Events Manager | London, UK

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The events manager is part of the team responsible for delivery of Lloyd's global programme of events ensuring best in class activations that are effectively tailored to audience needs. They provide event expertise, guidance and oversight to Lloyd's colleagues worldwide, while contributing to the continuous improvement of event delivery standards and processes.

Principal Accountabilities

• Delivery of Lloyd's global programme of events providing best practice guidance in event planning, design and production, and supporting end-to-end delivery.
• Design compelling event concepts, content and communications that appeal to audience objectives.
• Help colleagues leverage the event agenda for brand activation, key corporate campaigns and stakeholder engagement.
• As part of Lloyd's event Centre of Excellence, lead event programme planning, oversight and delivery support for assigned business functions or regional teams and ensure alignment with global event standards, processes and frameworks.
• Work closely with Lloyd's global network to plan and execute major regional events (e.g. RIMS, PARIMA, CIAB, FERMA, SIRC).
• Engage with the brand and communications team to ensure that event-based activity aligns with their oversight and processes, including the use of marketing and promotion channels.
• Manage relationship with event vendors and third parties, ensuring high-quality execution and adherence to brand standards.
• Effectively utilise event planning, management and communication platforms to plan, deliver and promote events (including CVENT, MS Dynamics).
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our delivery model and lead projects to enhance our event delivery standards, tools and process.
• Develop, measure and analyse KPIs for value proposition activation and ensure they are tracked for all core programmes.
• Monitor and track budget allocated to marketing and event activities.

Skills

• An experienced manager with demonstrated events project management, demonstrating strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Experienced and credible stakeholder manager, building credibility and trust with internal and external parties.
• Experienced managing internal and external client relationships in a business-to-business environment.
• Quick to build trust and relationships with differing levels of seniority and across different cultures.
• Development of team skills, acting as an expert advisor to support, proactively spot skills and experience gaps and grow complementary sets of expertise within the team.
• Proactive, motivated, resourceful offering innovative ideas and solutions.
• Able to demonstrate sound judgment and attention to detail, with a proven track-record of delivering results under pressure, respond to changing demands and reprioritise accordingly.
• Numeracy, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to support budget management.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and event platforms.

Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us - Lloyd's aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development.

We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility. Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc). These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.

By choosing Lloyd's, you'll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.