Events Executive

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Events Execuitve

Purpose

Responsible for the execution of European third party and proprietary events.

Key Responsibilities
- Executing local proprietary events including conferences, roadshows, summer and winter parties with a focus on Italian events, supporting the European team
- Supporting client visits to M&G’s UK Headquarters
- End to end delivery of third party events and trade shows
- Management of internal events and offsites for global distribution alongside the UK Event Executive (Christmas parties, offsites, annual awards dinners)
- Work alongside Global Events Lead and Senior Event Manager to support the delivery of cross channel, flagship events that take place in London
- Event support to include:

- Creation of event briefs
- Speaker booking and Fund Manager liaison
- Venue sourcing, liaison and booking
- Management and tracking of event budgets and invoice logs
- On-site event delivery to the highest standards, dealing with any real-time issues effectively
- Booking speaker travel and accommodation
- Creating speaker itineraries
- Managing all client transfers for global events
- Post-event evaluation including analysis, review and driving improvement
- Strong understanding of compliance requirements for event collateral
- Ensure that all event activities and comply with G&H requirements and local regulation

Knowledge & Experience
- Very good English language skills essential
- Additional languages advantageous, particularly German, Spanish or French
- Experienced events executive/coordinator - preferably within financial services
- Proficient in the MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Knowledge of Salesforce, Teradata and Eloqua systems

Role Attributes
- An ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines as well as an ability to prioritise
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to multi-task
- Resilience and determination and an ability to think quickly to overcome problems
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Flexibility and willingness to travel
- An adaptable approach to work

Qualifications

Educated to degree level or with relevant on the job training and experience

Personal Skills

Attention to Detail

Able to accurately compile and extract information from various data sources

Shows awareness and foresight when compiling and extracting data

Is meticulous to avoid careless errors

Is diligent in ensuring quality and accuracy of work

Planning & Organising

Manage time effectively taking account of priorities

Forecast and manage their workload to ensure deadlines are met

Plan and prepare well in advance

Adopt an organised and systematic approach to their work

Adapt flexibly and appropriately to changing circumstances

Able to reassess priorities in light of new changes

Present their work in a structured format

Ensure work is thorough and reviewed

Relationship Development

Has a positive attitude

Able to appropriately balance formal and informal communication

Strives to cooperate at all levels

Confident to question and confront issues

Treats everyone with respect

Recruiter : Martyn

Location : Milan

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.