Senior Events Manager - 12 Months FTC

Senior Events Manager (FTC - Maternity Cover)

Business Development | London (Hybrid)

A leading professional services firm is seeking an experienced Senior Events Manager to lead its high-performing events function on a fixed-term maternity cover contract.

This role has responsibility for a busy, firm-wide events programme, including flagship client events, conferences and an annual partners' conference. The Senior Events Manager will personally lead on complex, high-profile events while overseeing delivery across multiple practice areas and supporting international offices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading a firm-wide events strategy and annual calendar aligned to BD objectives
• Acting as senior adviser to partners on event strategy, format and ROI
• Overseeing high-profile client events, conferences and launches
• Managing and developing the events team, setting priorities and standards
• Owning key supplier and venue relationships and negotiating best terms
• Managing programme-level budgets and measuring event impact
• Embedding best practice, innovation and sustainability across the events programme
• Ensuring effective use of CRM and data for targeting, follow-up and reporting

About the candidate:

• Extensive experience delivering complex B2B or professional services events
• Proven ability to align events with client development and commercial objectives
• Confident influencing senior stakeholders and advising at partner level
• Strong people leadership and programme management skills
• Commercially minded with experience managing significant budgets
• Calm, credible and solutions-focused under pressure

What's on offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Private health, dental and life assurance
• Flexible and hybrid working (office-based c. 3 days per week)
• Wellbeing, volunteering and family-friendly policies
• An inclusive, high-performance culture with early responsibility and influence

This role would suit a strategic events leader who combines hands-on delivery with commercial insight and enjoys working at pace with senior stakeholders.

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