EVENT PLANNER 6 MONTH CONTRACT IN SOUTH AFRICA

The Event Planner, as part of the marketing team and reporting to the marketing manager, will plan and coordinate our events from start to finish. This includes working out event details, planning with the rest of the marketing team, booking venues, food, entertainment, staff and cleanup. Hiring and liaising with speakers, liaising with sponsors, hiring A/V teams and equipment, and generally making sure the event runs smoothly, efficiently and that you handle any crisis that may come up calmly.   Duties include:   •        Planning room layouts and the entertainment programme •        Coordinating staffing requirements and briefings •        Selling sponsorship opportunities •        Preparing delegate packs •        Working with marketing, design and social media content colleagues to promote the event and helping to arrange and coordinate the production of any materials needed •        Coordinating suppliers, speaker lineups, handling client queries and troubleshooting on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly; •        Overseeing the dismantling and removal of the event and clearing the venue efficiently; •        Post-event evaluation (recap and analysis of events and producing reports). •        Required Skills: •        Excellent planning and administrative skills •        Strong communication and interpersonal skills - both written and verbal. •        Extremely well organised and self-motivated. •        Attention to detail. •        Confident, outgoing and helpful personality. •        Ability to work well in a team and to be hands on •        Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines. •        Advantageous: •        +1yr experience in an events environment. •        Driver’s License and car •        Desire to grow