Events Consultant

The Standard Life Investments Marketing Department covers a wide range of functions including Investment Communication; Client Management; Brand and Advertising; Design and Production; eMarketing and Market Intelligence across 18 markets covering the retail and institutional channels.

The Events Consultant works within the Marketing Department and reports to the Head of Events

The Events Consultant role is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of client and internal events, delivering the brand and ensuring Standard Life Investments is recognised as world class within this field. The roleholder will work closely with the Head of Events to implement a world-class centre of excellence for SLI globally, managing and delivering a systematic range of events across all 8 key client channels. These events will include exhibitions, conferences and hospitality.

Key Outcomes

• Deliver a regular flow of targeted events to support Wholesale & Institutional

• Ensure all events are fully planned and project managed

• Attend and run events efficiently on the day

• Ensure problems are resolved smoothly and in a calm and measured manner

• Work with Digital to create the content to populate a central events portal

• Utilise all existing literature in-house to best effect at events

• Identify, develop and deliver a wide range of client hospitality, delivering an exceptional client experience leading to the generation of future business opportunities

• Ensure all events and hospitality are fully measured and assessed, using the learnings to facilitate changes to future events, and feeding the results into the Marketing department's KPIs

• Continually assess the quality and capabilities of venues and suppliers, seeking to raise the bar on a ongoing basi

• Challenge the status quo in terms of activities currently undertaken

• Ensure any SLI requirements, prioritise and issues are resolved proactively

• Identify improvements to deliver excellent event practices and professionalise globally

• Drive inspirational presentations onsite and continually assess the quality of the Technical & AV suppliers

• Manage resource flow for events and secure contractors as appropriate

• Develop strong working relationships with Channel Team and leverage their insights and expertise.

   

• Ability to self Manage

• Decision making under pressure

• Crisis management

• Ability to motivate others

• Willingness to take responsibility and accountability for events

• Desire to deliver an exceptional client experience

• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy

• Take pride in delivering exceptional service

• Ability to prioritise tasks to ensure deadlines are achieved

• Ability to communicate effectively and to influence others

• Customer focus

• Project management

• Supplier management

• Multi-tasking
  
• Bright, analytical and client focused self starter with an enquiring mind

•  Significant experience of London and overseas event organisation

• A clearly proven track record with commercial acumen

• Understanding of a high end corporate client base

• Operated successfully in a complex, fluid and matrixed envioronment

• Exceptional project management skills and ability to drive a range of initiatives

• Ability to represent the DNA of Marketing with other parts of the firm and department

Experience in the following:

Talents

• Direct and substantial experience of managing events and hotel suppliers

• Clear understanding of the corporate mechanics and the client psyche

• Solid grasp of all aspects of events and hospitality environment

• Proactive, results-focused and motivated self-starter

• Process -led mindset with a commercial orientation

• Flexible and diplomatic individual with excellent interpersonal skills
   

   

• Integrity

• Team

• Customer Driven

• Global

• Leading

• Astute