Event Manager

• 12-month fixed-term opportunity | Immediate start
• Melbourne CBD
• Hybrid working | 3 days in office, 2 days WFH
• Lead and mentor 1 direct report
• Potential for a longer-term opportunity

About the Opportunity

We’re partnering with a highly regarded international law firm to recruit an experienced Events Manager to join its national Events team.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing – Events & Sponsorships, this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced events professional to take ownership of a diverse and high-profile portfolio within a top-tier professional services environment.

From client breakfasts and cocktail functions to intimate dinners, webinars, firm-wide celebrations and larger strategic events, no two projects will look the same. You’ll manage multiple events at different stages of planning, with a particular focus on Melbourne-based events while also having the opportunity to contribute to national initiatives.

Events are an important part of the firm's client and business development strategy, so this is a role where your work will have genuine visibility and impact.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing events from concept through to delivery across a varied corporate events portfolio
• Coordinating multiple events simultaneously, ensuring timelines, budgets, logistics and suppliers are all managed effectively
• Working closely with senior internal stakeholders, clients and external suppliers
• Delivering Melbourne-based events and supporting selected national initiatives
• Managing and developing one direct report
• Preparing event plans, run sheets, budgets and post-event reporting
• Identifying opportunities to continually improve the event experience and ways of working
• Working collaboratively with the broader Business Development & Marketing team

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is confident, commercially minded and genuinely passionate about events.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Strong experience managing corporate or professional services events
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high standard of delivery
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work with senior leaders
• A natural ability to build relationships and collaborate across teams
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how events can support broader business objectives
• A proactive and energetic approach, with the ability to bring fresh ideas and solutions
• Experience leading, mentoring or managing others

This is a high-performance environment, so you'll be someone who enjoys working to a high standard, takes ownership and thrives when things are busy.

The Team & Culture

You’ll join a national Events team of around 10 people, within a broader Business Development & Marketing function of approximately 75 nationally.

The firm places a strong emphasis on developing its people, with a clear focus on learning, building expertise and leadership development.

The role offers a balanced hybrid model of three days in the Melbourne CBD office and two days working from home, with additional office time initially to support training and relationship building.

As you would expect in a senior events role, some flexibility outside standard business hours is required, including early morning and evening events and occasional weekend commitments.

Interested? If you’re an experienced Events Manager looking for an opportunity to work across high-profile corporate events within a leading professional services environment, I’d love to hear from you.

Please reach out directly to Kiah Hillier, Principal Consultant at Beaumont People, for a confidential discussion.

Kiah Hillier
Principal Consultant | Beaumont People
kiah@beaumontpeople.com.au

This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity with potential for a longer-term opportunity for the right person.

At Beaumont People, we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace, and we love working with organisations that feel the same way. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed, we would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.