Events Manager

Events Manager

Upto £40,000 Dependent on experience + Fantastic Benefits package

Manchester City Centre – next to Victoria Station

Peninsula has been empowering businesses for 42 years, with over 44,000 UK business owners choosing Peninsula for their HR & Health & Safety support. 

This role is to effectively manage the seminars and events programme in the UK to support development of new business opportunities, taking responsibility for driving event performance to achieve and exceed revenue targets.

Our Events Department is a key source of sales revenue for Peninsula. This role as Events Manager is to develop the growth and success of the team and business.

• Analysis of each event (quality of delegates, overall registrations, daily execution, performance etc) with a full understanding of all data and reporting.
• Provide weekly updates on Events performance and attend the Sales Ops team meetings.
• Writing and proof-reading any marketing copy and literature related to Seminars/Events.
• Overseeing the workflow of the team, assigning tasks, projects, and activities.
• Develop strong collaborative working relationships with the Business Development Managers, Regional Managers, Business Sales Team, and Floor managers to ensure that events and seminars are ran to their full potential and that every opportunity is exhausted.
• Manage, monitor and review core events metrics, for example, sales revenue performance, conversion rates, attendance and cancellation rates.
• Identify areas of improvement and implement effective strategies and changes where needed.
• To take full ownership of the event programme and the Departmental targets, including planning, mapping future events, overseeing ongoing current programme and introduction/development of new types of events.

Skills we look for in an Events Manager:

• Experience of managing successful seminars or events for new business acquisition.
• Working with CRM systems
• Able to work effectively within fast-paced, dynamic environment meeting tight deadlines.
• Confidence in delivering events analysis and guidance to Board level members.
• A positive enhance performance and drive departmental accountability.
• An effective communicator with internal and external parties.
• Able to motivate, lead and coach a small team of people.

Check out our fantastic benefits package:

• Fantastic career development opportunities.
• 25 days’ holiday + plus bank holidays + your birthday off, with an increase to your holidays after 2 years’ service.
• Company profit share.
• Brand new state of the art free on site gym
• Weekly employee recognition incentive to win a trip to the Lake District.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme including access to counselling
• Life Insurance and Health cash plan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Holiday sell scheme.
• Bright Exchange Perks, some fantastic retail discounts available.

If you're looking for your next opportunity as an Events Manager then apply today!

Peninsula is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, unique perspectives and multiple approaches are celebrated. We care about our employees and our communities, we nurture talent and encourage ambition, and we are passionate about people who take pride in their work. Our employees are at the heart of everything we do – diverse in our make-up and united in our goals. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.