Conference and Events Manager

Location: sydney
Salary: $80000 - $100000 per annum
Job Type: temporary
Contact: Tylan Hart
Conference and Events Manager


  • 6 Month Fixed- Term contract
  • Competitive Remuneration + NFP Salary Packaging + WFH Flexibility
  • Travel domestically across Australia


About the business
 
Our client is one of Australia’s leading non-government service organisations, representing over 1200 service providers. Collectively the organisation operates several thousand services across Australia. Committed to fostering an inclusive and values driven work environment our client prides themselves on respecting diversity within the workplace in addition to the members and communities it serves.



 
About the role
 
In this role you will manage a range of National conference and events activities, from online events such as webinars, virtual forums, and conferences, through to face-to-face breakfast briefings and large-scale conferences.



 
Key responsibilities
  • Manage the production of all pre-conference activities and event preparation. Develop and monitor conference budgets, timelines, and venue contracts to ensure costs and parameters are met.
  • Manage the online registration and accounts, sourcing venues to host conferences (face-to-face and virtual).
  • Obtain quotes and booking conference contractors. Manage the build of any virtual conference platforms, in conjunction with the relevant supplier.
  • Manage all speaker invitations and requirements. Monitor and organise any required accessible participation requests.
  • Manage the production and distribution of conference and event promotional material. Ensure adequate conference signage, banners and floor plans.
  • Coordinate the design, development, and content approval of online/printed conference brochures, marketing materials and delegate handouts.
  • Develop communications to promote the event/conference to potential/current supporters and delegates.
  • Manage the onsite facilitation of all online and face-to-face conferences, events and social functions.
  • Coordinate requirements of sponsors’ and exhibitors’ participation in the conference.



 
Key attributes
  • Experience in coordinating large conference and events (online and face to- face) with experience in managing end-to-end deliverables.
  • Coaching and ongoing management of conference and event staff.
  • A high level of administration skills and proficiency with office information technology, CRMs (Customer Relationship Management), meeting platform software, and virtual conference platforms.
  • Demonstrated task and time management skills with the ability to organise and complete multiple activities within established timeframes.
  • Strong communications skills, written and verbal
  • Independent travel capability
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