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Graduate Operations Executive - Conferences

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Argus Media

Apr 21

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Business, Operations & Strategy
  • London

Requirements

  • Experience in logistics coordination for business events and conferences.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills and ability to network
  • Strong negotiation skills in liaising with suppliers
  • Process driven and skilled problem solver
  • Able to use initiative and take ownership of projects as well as work as part of a team
  • Excellent co-ordination and time management skills including detail focus
  • Experience of researching and analyzing event data and recommending improvements
  • Excellent IT skills, including detailed work with excel spreadsheets
  • Attributes:
  • Passionate about events; contributing to a positive and energized culture
  • Self-motivated, confident and results driven individual
  • Clear and well thought through decision making skills
  • Client focused, with ability balance company’s interests with delegate experience
  • Take-charge demeanor that engenders confidence and respect in team, clients and suppliers
  • Diplomacy and tact in dealing with challenges on site and conflict management
  • Sound judgment; a calm and methodical approach in dealing with challenges
  • Creative; coming up with innovative and fresh ideas for conferences and exhibition
  • Natural role model; supportive, patient facilitator providing goals, direction and constructive feedback
  • Ability to travel globally
  • Flexibility to manage extended hours as needed to meet event deadlines

Responsibilities

  • Carry out basic venue searches
  • Manage speakers, sponsors and partners once they have signed up to the event, liaising closely with the Conference Producer and Sponsorship Manager
  • Liaise with Conference Producer and Marketing Manager to produce a delegate communication plan, sending out regular updates to engage registered delegates
  • Keep website updated with current event details including venue and accommodation details and sponsor profiles; checking that all information on pricing and registration is accurate
  • Accurately track forecasts and profitability results and report on a regular basis, including performance against capacity and targets for exhibitors, sponsors, meeting rooms and attendees.
  • Ownership of decisions relevant to logistics: supplier choices; leading on-site team of the running of the event from start to finish; ensuring logistics are coordinated and the on-site experience runs smoothly to meet expectations
  • Organise and produce conference set design, signage and networking app.
  • Develop industry knowledge to respond to delegate enquiries and professionally represent Argus
  • Research new technologies and conference and exhibition formats to implement the latest conference industry offerings to evolve and improve the delegate experience and enhance the Argus brand

Argus Media

Leading independent provider of energy and commodity price benchmarks

Technology
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1970
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with 1,300 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 29 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs. Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy. Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic and Hg, the specialist software and technology services investor.

Benefits

  • Collegiate, supportive environment

  • Career development