See yourself in our team

As an integral part of Corporate Affairs, the Event team’s role is to deliver exceptional events that generate inspiring engagement opportunities for our people and support the Bank’s strategic priorities.

The Event Manager role will report into the Business Partner - Events. Our culture is built on passion, collaboration, curiosity, care, courage and commitment.

The Events team deliver exceptional people engagement events to:

• Communicate important messaging across the Bank.

• Deliver exceptional event experiences for our people to drive our engagement goals.

• Provide strategic education and recognition opportunities via the events channel.

You will work closely with the most senior stakeholders and leaders of the Bank to deliver a variety of events and experiences for our people.

Your Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide variety of internally focussed strategic and business events for the Bank’s Executive Leadership team.

• Focus on Recognition and Retention events across the Bank.

• Together with key stakeholders, develop event concepts and deliver complete end to end event management on a variety of event programs that support growth objectives, business and people engagement goals.

• Build and manage project plans and lead small to medium sized working groups to ensure the delivery of work to deadline and to the highest quality.

• Proactively manage and foster strong relationships to effectively influence complex senior stakeholder groups and deliver successful event programs.

• Use event technology platforms to improve data management and reporting opportunities.

• Ensure all risk and compliance requirements are identified and managed.

• Identify and implement improvements (process, value for money, contract negotiations etc.) to drive greater operating efficiencies and effectiveness for event team.

• Supplier governance - work in conjunction with compliance, risk, procurement and event team members to manage interactions with suppliers & maximise relationships.

• Develop, maintain, and improve relationships with agencies and external suppliers.

• Nurture the development of existing business partnerships.

• Deliver operational excellence in all facets of event planning and delivery.

• Acutely manage expenses and budgets.

Your Skills & Experience

• Exceptional stakeholder management experience and proven ability to influence complex senior stakeholder groups.

• Extensive experience in employee engagement/recognition program planning and execution.

• Ability to work at pace with competing priorities and deadlines.

• Comfortable with working with constant change and ambiguity.

• Work very well under pressure and remain calm to make decisions.

• Deep experience delivering end to end event management within a corporate or agency environment.

• Proven experience in running virtual and hybrid events and managing all AV and production suppliers.

• Exceptional written and communication skills.

• Acute attention to detail.

• Experienced at working independently as well as proven ability to work collaboratively to achieve an outcome.

• Broad experience with Aventri or similar event registration management systems.

• Proficient in MS suite of products, excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.

This is a full-time, Sydney based role with a minimum expectation of 50% in-office attendance. After hours work and flexibility is required to deliver events. Travel is necessary as and when the event calendar requires.

If you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, please apply now!

Working at CommBank

At CommBank, we support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work in the role you’re interested in.

Advertising End Date: 27/08/2024