Event Manager
Role: Event Manager
Team: Event Management
Reports To: Senior Event Manager
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months)
Closing Date: 19th September 2024
Comprising of the SEC Centre, SEC Armadillo and the OVO Hydro, the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is Scotland's premier venue for events, gigs, conferences, and exhibitions. We enjoy an enviable reputation as one of Europe’s most prestigious venues with the OVO Hydro consistently ranked in the top 3 busiest venues in the world, attracting over 2 million visitors per year.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and friendly Event Manager to work as part of our Event Management team, in line with our vision to become the Best Event Campus in Europe.
The Event Manager is responsible for:
- Leading the event by managing all aspects of event planning and delivery, budgetary control and venue management.
- Achieving a consistent approach for each event, in all relevant aspects of safety and compliance throughout event planning and delivery, including build/breakdown arrangements, policies, procedures, security and traffic management plans.
- Responsible for the proactive cost management and budget process for events, including identifying efficiencies and margin improvements.
- Prepare the event safety structures for events through collaborating with the event safety and security team and the health & safety team.
- Participating in incident response training, testing and exercising.
- Be proactive in identifying and resolving health and safety risks associated with event delivery, whilst actioning and reporting them in the appropriate manner.
- Collaborate with the Experience team to ensure customer service is at the forefront of all events.
Our ideal candidate
We are looking for a passionate event manager, ready to grow their career in a dynamic environment at the world-renowned Scottish Event Campus where no two days are the same!
Are you looking for your next challenge and have:
- A degree (or similar qualification) in Event Management, Tourism Management or Business Management.
- Minimum 3 years previous experience in a similar environment.
- Event industry knowledge.
- Strong communication and customer management.
- A proactive team player.
- Outstanding time management, attention to detail and can match and exceed deadlines.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages.
- Event industry knowledge.
- Flexible, to work evenings and weekends – it’s events after all!
Hands-on, passionate, and flexible? A clear and concise communicator? Confident working with clients and skilled in multi-tasking, with a dedicated and enthusiastic attitude? If yes, then we’re looking for you – and if you have knowledge and experience in the event industry and evidence of a proven track record for delivering results… even better!
Our ideal candidate should embrace our mission, Best Venues, Best People, Best Events. In adopting our core values for teamwork and collaboration you should share our passion for providing excellent customer experience, acting as a role model, and setting an example for the team and wider business.
Does this sound like the role for you?
Please send your CV and covering letter, outlining your skills and experience, our way to Peopleteam@sec.co.uk