Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in brand management, marketing and sales focus on collaboration to develop and execute strategic sales and marketing initiatives. These individuals focus on driving revenue growth, promoting the Firm's services, enhancing brand visibility, and capturing new business opportunities. They utilise market research, digital marketing, creative campaigns, and effective sales strategies to engage clients, enhance the firm's brand and market presence, and achieve organisational targets.

Those in business development at PwC will focus on identifying and pursuing new opportunities to drive growth and expand the Firm's client base. Your work will involve building relationships, conducting market research, and developing strategic plans to drive revenue and achieve business objectives.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Purpose of Job 

Work as part of a team of problem solvers to help deliver, execute and manage all in-person, hybrid and virtual events from concept to completion in line with PwC brand, standards, and relevant policies and processes. 

Role Description 

Responsibilities:  

The successful individual will take responsibility for the logistical organisation, project management and take ownership of the firm's corporate virtual, hybrid and in-person events. In so doing, he/she will be responsible for the pre-planning, coordination and management, and wrap-up of allocated events (from conception to completion). 

Meeting with internal clients to discuss their event requirements and further planning meetings.  

This includes: 

Sourcing and booking of venues and other services (catering, AV, technical requirements, ) and includes initial site visit/meeting. 

Meeting with internal suppliers and sourcing external vendors 

Communication and coordination with all suppliers and vendors - venue, technical equipment / AV, marketing team, digital team, programme material, speakers etc. 

Sourcing décor, entertainment, programme material, promotional items etc. 

Other event-related activities as required (packing conference and event packs, wrapping/packaging gifts and parcels, preparing name tags, putting up, taking down and transporting banners, etc). 

Continuous communication with clients on updates, concerns, and arranging pre-event briefings, dry-runs, and post-event debriefings 

Effective monitoring and reporting on key objectives of the event 

Keeping the national events calendar up to date 

Maintaining a comprehensive and categorised invitee database and providing function statistics/metrics. 

Tech savvy and proficient in virtual and hybrid platforms or willing to be trained 

Knowledge of all technical equipment used for events i.e. speakers, microphones, lighting etc 

Basic experience with working with budgets  (i.e. making sure that all events are undertaken within the budget provided). 

Hosting and supervision of in-person, virtual or hybrid events and oversee all logistics and arrangements 

Collaborate with other teams within CMD to ensure end-to-end solutions for the business 

 

Key Competencies and Attributes 

Knowledge, skills and abilities 

Computer literacy (Microsoft Office: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint). 

Strong client service orientation. 

Strong communication and interpersonal skills. 

Diversity and understanding of cultural differences 

Assertive and diplomatic. 

Ability to work independently (assist with and/or run with projects and ensure implementation thereof). 

Well organised and detail oriented. 

Ability to think on feet and be able to solve problems that may arise during events 

Team player and good negotiation skills 

Adhere to tight timelines 

Professional, with the ability to multitask and prioritise.  

Ability to adapt to change. 

Adaptable and creative. 

Able to deliver high quality work. 

Ability to build relationships at all levels within the organisation. 

Drive and energy. 

Ability to work after hours, when needed, to affect changes, resolve incidents or attend events. 

Own transport and valid driver’s licence. 

 

Qualification & Experience Requirements 

Matric 

Relevant Diploma / qualification 

3+ years’ experience in conference/event management. 

 

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

April 30, 2025