Manager: Events and Capacity Building Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Manager: Events and Capacity Building to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Initiating, developing, driving and maintaining detailed event planning schedules for event delivery;
- Liaising with partners and sponsors to ensure their brand and message are consistent;
- Proactively identifying and resolving issues or complaints;
- Developing and producing materials related to events (invitations, information packs, flyers, run sheets, name tags, promotional items etc.);
- Liaising with and negotiating contracts for venues, food, audio-visual equipment, signage, etc;
- Managing event invitation lists and RSVPs;
- Exercising your creative flair and ideas to help devise successful events;
- Preparing relevant materials and managing all on-site production and post-event details;
- Preparing and managing event budgets.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated ability to develop creative event programs that reflect audience needs;
- Ability to gather, manage and drive the necessary team(s) to deliver an event to schedule;
- Demonstrated ability to achieve organisational goals and build relationships through events and other networking;
- Demonstrated ability to prepare relevant, timely reports, correspondence, presentations and displays;
- Ability to manage conflicting demands on time and multiple deadlines;
- Experience in using social media to enhance events;
- Experience in preparing, planning and administering event/project budgets.