Senior Project Manager - 18 month FTC

Hybrid working: 2 days in office

International conferences and summits across food, agriculture and nutrition, global travel built into the contract, and a brief to redesign how delegate experience and sponsor strategy are done. This is a Senior Event Manager - International Conferences & Summits role where the portfolio is high-profile and the creative scope is real.

- Strategic influence over a high-profile international portfolio

- Senior mentor assigned to support your development

- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with long service

- MeDay: a paid day for your birthday or a cultural celebration

- Christmas office closure on top of standard leave

- Holiday purchase scheme for additional flexibility

The Company

A large-scale B2B events business running an international portfolio of conferences, summits and exhibitions across food, agriculture and nutrition. The Senior Event Manager - International Conferences & Summits sits within a team given real scope to shape how events are built and delivered, not just to execute what already exists. People tend to stay, and the organisation backs creative thinking with genuine investment in its events function.

The Role

The Senior Event Manager - International Conferences & Summits is a fixed-term contract leading operational delivery of a portfolio of international B2B conferences and summits, with accountability for budget performance, stakeholder engagement and sponsor commitments.

- Lead end-to-end delivery of international conferences and summits

- Develop event delivery plans, timelines and operational frameworks

- Manage sponsor relationships and ensure commercial commitments are met

- Oversee budgets and cost control across concurrent events

- Build relationships with venues, suppliers, speakers and partners

- Collaborate with commercial, marketing and customer experience teams

- Support and mentor junior team members through delivery workstreams

The Candidate

To be considered for the Senior Event Manager - International Conferences & Summits, you will be an experienced B2B event professional who has taken complex conferences, summits or exhibitions from planning through to onsite execution across concurrent projects. You are comfortable owning budgets, negotiating with suppliers, managing sponsor relationships and holding quality standards under pressure.

Experience with event technology platforms or international delivery is beneficial but not essential, as is a track record of developing junior colleagues. What matters most is the appetite to bring creative thinking to sponsor strategy and delegate experience alongside strong operational delivery.

This Senior Event Manager - International Conferences & Summits role comes with hybrid working, a genuinely strong leave package and a well-resourced team. Interviews are being scheduled now, so apply without delay and we will be in touch promptly.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref: MR19028