EVENTS SPECIALIST: GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER
Events Manager – Marketing, Public Relations / Corporate Communications
Southern Suburbs – Western Cape
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We have tremendous on-site opportunity for an experienced Events Specialist to join the team delivering industry-leading events for a global financial services provider based in Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly organised, commercially minded Events Specialist, with global events experience, who thrives on delivering large-scale, high-impact experiences that bring together clients, brands, and business objectives.
Working across strategic client engagements, sponsorship initiatives, conferences, gala events, and global virtual experiences, you’ll take ownership of end-to-end event delivery while ensuring every touchpoint reflects the organisation’s premium brand standards and business objectives.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys operating in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in delivering world-class experiences, and is excited by the opportunity to coordinate large-scale global events from South Africa.
If you’re a strategic Events Specialist with agency experience and a passion for delivering memorable experiences that connect people, brands, and business objectives, this could be your next exciting career move.
Note: Occasional travel may be required.
Responsibilities
- Conceptualise (where relevant), plan, manage, and coordinate logistics for client engagements and events (in-person and virtual) across the Group.
- Create detailed event briefs and provide conceptual/creative guidance to internal teams and external suppliers.
- Ensure events deliver on brand and client experience standards.
- Critically evaluate how each event fits into the marketing strategy and ensure it adds value to business objectives.
- Source and recommend suitable venues where applicable; coordinate suppliers to deliver high-quality outputs.
- Prepare detailed budgets, secure approvals, and provide post-event budget reconciliation and analysis with key learnings for future improvement.
- Manage the invitation process, monitor and report on RSVPs, and capture attendee information relevant to event logistics (with strong attention to detail).
- Act as the primary contact for strategic industry events and sponsorship participation across entities, including managing deadlines for branded materials, business information, and payments.
- Coordinate with marketing teams and business stakeholders to create/source brochures, video, and branded materials required for sponsorships and industry events; brief external service providers when needed.
- Procure promotional and branded items aligned with brand standards.
- Build and manage a supplier network.
- Provide logistical support for internal marketing events and strategy sessions (room/venue bookings, guest speakers, Group year-end events, etc.).
- Update and circulate the corporate events calendar regularly.
- Support marketing overflow projects and administration; contribute to the conceptualisation and execution of end-to-end marketing campaigns where needed.
Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:
- Marketing-related qualification (National Diploma / Degree).
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in an Events Specialist / Events Planning role within financial services (or closely comparable professional services environment).
- Experience implementing and managing global in-person and virtual events.
- Agency experience along with experience coordinating global events from South Africa.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to turn events into marketing “moments”: pre-event awareness, during-event storytelling, and post-event follow through (content and relationship momentum).
- Strong instinct for brand detail: look/feel, tone, guest experience, and consistency across touchpoints.
- Comfortable collaborating with digital marketing, design to brief assets and ensure approvals/sign-off are tight.
- Ownership mentality: accountable for delivering high-quality outcomes.
- Proactive, takes initiative, proposes creative solutions.
- Creative and conceptual thinker; curious and ideas driven.
- Highly organised with strong time management; can work independently and in a team.
- Strong communication skills and stakeholder management; able to build strong working relationships.
- A valid driver’s licence is essential for this role, as travel is required.
If you don’t have the relevant experience required for this role, please consider your application unsuccessful.
City: Cape Town, Southern Suburbs
Level of Expertise: Mid – Senior
Remuneration: Negotiable
Consultant: Tamara
Reference Number: #Tam914
