Manager | Events | Events at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

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