KellyOCG

About The Role

• 12 Month Max Term Contract
• 50/50 Hybrid working model
• Close to Public Transport

Join our dynamic team at BOQ Group as an Event Manager where you will be the driving force behind our high-impact sponsorship activations and events. Your role is pivotal in generating leads and driving business results across all our business brands. With a focus on industry and broker events, conferences, trade stands, and awards events, you will be at the forefront of creating memorable experiences that resonate with our audience.

In this role, you will plan, organise, manage, and deliver a calendar of activations and events aligned with our business strategy. You will collaborate with State Managers and Sales teams to develop event plans that meet their objectives and manage events end-to-end, including contract negotiation, stakeholder engagement, marketing deliverables, and event logistics. You will work closely with Product and Marketing teams to align activities with product and campaign priorities, oversee event budgets, and provide regular reporting on events spend and lead generation. You will also build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure the success of our events.

About You

We are looking for someone with a minimum of 3 years' experience in event management, with a proven history of delivering successful events. A tertiary qualification in marketing, events, or a related field is desirable. You should have strong knowledge of the events industry and, ideally, the financial services industry. Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills are a must, as well as outstanding organisational and time management skills, with high attention to detail. The ability to multi-task, manage multiple projects effectively, and work under pressure is essential. You should be adaptable, flexible in approach, a problem-solver, highly motivated, and passionate about delivering positive business and client outcomes. Creativity, a flair for identifying new opportunities, and a strong collaborator mindset are also key.

Are you spirited, optimistic, curious, inclusive, accountable, and lionhearted? Do you aspire to contribute to Building Social Capital through Banking? If you embody the BOQ Group values and have a passion for event management, we want you on our team! Apply now and let us create impactful events together that drive our business forward!

About Us

BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.

Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That’s creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.

BOQ Group’s inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.

Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.

Our Perks

• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounted financial products
• Salary sacrificing options
• Paid parental leave with no minimum
• Purchase annual leave
• Discounted private health insurance plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to employee network groups focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers and accessibility
• BOQ Group is a member of Pride in Diversity and a participating organisation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index