Events Adviser

**The role**

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Events Adviser to join the Clients and Markets team in our Perth office. You will lead day-to-day management and coordination of local events, partnerships and sponsorships, ensuring a high level of support and coordination across a broad range of client-facing and internal staff events, profiling and engagement initiatives. The role will see you guiding on-the-ground resources in our offices to deliver events and working closely with the Perth Clients and Markets Manager, Senior Adviser and BD and Events Coordinator, as well as members of the national events team.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Design, project management and execution of a broad suite of online and virtual events including: client entertainment; networking and hospitality events; major staff functions and events; client professional educational seminars and webinars; large-scale annual client conferences and Perth office Alumni events.
- Taking carriage of various sponsorship and partnership arrangements with various industry associations and organisations across the arts, cultural and sporting sectors.
- Managing all event communications, including coordinating and liaising with our digital marketing team on e-marketing and social media campaigns.
- Creating event briefs, researching venues and suppliers, sourcing and negotiating quotes, and managing event budgets.
- Collating event materials, preparing event schedules and managing event timelines.
- Working independently and proactively with the business and senior stakeholders in coordinating the logistics and set up associated with local events.
- Coordinating members from our on-the-ground catering, client floor and IT teams to assist with on-site logistics and running of events.
- Maintaining thorough attendance and financial records of all events.
- Updating Clients and Markets tools and databases as well as ensuring ongoing currency of client mailing lists on InterAction.
- Utilising our online platforms to deliver events virtually.
- Developing process documents, manuals and checklists to ensure consistency and best-practice in event delivery.
- Mentoring and upskilling our BD and Events Coordinator and upskilling Practice Administration (PA) staff on basic event management in line with new PA capability frameworks.
- Participating in various national events and business development projects.
- Other ad-hoc marketing and business development activities as required by the Clients & Markets Manager

**Skills & Experience**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Minimum four years' experience in corporate events and business development within a professional services environment (corporate events experience is essential).
- End-to-end experience in delivering and project managing large events or conferences (essential).
- Completed tertiary qualifications in Event Management or Marketing (desirable).
- Experience with client relationship database (knowledge of InterAction will be regarded favourably) and events booking software.
- Experience with online event delivery / webinars (knowledge of the ON24 platform will be regarded favourably).
- Highly developed communication skills, both written and oral with exceptionally strong attention to detail.
- Strong administration, organisational and time management skills.
- Strong stakeholder and project management skills.
- Energy, drive, resilience and commitment that will enable you to guide, organise and manage events in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Flexibility with working hours.

**The Clients and Markets (Business Development) team**

The Clients and Markets team is responsible for advising and providing services to the business on practice group and client development opportunities. This includes the full spectrum of the marketing mix from bid management and opportunity identification to client relationship management and the development of tailored marketing materials. It also includes an active role in event management, client, market and industry research and analysis, media and corporate affairs, legal communications and branding and design.

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**How to Apply?**

**Consultant Contact Details**

Brooke Wheeler, (08) 9426 8046

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