Event Director

Do you have events management expertise?

Would you like to join our great team, leading initiatives to provide customer satisfaction?

About our Team

At RX, our Energy & Marine Portfolio is driving the clean energy transition and fostering sustainability across global energy and marine sectors, in alignment with the UN’s sustainability goals. Our industry-leading events spotlight clean power, offshore energy, hydrogen, and maritime industries, serving as dynamic platforms to showcase cutting-edge products, innovative technologies, and impactful solutions.

These events bring together experts, businesses, and thought leaders to share insights, learn from one another through engaging talks and conferences, and explore the latest advancements shaping the future of the industry.

About the Role

Passionate about sustainability, climate change and live events, then this is the role for you. You will be taking the lead on one of the industry’s leading events, The World Future Energy Summit, which is held in partnership with Masdar one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies.

As the Event Director, you are responsible for the strategic development and financial performance of the brand and event. You will be responsible for identifying and evaluating growth opportunities, using customer insights to develop new service/product solutions or brand extensions based on customer needs.

Successful performance is defined as the ability to deliver positive business outcomes to customers (exhibitors and visitors) and drive revenue and profit growth for RX.

Responsibilities

• Owning the vision, strategy, goals, decisions and policies of RXUK
• Driving the brand and event revenue, strategic development and high-quality delivery
• Being accountable for all activities related to your brand
• Setting the shows budget and undertaking timely and accurate re-forecasts
• Driving individual and team performance to create high performing show teams
• Creating a show strategy which optimises all the levers of growth, includes robust sales and marketing plans and uses customer data
• Owning and communicating the event vision and strategy, aligning and connecting the team (and wider matrix team) and their objectives to the event & the overall RX business vision & strategy
• Creating superior customer solutions by identifying customer needs and problems that need to be solved and leveraging solutions to transform business needs
• Working with operations to deliver the event in line with budget and strategy
• Managing the tenancy agreement and acting as main liaison with the venue

Requirements

• Demonstrate credibility in brand & product management
• Have experience in building successful brands/events
• Demonstrate a proven track record of customer focused leadership.
• Demonstrate a track record of successfully building new business segments while growing existing portfolios.
• Demonstrate high levels of planning at both an operational and strategic level
• Have experience in establishing strategic alliances/business communities
• Have experience in developing new lines of business and products. You will be skilled in reviewing, recommending and integrating new innovations.
• Demonstrate passion for leading diverse teams of both direct and indirect reports demonstrating a strong authentic leadership style with an active focus on customer engagement

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Enhanced family support and Shared Parental Leave
• Competitive pension contributions
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Save As You Earn Share Scheme
• Optional Private Medical and Dental Insurance

About the Business

RX is in the business of building businesses for individuals, communities and organisations. We elevate the power of face-to-face events by combining data and digital products to create magical experiences and continual connections at over 400 events in 22 countries across 43 industry sectors. We are passionate about making a positive impact on society and we are fully committed to creating an inclusive work environment, a place where people can grow, thrive and make an impact. We embrace diverse talent and opinions to be the best place for our customers to build their business AND the best place for entrepreneurial people to build their careers. RX is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

RELX is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form:https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK, or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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