Outdoor Events Manager

Outdoor Events Manager
This highly respected travel and leisure company have a passion for the great outdoors and provide a huge array of adventures and experiences throughout the UK, Europe and further afield. They have a new vacancy for an Outdoor Events Manager to join them as the production expert and focal point for managing and arranging a wide variety of engaging, experiential promotions and outdoor events, ranging from pop-up's to festivals. Salary of circa £40k, hybrid working in West Sussex.
Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.
Outdoor Events Manager - Role & Responsibilities:
Lead the production delivery of projects and events. Producing and managing event schedules and time lines to ensure that resources and assets are aligned across events.
Produce and manage safety plans, working with relevant advisory bodies & Health & Safety Manager. Managing H&S requirements including assessing work activities, creation of documentation and on-site implementation.
Work with creative teams, and clients, to create inspirational briefs, assess requirements and provide marketing execution and promotion plans.
Assess and develop relationships with partners to provide innovative and exciting activities aligned to events.
Budgeting of projects ensuring commercially astute pricing, negotiating with suppliers to secure contracts.
Liaise with venues and site service representatives and carry out site visits.
Ensure projects are delivered on budget and on-time to an exceptional standard.
Ensure customer feedback processes are in place that post event feedback is carried out after each event.
Support the Exhibitions Executive in developing and managing internal and external exhibitions.
Outdoor Events Manager - Skills & Experience Required:
Essential to have extensive outdoor events experience in a customer focused acquisition, commercial environment.
Events management or marketing qualification is preferred.
Ability to create strong relationships with external partners.
Commercially astute with contract & budget management expertise.
Health & Safety qualification desirable.
Experience in producing event safety plans.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent relationship management skills.
Ability to manage and prioritise multiple work streams to ensure deadlines are met.
Positive and enthusiastic approach.
Full UK driving license with the ability to travel throughout the UK to run events including weekends on occasion.
Outdoor Events Manager - Additional Information:
Salary up to circa £40k dependent on experience
Hybrid working - circa 3 days in the office
Flexibility to be on site to oversee / manage the outdoor events, including weekend working (time off in lieu given)
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Private healthcare scheme
Subsidised gym membership at selected health clubs
Please apply for the position of Outdoor Events Manager online or email your cv to #####