Congress Project Manager

About Us:

At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate and change behavior for our customers. As the world’s most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion and purpose to drive business forward. 

Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 50+ countries across the world, BCD M&E’s team of 1,800+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table.

While we can’t guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something. 

See what life is about at BCD M&E at bcdme.com/careers

We are looking for a Congress Event / Project Manager to  join us on one of our client dedicated teams. You will have end to end event delivery experience ideally in congress or pharmaceutical events. You may have knowledge of pharmaceutical compliance as well! You will be comfortable in guiding your stakeholders, enjoy negotiating, contracting and budget management (including reconciliation) and comfortable will travelling onsite which will include international travel and on times this could be up to 7-10 days in length. This role is UK remote based along with the rest of your team, but don’t worry you get to have in-person team time!

If you thrive on juggling multiple projects, meeting and exceeding deadline, good budget management and get great satisfaction of seeing it all come together onsite then this could be the next move for you!

As a Congress Event / Project Manager, you will:

• Have overall responsibility for the planning and execution of congress events in the UK and Overseas including logistics and website / delegate registration / delegate and stakeholder communication assigned to you
• Consult with stakeholders to gather all requirements to deliver the right event solution to meet their objectives
• Consistently apply and demonstrate our expertise to our clients
• Manage external vendors and suppliers – for sourcing, negotiating, contracting and event delivery
• Financial responsibility of the event budget – from budget preparation to final reconciliation

You’re good at:

• Communication – listening, written and verbal - able to interpret our client’s objectives to be delivered into all aspects of their event
• Ability to instil confidence in your clients that we are experts in our field
• Proven end to end UK and overseas event delivery experience (congress is advantageous)
• Proven Meeting Technology and Delegate registration knowledge and expertise
• Excellent attention to detail and budgeting management skills
• Pharmaceutical compliance knowledge is advantageous
• Proficient in Microsoft office applications
• Ability to react, think on your feet, offer solutions, work on multiple projects and timelines at once
• Ability to travel regularly in the UK and Overseas 

You might also have:

• Virtual meeting platform and event mobile app experience
• Event Management degree

You should know:

• Role is UK remote based, full time, Monday-Friday with some weekend travel on occasion (lieu time given).
• You must have the ability to travel within the UK and Overseas.
• You must have the right to work in the UK.

How to apply:

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