Events Manager; Cancer Tools

Overview

Event Manager (Cancer Tools)

£50,000 - £55,000 plus benefits

Reports to: Head of Growth Marketing (Cancer Tools)
Directorate: Research & Innovation
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office); please note there will be global travel involved in this role approximately 4-5 times per year.
Closing date: Sunday 1st February 23:55pm

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Recruitment process: Screening call followed by competency-based interview.
Interview date: W/C 9th February.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

Cancer Tools, the research tools arm of Cancer Research UK (CRUK), is a non-profit, global community of cancer researchers, academic institutes, and professional societies, with a shared mission to accelerate cancer research. With a history of more than 40 years of managing and providing reagents to both academic and for-profit laboratories around the world, Cancer Tools has been steadfast in its mission of accelerating cancer research by making research tools widely and easily available, extending CRUK’s influence to a global audience.

• Develop and lead a successful global events participation programme to drive lead generation, brand awareness, and engagement with academic and industry cancer researchers
• Manage all aspects of our organisation’s attendance at external events, including:
  • Booth design and branding
  • Shipping and logistics
  • Coordination with vendors and organisers
  • On-site support and troubleshooting
• Train and brief internal staff attending events to ensure clear objectives and effective management
• Create and implement post-event follow-up processes to maximise ROI and track performance against KPIs (e.g. leads, MQLs, engagement metrics)
• Manage budgets and resources effectively to deliver successful event participation
• Develop a framework for selecting and prioritising events in line with Cancer Tools’ objectives
• Leverage and create engaging content for social media, web and email channels to promote event participation
• Monitor industry trends and implement best practices to enhance event impact

• Degree or equivalent in a scientific field with marketing experience, or a marketing/comms qualification
• Demonstrable experience in managing company presence at external conferences/exhibitions, including logistics, booth design, collateral creation and ROI analysis (preferably in life science research, or a cancer/oncology related field)
• Strong organisational, time management, multi-tasking and project management skills
• Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience in global event logistics, shipping, booth design and event collateral generation
• Full working knowledge of the marketing life cycle and tactics
• Experience in digital marketing (email, social media, web) and platforms such as Hub Spot or similar
• Experience in content and copy creation
• Strong track record in managing and monitoring budgets
• Experience in event technology, including webinar platforms
• Willingness to travel globally (up to 25%)

• Knowledge or experience of working in the life sciences industry, ideally cancer/oncology
• Experience of working with academic researcher audiences
• Experience of presenting to scientific audiences

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience, we’d still love to hear from you.

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