Event Manager 100% (m/f/d)

About the job

The Career & Corporate Services division of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) sees itself as a competence centre around the topics of recruitment and career. We are a dynamic team of 14 experts with a passion for career topics. Ambitious, creative and curious, we constantly face new challenges. We keep up to date, pick up trends and continuously develop our offerings for students and companies.

• As co-project manager, you are jointly responsible with another person for the project management of HSG Talents, HSG Banking Days and HSG Career Days – from planning through execution to follow-up. You see yourself not only as an organiser but also as a host for companies and students.
• You enjoy being in contact with participating companies and, together with the team, carry out acquisition for the events.
• You take responsibility for the HSG Talents Career Fair, the heart of HSG Talents, and manage its planning, organisation and execution.
• You take the lead for the sponsorship of our events. Together with our student team, you look after existing partnerships, acquire new sponsors and further develop the sponsorship.
• You lead a student team that supports you in event organisation and accompany them as a sparring partner and coach.
• You keep an eye on the budgets of your events, control costs and revenues, ensure compliance with the defined budgets and prepare the corresponding invoices after the events.
• You contribute your own ideas, identify optimisation potential and continuously develop our events and formats together with the team.

• One thing is very important to us: you are a team player and networker, enjoy communicating and actively contribute to our CSC team.
• You have a completed degree or vocational training with further education in project or event management as well as more than 5 years of professional experience in event management.
• You work independently, structured and proactively, drive your topics forward on your own and coordinate closely with your co-project manager and the team.
• You present yourself professionally and reliably to companies and have a feel for different needs and stakeholders.
• You appreciate a balanced working environment between routine tasks and creative solutions. Therefore, you have an eye for detail but do not lose sight of the big picture.
• You have a flair for numbers and budgets and keep an overview and a cool head even with several projects, companies and deadlines at the same time.
• You are used to developing strategic concepts and implementing them in practice.
• Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written, complete your profile.

"A place that creates knowledge" - As one of the leading business universities in Europe, the University of St.Gallen (HSG) is committed to educating over 10,000 students and offers an attractive and innovative environment in research, teaching, continuing education and administration to around 3,800 employees as one of the largest employers in the region."