Events and Outreach Manager recruitment
Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $2.3 billion in 2011, employs approximately 6,100 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 28 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com
Responsibilities
This role will be responsible for developing and delivery of the strategic events plan, to promote and showcase Moody's products and services across the region. Including conferences, product launches, briefings, user group meetings, roundtables, teleconferences/webcasts, third party and other events.
The successful candidate will consult and collaborate with business heads to ensure the plan meets customer retention and business development objectives, whilst tracking and measuring the return on investment.
Key Responsibilities
- Member of the Events Outreach Team participating in the development and delivery of strategies that will build Moody's reputation in the ASIA PACIFIC region, whilst keeping up to date of wider industry initiatives and trends; to report regularly to the business and enhance future strategic planning
- Manage and execute multi-faceted and complex events (multimedia) around Moody's products and services. This will include sourcing and management of venues, identifying internal speakers, participants and key stakeholders. Develop content and key messages for related materials, maximising branding opportunities, and ensure these are produced and dispatched. Monitoring of attendance lists, running events on the day and conducting post event, budget management and event analysis, with a focus on return on investment.
- Developing and delivering marketing strategies around outreach campaigns. This will include liaising with product / credit strategy and sales managers to generate target and prospect lists for event attendance, identifying target audiences by sector/region/client/prospect, researching names and inputting details into the prospect database and undertaking calling campaigns to raise attendance at Moody's events.
- Manage, develop and maintain relationships with key industry associations, magazines and third party conference organisers, to secure the Company's optimum position as sponsor, speaker and exhibitor. Identify suitable events for Moody's to be involved in; present recommendations to relevant stakeholders across the business.
- Attend events to ensure that the exhibition area is well presented. Manage the post event analysis to assess return on investment.
Qualifications and Experience
- Must be educated to at least degree level
- Extensive experience of managing and delivering a portfolio of events across a variety of culturally diverse environments, both regional and international. This would ideally be gained from the financial services sector.
- Expert knowledge of events delivery including design and delivery of strategy, logistics, budget management and post event analysis.
- Good budget management and database/financial reporting skills, including budgets with multiple vendors and deliverables.
- Fluency in English is essential. Fluency in a major ASIAN language would be desirable.
- Must be prepared to travel across the ASIA PACIFIC region, in particular SOUTH/SOUTH EAST ASIA.
- Well developed project management skills. Ability to multi task and work to tight deadlines in a fast paced, changing environment.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, including very good presentation skills.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong professional relationships at all levels, with both internal and external parties.
- Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision, yet integrate appropriately with the team and other areas within Moody's.
- Highly organised and good time management skills.
- Proficient in the advanced use of Email, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
In addition, you must also have the ability to work in a truly multi-cultural team environment and enjoy dealing with team members at all levels across multiple locations. In return Moody's offers a friendly working environment, career opportunities and an attractive benefits package.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Moody's Corporation is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its recruitment practices.
How to Apply
Interested applicants please apply at www.moodys.jobs by searching on job reference 011535. Please note that relocation assistance will NOT be provided for overseas candidates. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.