managers and clients
- Must be able to tackle any task and exemplify a positive attitude and commitment to success
- Ability to work in a fast-pace environment with dynamic priorities
- Requires early mornings and late nights and some travel
- Comfortable working in a matrix management organisation structure
