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A multiple award-winning Event company that produce conferences & digital dialogues for Africa and Latin America's energy sectors is looking for an experienced senior producer to join their amazing team.

They work on igh profile events that attract 20 Ministers of Energy and over 2000 participants. Recent event locations include Lisbon, Brussels, Washington, Cape Town, Cartagena, Lima, Panama City, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Sharm El Sheikh.

Previous experience in a similar role producing high level conferences with demonstrable success in growing both the delegate and sponsorship revenue through the production of commercial programmes is a must.

Key Responsibilities

• Work towards managing and leading a high-quality portfolio of events focused on the development of Africa's energy sector.
• Support the Group Director on the flagship event - the Africa Energy Forum and its surrounding events.
• Guide the project and your team - including sales, marketing, and delegate sales.
• Conduct in-depth market and industry research over the phone and in person to develop strong topical and commercially successful event agendas.
• Investigate and generate new topic ideas in alignment with global and regional trends and provide direction to the conference content.
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, shareholders, committee members, advisors, associations, and senior government representatives including Ministers.
• Work with the Group Director and Portfolio Manager to produce strategy for future direction of the events.
• Manage long term supporters as well as connect with and build relationships with new clients, speakers, and media partners.
• Work with the marketing team in the successful promotion of the events.
• Write promotional copy for the event programmes.
• Work with and direct the sponsorship team and delegate sales team to ensure commercial targets are met.
• Work with the Portfolio Manager to manage the budget for the event.

Excellent management of conference onsite, including dealing with speakers and delegates and logistical arrangements to ensure flawless delivery of the event.

If you feel you have an interest in this role and have the required experience- I would love to hear from you!

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.