AO7 Principal Events Officer

Location: brisbane
Salary: $76.86 per hour, Benefits: Flexible Working
Job Type: temporary
Contact: Alana Hunter
AO7 Principal Events Officer
  • $76.86 per hour + Super (Agency Contractor)
  • Contract – January 2023 to December 2024
  • Flexible Working Arrangements  
  • Brisbane, CBD
About the Role:

Our state government client is seeking an experienced Principal Events Officer to deliver events and manager sponsorships across the department. This person will be assisting with raising the profile of Queensland’s manufacturing sector both around the state and to interstate audiences.
The client is seeking someone that has a considerable amount of events experience as this person will be the dedicated event specialist. In this role you will be managing multiple events, liaising with suppliers, work collaboratively with business units and other members of the Media and Communication team, and keeping the logistics and project planning tightly organised while responding to evolving situations.

Responsibilities include:
  • Plan, organise and deliver programs of in-person, online and hybrid events across Queensland which deliver on the strategic objectives of the department and its business units.
  • Advise the department on event strategy, including making recommendations about timings, locations and formats for events that will deliver improved outcomes against departmental objectives.
  • Work collaboratively with members of the Media and Communication team, client business areas and the department’s senior leadership to develop and execute a forward program of events and sponsorships.
  • Foster and maintain collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including departmental leadership, business units, event teams in other departments, public and private sector organisations and suppliers to enable the effective delivery of events.
  • Lead the assessment of sponsorships in line with the department’s sponsorship guidelines and process and in compliance with the whole-of-government sponsorship policy, including representing the department on the whole-of-government sponsorship network.
  • Provide advice to the department on best-practice event management practices, processes and policies.
  • Provide advice and expertise to the department on matters of protocol as they relate to the delivery of events with VIP delegates.
  • Other duties as directed and required.
SELECTION CRITERIA
  • Demonstrated experience in event planning
  • Demonstrated experience in managing multiple events – plan, organise and deliver
  • Qualifications in either event, marketing, project management, communication highly regarded
  • Have highly developed interpersonal communication, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
  • Qualifications in either event, marketing, project management, communication highly regarded
  • Demonstrated experience working within Government and sponsorships, highly regarded
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