Job Purpose:
The world's largest and most influential energy event, is seeking a Vice President to play a pivotal role in driving the event's strategic and operational success. As the VP, you will work directly under the supervision of the Senior Vice President, focusing on organic, profitable growth and ensuring the event's alignment with industry-leading practices.
What You Will Bring:
- Strategic foresight and robust leadership skills to guide large-scale projects and teams towards achieving the events vision.
- Commitment to steering the energy sector towards sustainable and innovative practices, making a significant impact on the global energy conversation.
- Thrive in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment, demonstrating flexibility and a passion for continuous improvement.
Being the VP means being at the core of an event that not only leads but actively reshapes the energy industry. Your contributions will be essential in steering the sector towards a sustainable and innovative future. This role is designed for someone who is passionate about making a significant impact and excels in dynamic settings. Join us on this journey to drive the global energy conversation towards a sustainable future.
Key Accountabilities:
- Independently manage specific departments including the Awards and the Special Projects Team, enabling both you and the SVP to concentrate more effectively on departmental responsibilities.
- Drive the operations of the event in collaboration with the central Operations Department, crafting an operations strategy that enhances function and visual appeal of the exhibition, conference, and featured experiences in line with budget expectations.
- Support the SVP by managing key aspects of the event including budgeting, financial management, and regular project reporting in addition to overseeing sponsorship and delegate sales to ensure strong growth in these areas, contributing to the commercial profitability of the event.
- Maintain and oversee relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective collaboration and communication across all levels.
- Lead the team by example, fostering a culture of strategic thinking and effective implementation of initiatives that are aligned with the events strategic objectives.
Qualifications and Experience:
Strong background in events marketing and commercial management within the events industry.
• Proven expertise in project management, operational strategies, and their implementation.
• Ability to develop and execute strategies that enhance event experience following a defined narrative, thereby ensuring a cohesive and engaging attendee experience.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the capacity to engage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including customers, consultants, advisors, think tanks, and key opinion leaders in the energy sector.
Technical / Functional
• Strong leadership qualities
• Goal driven approach
• Project Management experience
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects to tight deadlines
• Financial and commercial awareness
• Extensive experience in international B2B conference sponsorship, delegate and exhibition sales, ideally in the energy sector
• Ability to create and manage a sales pipeline/budget/P&L – provide weekly reports with an accurate forecast
• Experience in the use of databases (preferably Salesforce) in both mass and targeted sales campaigns
• Knowledge of the energy industry a distinct advantage
• Excellent negotiation and relationship building skills
• Customer focused
• Excellent command of written and spoken (business) English – other languages could be an advantage.
• Sound commercial awareness, excellent organisational skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Solid numeric abilities and experience with quantitative analysis
• Highly motivated and proactive
• Strong sense of urgency and results orientation
• Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with and relate to all levels both within and outside the organisation
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Good knowledge of MS Office Suite, including: MS Powerpoint, Word, Outlook, and Excel
Personal Attributes / Interpersonal
• Excellent people skills
• High attention to detail
• Communication – excellent written and verbal English
• Time Management
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Self-motivated
• Good team working ethics
• Ability to generate ideas
• Lateral thinking
• Analytical skills
• Ability to travel
Key Success Criteria
• To manage a multitude of strategies and projects across the event.
• Achieve project success in line with key financial targets
• Profit growth and margin improvement
• Visitor growth to exceed revenue growth
• Customer satisfaction
• Staff retention and satisfaction statistics, Mentoring and managing staff
dmg::events is an equal opportunity employer. If you have not received feedback on your submission within 14 days, please regard it as unsuccessful for the time being.
