Senior Events Manager, 12-month FTC

The Senior Events Manager (12-month FTC) is responsible for the end-to-end management and coordination of events for the Wealth Management business, including webinars, conferences, corporate sponsorship, private dinners, and hospitality. The role involves project managing events from concept to completion, providing on-site support, planning virtual and hybrid events, managing budgets, ensuring compliance, and leading the event team. Reporting to the Global Head of Marketing, the role requires building strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers and delivering events within deadlines and budget.

Responsibilities

• To organise and manage internal and external events including corporate hospitality, investment seminars, sponsorship events, road shows and some regional events for the Wealth Management business
• On-Site Support: Provide on-site support during events to ensure smooth operations and address issues promptly
• Virtual Event Expertise: Plan and execute virtual and hybrid events, ensuring technical excellence and engaging experiences
• Maintain up-to-date records of event attendance and ensure all information is fed into the events database
• Project manage individual events from concept to completion including venue search and negotiation, AV, speakers and entertainment sourcing, registration, and logistics at the event
• Work closely with the marketing team to ensure that the appropriate collateral is prepared and delivered on time, accurately and on brand
• Budget Management: Manage financial tracking, including budgeting, invoicing, and documentation
• Complete Schroders Health & Safety, risk assessment and insurance responsibilities
• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure all events comply with local regulations, GDPR, and Schroders’ global compliance standards
• Registration & Attendee Management: Handle participant registration processes, manage attendee databases, coordinate invitations, and respond to inquiries
• Manage events in the event system (Adobe Campaign)
• Events timeline – work with Marketing to ensure this is up-to-date and all deliverables clearly defined
• Post-Event Evaluation & Analytics: Collect feedback and conduct evaluations to assess success, identify improvements, and build data-driven insights
• Vendor Management: Communicate and maintain relationships with vendors and suppliers, ensuring requirements are met and timelines adhered to
• Manage presentation content where relevant in conjunction with speakers, for events and ensure it’s compliant for the relevant audience
• All events must be delivered within the regulatory framework, whilst adhering to the corporate brand and style guidelines
• Team Management: Lead and manage event team, including contractors
• Oversee management of regional events
• UK Marketing Team Support: Collaborate with the UK Marketing team to create promotional materials and assist in implementing marketing strategies for upcoming events, ensuring compliance
• Taking responsibility of the event schedule and successful delivery of the programme

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Bachelor's degree in Events Management, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• Extensive and in-depth events experience ideally with financial services/wealth management
• Knowledge and understanding of event strategy implementation and their respective phases (planning, execution and follow-up)
• Able to demonstrate successful delivery of events
• Ability to take ownership and work proactively to ensure the success of the events
• Experience organising virtual and hybrid events, preferably using Zoom
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects to tight deadlines
• Ability to use own initiatives and work effectively alone or as a member of the wider team
• Strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with event management software and virtual event platforms