Website Allan Gray Proprietary Limited
Allan Gray Proprietary Limited is an investment manager, focused on creating financial security for investors. You can access our investment expertise through our unit trusts. Our purpose is to help investors build wealth over the long term. We seek to earn the trust of our clients by providing supe… read morerior long-term investment performance, outstanding client service and holding ourselves to the highest ethical standards. Since inception, our global mandate share portfolio has achieved an average annual return of 27.4%. This means that an investment of R10 000 made with Allan Gray on 15 June 1974 would have grown (before fees) to R142 111 981 by 31 December 2013. By comparison, the returns generated by the FTSE/JSE All Share Index (before any fees) over the same period would have grown a similar investment to R6 704 663. Cape Town, Western Cape
Job Description
Allan Gray is looking for an Events Manager to join our team in Cape Town, reporting to the Senior Events Manager.
In this role, you will take ownership of the end-to-end planning and execution of a diverse portfolio of events at Allan Gray, working collaboratively with the events team to deliver exceptional experiences. You will engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, acting as a central point of coordination to ensure seamless communication, alignment, and successful event delivery.
Responsibilities
Process & systems management
Ensuring event/webinar standards and requirements are met and consistently applied throughout the business
Ensuring detailed process notes are captured for all events/webinars and consistently applied across all areas of the business
Continuous development, documenting and streamlining of event/webinar processes
Quality check Events team & client communications
Manage events budget
Manage Allan Gray events calendar as well as the industry events calendar
Event planning, co-ordination & delivery
Responsible for setting and delivering on a high standard of excellence across all events over which the team has oversight
Responsible for planning, coordination and delivery of allocated events from start to finish
Attendance of events and co-ordination at the dry run and on the day
Post event record-keeping, feedback and analysis
Ensuring that event costs are within budget and proactively communicate with stakeholders throughout
Team management
Manage people capacity. Ensure people have a clear and coherent understanding of the job, competencies required and outputs
Competency and performance management: Ensure employees deliver on agreed competency requirements
Morale and culture: People are aligned to the Allan Gray values and culture. Morale positive and productive
Recruitment, selection and induction: Ensure right people are in place.
Stakeholder management
Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure events are in line with the high brand standards
Ensure all stakeholders understand the strategic intent of the event and pro-actively communicate with event owners regarding potential negative or positive impacts on their events strategy
Citizenship
Client focused, performance driven, long-term oriented, independent mindedness, individual accountability, integrity & trustworthy
Contributes to the business and overall growth of colleagues, adds to business environment, serve as an ambassador, represent the company in a professional manner
Skills, Competencies and Experience
Minimum of 10 years’ relevant event management experience within a corporate financial services environment
Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams
Strong project management, operational planning, and multitasking capabilities
Exceptional verbal and written communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
Highly organised, proactive, and solutions-driven
Strong leadership capability with a collaborative and accountable management style, underpinned by high emotional intelligence, sound judgement, and professionalism
Passionate about delivering exceptional internal and external client experiences
Adaptable, with the ability to effectively manage changing operational and business requirements
Willingness to work irregular hours when operationally required
Meticulous attention to detail, with a strong focus on quality, consistency, and execution standards, aligned to a culture of excellence
Education
Relevant Degree or diploma
Advanced computer literacy, with demonstrated proficiency across the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
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