Events & Strategic Partnerships Manager – 12 month FTC
Gatwick
Competitive Salary + potential bonus + fantastic benefits inc pension/ 25 days holiday + additional 12 days flex days, flexible working, and private health cover.
Position Summary
We’ve a great opportunity to join our Corporate Communications & Sustainability Team within our Nestlé Professional (NP) category in the UK&I.
We’re looking for an Events & Strategic Partnerships Manager to develop, execute and deliver the Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or Competition. In this role you will drive positive impact for young individuals and communities through executing an inspiring and meaningful experience, enhancing our reputation in Youth Employment and Sustainability within the Hospitality Industry. You’ll also be a champion for sustainability messaging and communications within Nestlé Professional, ensuring the delivery of relevant and consistent external communications for NP & its brands.
A day in the life of …
You will strategically develop the annual plan for the Toque d’Or competition, focusing on enhancing our reputation in Youth Employment and Sustainability within the Hospitality Industry through targeted communication strategies. Ensuring robust delivery of the end-to-end management of the competition, whilst engaging with diverse internal and external stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement. You’ll take responsibility for full budget and costings for the Toque d'Or competition, strategically planning competition expenditures and implementing cost-saving measures.
You will:
* Cultivate partnerships with key industry partners and NP customers, offering them a platform to showcase their initiatives and operations through the different stages of the competition.
* Devise a robust recruitment plan to attract colleges to the competition, with ambitious KPIs for registrations of Back and Front of House students.
* Source judges who inspire competitors and align with our sustainability principles.
* Plan and execute an Awards event to showcase the competition and provide networking opportunities.
* Organize an exciting insight trip as part of the winners’ prizes.
* Develop grant proposals to fund prizes for colleges.
* Manage the events agency and oversee the entire on-site operation of the competition.
* Engage with the Legal and Health & Safety teams to ensure competition compliance.
* Collaborate with UK&I hospitality college lecturers to drive competition registrations.
* Facilitate networking opportunities for past competitors.
* Budget/cost responsibility for Toque d'Or competition.
What will make you successful?
The successful candidate will bring solid experience in Events & Partnership management and PR within a fast-paced matrix organisation, and hospitality experience. You will have exceptional communication skills with energy and passion for delivery.
You will have experience of external and internal communications, collaborating with others using various channels to communicate with different audiences.
You will be passionate, energetic and keep up to date with food & drink sustainability, innovation and engaging brand experiences.
We expect you to have:
* Hospitality experience, beneficial in both Back and Front of House.
* Events planning and production experience.
* Digital Marketing experience, including CRM, Website, Social Media and Influencer Marketing.
* PR experience, managing PR agencies and media partnerships.
* Worked for an organisation with leading brands and a strong commercial mindset.
* Strong project management with ability to manage various internal and external stakeholders.
* 3rd Party Management.
What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.
The closing date for this role is 20th November.
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be.
We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.
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