Project Management Sectors

Events Management has often been viewed as a poorer relation to "project management of events" but with a growing number of events management organisations looking to strengthen their project management capabilities, the events project manager is up-skilling in many ways.

Increasingly organisations are using recognised project management techniques, processes and tools to plan, organise and deliver a wide variety of events - this a marked change for the events management industry and one which is attracting more and more professional project managers.

Programmes and Projects Within Events

From corporate events, exhibitions, conferences, festivals, fundraising, promotions and product launches - events management covers a wide spectrum of projects and programmes of varying sizes and complexities (time, resource, budget). With large scale events projects comes the need for tighter control to ensure project success - events project managers with experience in contract management, planning, stakeholder and client management, budget management, resource planning and third party / subcontractor management.

Recruit Project Management Staff with Events Project Management Experience

Arras People has candidates registered with us looking for permanent and interim events related project management roles specifically with a greater emphasis on good project management capability. A small sample gives an insight into the different types of organisations and roles;

Arras People provide project management resources at all levels including;

• Project Managers
• Programme Managers
• Portfolio Managers
• PMO Managers
• P3O
• Project Support

Project Management Candidates Available Today

Arras People has registered candidates looking for both permanent and interim roles, a significant proportion have skills and experience within the events industry.

Candidate Overviews

• Experience managing projects related to conferences, exhibitions, seminars and training programmes
• Educated in Hospitality and Event Management, Marketing with Event Management, Project Management. Specific project management techniques / methodologies i.e., PRINCE2
• Management and leadership of events dedicated teams - resource management, line management
• Strategic planning and development of corporate events, training programmes etc
• Contract management - client and supplier management - commercially aware
• Professional membership and accreditation - i.e. Association of Project Management