Event Manager at Discovery Limited

Job purpose

The Event Manager is responsible to create event solutions that enable business to meet and exceed their objectives by delivering an exceptional and innovative customer experience, while always ensuring that Discovery is able to meet our objectives and achieve great value for money.

The Event Manager is also responsible to create event solutions that enable business to meet their objectives by:

• Driving and defining the implementation of event strategy and solutions for sales and distribution.
• Collaborating closely with business resources, to ensure flawless, on-time and high impact delivery of events to help achieve company and business unit objectives.
• Interfacing with senior business people to define and co-ordinate the brand strategy for the event.

Principal accountabilities 

• Driving and defining the implementation of event strategy and solutions for the Sales and Distribution team on webinar and for live events.
• Collaborating closely with the Rewards and Recognition team, Brand Teams and other internal stakeholders to ensure flawless, on-time and high impact delivery of relevant events to help achieve company and business unit their objectives.
• Perform research to select the appropriate venue for each live event where required.
• Perform research to select the appropriate webinar platform for each webinar event including pre-recording requirements.
• Manage the preparation and distribution of all event collateral for each event.
• Efficient management in the assistance of Executives and colleagues linked to a specific event.
• Executive diary management – scheduling events around several Executives diaries.
• Manage and assist with relevant speakers’ coordination.
• Prepare Executives and any speakers or celebrities for the events - provide event specific speaker packs for all Executives involved including full event spec, parking, event brief and expectations.
• Onsite management at event venue from set up to strike of the event.
• Coordinate with vendors to prepare contracts according to legal procedures.
• Ensure all onsite safety is managed appropriately, as well as POPIA requirements.
• Ensuring all travel and accommodation logistics for the event are appropriate and correct.
• Actively listen and communicate openly with clients and internal teams.
• Manage the relevant event budget for area of responsibility.
• Financial dimensions and/or delegation of authority
• Manage event budgets

Competencies

• A proven track record of high-end exclusive event management
• Excellent organisation skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• Good emotional intelligence
• A passion for customer service
• Must be adaptable to change
• Must enjoy interacting with people and be a team player
• Excellent time management skills
• Planning skills (including but not limited to, virtual and live event planning, transport logistics, internal and external client management)
• Reliable
• Willingness to work weekends, after hours and public holidays (needs dependent)

Education and Experience

• Minimum three-year  event qualification
• Five years in event management industry. Experience at an event management company an advantage

Specific skills and Knowledge 

• Ability to work on Office suite – Email, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneDrive etc.
• Multitasking – managing more than one project at the same time
• Decision making skills
• Negotiation skills
• Communication skills
• Event and budget management

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.