Event Executive - job 1 of 2

Informa Markets, a division within Informa, creates global platforms for industries. We organise over 500 large-scale branded and transaction-oriented events in 14 specialist markets. These are typically not-to-be-missed annual events where buyers and sellers build relationships, see and show products and do business.

We also provide year-round online platforms where companies showcase their businesses and products and buyers conduct research, generating valuable leads, and we provide data and digital content that supports the flow of knowledge and transactions in markets.

• Collect, organize, and verify customer information from various sources to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Perform cold calls to prospective clients to verify or update their contact information and business details.
• Compile and update database of lists for Exhibitor Promotion.
• Work with Manager to liaise with suppliers to make sure all works are done. Raise ticket for payment and follow up payment schedule to suppliers.
• Support sales team to carry on exhibitor promotion activities and materials including organizing side events, roadshows, etc.
• Work with internal stakeholders and customers to ensure event reports are generated on a timely manner
• Translate promotion materials from English to Vietnamese and vice versa
• Support line manager on event marketing activities and visitor promotion programs by working closely with marketing team.
• Set up Site office at the exhibition and manage the front desk to assist Exhibitors with any problems, provide a professional welcome for them, ensure housekeeping, manage petty cash, and assist Operations Department to do verification of orders and other on-site duties.
• Handle post-show activities which include thank-you letters to Exhibitors and associations, etc.
• Maintain an effective and accurate filing system including archive files.
• Provide secretariat support to Manager including setting up the meetings, market research, taking minutes of meetings.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration/ marketing/ event management or equivalence.
• Previous working experience in B2B event industry would be an advantage.
• English and Vietnamese fluency both written and spoken.
• Project management skills: The employee needs to be good at managing time and working to deadlines.
• Good team player with pro-activeness and self-motivation.
• Experienced in marketing is a plus
• Be able to work extended hours and weekends if needed.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com.

Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks 
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: annual leave plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year 
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes 
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information. See how Informa handles your personal data when you apply for a job here.