Company: Rand Mutual – RMA
Industry: Insurance
Deadline: Sep 18, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors
Experience: 5 – 8 years
Location: Gauteng
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Field: Hospitality / Hotel / Restaurant, Media / Advertising / Branding
Job Title: Events Specialist (parktown)
Description
- The Events Specialist will be responsible for planning, developing, and executing high-impact events that align with RMA business goals and brand. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong project management skills and the ability to independently manage the full lifecycle of events, from concept through to execution and post-event analysis.
- The ideal candidate will have experience in the financial services industry and a deep understanding of the nuances of delivering high-level client and industry events.
Key Responsibilities:
Event Planning
- Develop a comprehensive annual event calendar in alignment with marketing and business objectives.
- Define event objectives, target audience, key messaging, and success metrics.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure events align with group wide priorities
Event Execution
- Lead end-to-end event management, including budgeting, venue selection, vendor negotiations, logistics, speaker management, content development, and on-site execution.
- Independently manage events ranging from executive roundtables, investor conferences, client appreciation events, roadshows, webinars, and trade shows.
- Ensure all events are executed with excellence, on time, and within budget.
- Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Liaise with key internal stakeholders including BMCE, business units, and senior leadership.
- Manage third-party vendors, agencies, AV teams, designers, and other suppliers.
- Negotiate contracts and manage supplier relationships to optimise costs and ensure high-quality service delivery.
Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure all events are compliant with internal policies and industry regulations.
- Mitigate potential risks associated with client-facing events through proper planning and documentation.
Post-Event Reporting
- Measure event ROI through feedback, data analysis, and reporting on event performance.
- Conduct post-event evaluations and provide actionable insights to improve future event strategies.
Marketing Integration
- Collaborate with digital, brand, and communications teams to develop promotional materials, registration pages, email campaigns, and post-event content.
- Ensure brand consistency and messaging across all event touchpoints.
Requirements
Required Skills & Experience:
- 5–8+ years of proven event management experience, with at least 3 years in the financial services industry (e.g., banking, asset management, investment services, insurance).
- Strong track record of managing events independently from ideation to execution.
- Excellent project management and organisational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to engage with senior executives and manage high-stakes client-facing events.
- Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
- Experience with virtual and hybrid event platforms
- High attention to detail and a commitment to excellence.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical mindset; able to assess event performance and make data-driven recommendations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Event Management, or related field.
Key Attributes:
- Self-starter with strong initiative and problem-solving ability.
- Highly professional and client-service oriented.
- Flexible, agile, and calm under pressure.
- Results-driven with a strategic mindset.
