Advanced Specialist, Events

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex business events, conferences, sponsorship programmes, customer events or association partnerships
• Strong project management capability, including work planning, budget management, dependency tracking and stakeholder coordination
• Experience managing multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining quality and attention to detail
• Proven success working with vendors, agencies, sponsors and external partners
• Experience delivering successful event programmes from planning through post-event reporting
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication capabilities
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment without direct authority
• Sound judgement, adaptability and problem-solving capability
• Working knowledge of event technology, attendee communications, registration systems and event reporting
• Understanding of how events support customer engagement, brand awareness, sales enablement and thought leadership objectives
• Ability to analyse data and convert insights into practical recommendations
• Commitment to inclusive, accessible and professionally executed event experiences
• Experience using Cvent or comparable event management platforms (desirable)
• Experience supporting conferences, sponsorships, exhibitions and association programmes (desirable)
• Exposure to Higher Education, Education Technology, SaaS or B2B environments (desirable)
• Familiarity with CRM systems, lead capture processes and event measurement frameworks (desirable)

• Own assigned event workstreams from planning through post-event follow-up
• Manage timelines, budgets, vendors, venues, registration activities, attendee communications, materials and production requirements
• Translate marketing, commercial, audience and brand objectives into event plans, milestones and success measures
• Coordinate internal teams and external partners to maintain readiness and delivery excellence
• Support successful event execution and a high-quality attendee experience
• Manage sponsorship and association deliverables from planning through activation
• Coordinate benefit fulfilment, partner communications and promotional commitments
• Support speaking opportunities, executive engagements and customer-facing activities
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Product, Communications, Procurement and Finance teams
• Coordinate vendors, agencies, sponsors and external partners throughout the event lifecycle
• Identify risks, dependencies and execution challenges; recommend solutions and elevate significant risks
• Maintain project plans, budgets, decision logs, sponsor trackers and event documentation
• Capture event outcomes, engagement metrics, feedback and lessons learned
• Analyse performance data and recommend improvements to future programmes
• Pilot tools, technologies and ways of working that improve scalability, measurement and consistency
• Provide guidance, coaching and support to junior colleagues
• Share templates, tools and best practices across teams
• Serve as a subject matter expert in event planning and delivery

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing complex business events, including planning, execution, and post-event analysis, while ensuring high-quality attendee experiences. Proficient in project management, stakeholder coordination, and utilizing event technology to enhance engagement and effectiveness.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Event Planning
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Data Analysis
• Vendor Management

Hard Skills

• Budget Management
• Timeline Management
• Event Reporting
• Dependency Tracking
• Event Technology
• Registration Systems
• Event Measurement Frameworks
• Cvent
• Sponsorship Management
• Customer Engagement

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Problem-Solving
• Adaptability
• Influencing
• Attention to Detail

Industry Keywords

• Higher Education
• Education Technology
• SaaS
• B2B
• Customer Events
• Conferences
• Sponsorship Programmes
• Association Partnerships

Tools & Technologies

• Cvent
• CRM Systems
• Event Management Platforms