Conference Organiser, UBM Conferences, VAC 749

Location: London

Conference Organiser – Great opportunity to gain further experience in the events industry
 
UBM Conferences, Central London
 
This is a great opportunity to join UBM Conference division.  The Conference Organiser will play an integral role in the conference department by organising all the logistics for their allocated events.
The successful candidate will have exceptional organisational skills, be able to multi-task and cope very well under pressure. This very busy and varied role will suit a team player who can communicate across all levels and manage their workload in order to meet deadlines.  They will need to be responsible for the planning and organisation of all logistical aspects of the conference including:
• On-site delivery and management
• Speaker management & liaison
• Sponsor management & liaison
• Venue liaison
• Creation of conference documentation
• Management of suppliers
• Cost reconciliation & budget management
• Strong negotiation skills
• Customer service
• Booking of accommodation and travel
• Liaison with cross functional team: production, marketing, sponsorship and customer service
 
Essential requirements
• Conference organisation experience to a high level
• Financial admin experience (processing invoices/payments & dealing with a finance team)
• Excellent verbal & written communication
• Intermediate excel/word/powerpoint/outlook/acrobat & internet explorer
• Ability to multi-task between different events
 
Profile
• Work efficiently and calmly due to exceptional organisation skills
• Accurate under pressure with an excellent attention to detail
• Team player and ability to adapt when necessary
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent multi-tasking skills
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to meet tight and sometimes changing deadlines
• Smart appearance
• Strong numeric skills
• Willingness to learn and take on additional responsibility
• Willingness to travel if required
 

  
 

Contact Details

Job Ref: VAC 749

Click Here To Apply: Wendy Lane

Date Posted: 22/07/2010 01:09:00