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Events Corporate Hospitality and Sponsorship Executive

Employer: PwC
Location: London (Central)
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 11 Nov 2019

Sector: Professional Services
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Job Type: Recruitment & Resourcing

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Sales & Marketing is a centralised support function and covers all aspects of professional services marketing, sales support and business development. The prime area of focus for the function is to support the development and implementation of the firm’s market strategy and in particular to deliver

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The RoleSales and Marketing is a centralised support function and covers all aspects of professional services marketing, sales support and business development. The prime area of focus for the function is to support the development and implementation of the firm’s market strategy and in particular to deliver

Revenue growth

Enhanced relationships and networks

A distinctive brand experience

This role will be line managed by an Event Manager in the team, reporting ultimately into the Head of Event Management and the Head of Corporate Hospitality and Sponsorship. The role provides an opportunity to work across all lines of service and industries as well as to collaborate with a range of staff.

Who we're Looking forPwC is looking for an experienced Events, Hospitality and Sponsorship Executive to join the Events Management team within its internal Sales and Marketing function. The Events Management team provides professional event management advice, planning and support for PwC’s client events and large scale Board level internal events as well as delivering the Firm’s corporate hospitality programme.

The candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering a range of client facing and internal business seminars and conferences as well as a range of hospitality events, including Wimbledon, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Goodwood Revival, The National Gallery receptions, The Old Vic performance receptions and for managing various hospitality memberships.

The candidate will also be responsible for managing projects within our current sponsorship programme to ensure each sponsorship is fully activated.

The role includes liaison with both internal and external clients to ensure that events are run appropriate to the objectives set and in line with the requirements of marketing leadership.

The role will be mainly located at our Embankment Place office, with the need to be on site at events – including internal office locations and external venues. Some travel may be involved as well as irregular hours (early morning, late evening and some weekend working).

The candidate must possess excellent organisational, influencing and communication skills in order to be credible and to be able to challenge stakeholders and support a highly successful events, hospitality and sponsorship programme.Event management skills are required with proven experience of managing both large and medium scale events and delivering outstanding experiences.

In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for

Event Management

Ensuring that clear objectives are agreed for each event with the event sponsor. This will involve gaining an understanding of the campaigns and the strategic positioning of the event within the wider marketing mix for each campaign.

Ensuring effective targeting of the event in liaison with the event sponsor, marketing and business development staff.

Co-ordinating all elements of the event. This includes sourcing and briefing venues, audio-visual services, other event services suppliers and speakers; ensuring all relevant contractual processes have been carried out; ensuring effective external communication; managing invitation mailings and delegate responses; ensuring effective internal communication and the briefing of internal staff before each event; organising event collateral

Coordinating events within agreed schedules and budgets.

Attending events to ensure they run seamlessly and that attendees receive the best possible experience, including troubleshooting where issues arise and managing internal staff and 3rd party suppliers during the event.

Analysing post-event feedback and attendance and completing ROI summaries after each event.

Managing debriefing meetings with internal clients to review event effectiveness and record leads/opportunities and ROI.

Corporate Hospitality and Sponsorship

Supporting the Head of Corporate Hospitality and Sponsorship to deliver the Corporate Hospitality and Sponsorship Programme in line with the wider Sales and Marketing strategy

Supporting in the delivery of large scale and high profile corporate hospitality events.

Ticketing for hospitality events, co-ordinating hosting arrangements.

Attending events and being responsible for ensuring our clients and PwC Partner hosts receive the best possible experience.

Managing some of the hospitality events.

Managing some of the hospitality memberships.

Researching suitability of current and new venues or hospitality opportunities

Financial reporting, providing post event summaries and completing recharges

Helping deliver the sponsorship programme which will include reviewing and sponsorship proposals from potential partners to determine if they fit our sponsorship strategy and brand.

Managing some of our existing sponsorships to ensure the sponsorship is fully activated.

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The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

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We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

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What we do

We’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

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