Event Manager

Event Manager

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead an event role in Sweden and the Baltics at a market leading and growing account at ISS. This role will truly test your delivery capability and organizational skills within event initiatives at a high level. This new role will play a critical part in shaping the future events across our client’s workplace. The successful candidate will have an excellent eye for event strategy and detail, be able to effectively deliver timely communication to stakeholders, inspire and empower event teams and build excellent working relationships with all stakeholders

Key Responsibilities:  

• Responsibility for the entire event process from strategy to execution, including planning, budgeting and follow-up.
• Coordination and collaboration with ISS's local service team.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Leadership and team management: lead project managers, technical staff, and suppliers to ensure smooth collaboration and successful deliverables.
• Compliance with safety standards and permit requirements

Qualifications & Experience 

• University degree in a relevant field (e.g. event management or project management)
• Work experience within Event & Project Management
• Proficiency in Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Good knowledge of digital tools/systems such as MS Office
• Ability to quickly learn new technical and digital solutions.
• At least 3-5 years of relevant event industry experience.
• Experience in leading teams or projects in an effective and coaching manner.
• Event planning and execution: Documented experience of organizing and running events from the idea stage to implementation and follow-up.
• Project management: Used to managing multiple projects at once, working against deadlines, and staying within budget.

Skills 

• Self-starter and self-reliant, with the ability to independently take the initiative to drive tasks and projects to completion.
• Exceptional networking skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Hands-on approach, with the willingness to dive into operational details and ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Independent decision-making & ability to manage high-profile stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent presentation skills – clear and confident communicator.
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.
• Strong organisational skills, with attention to detail & ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Customer-focused and solutions-oriented.
• Confident in engaging and influencing senior stakeholders to drive collaboration.
• Reliability and flexibility, adapting to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Excellent time management skills, meeting deadlines without compromising quality.
• Resilient under pressure, maintaining composure in high-stress situations.
• Problem-solver with adaptability to act quickly and find creative solutions.
• Innovative thinking, with an aptitude for questioning traditional assumptions and proposing fresh, forward-thinking approaches.
• Empowered team player, with a positive and proactive attitude.
• Dynamic and driven, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for results.
• Strategic thinker, capable of aligning project outcomes with business goals & objectives.
• Collaborative spirit, fostering close partnerships with customer counterparts while maintaining autonomy when required.

We offer

You will work closely with competent colleagues from whom you will greatly benefit, as we value helping and developing each other. The size and wide range of services offered by ISS contribute to excellent development opportunities both nationally and globally. Our focus is on taking care of and developing our employees, as we believe that “People make places.” ISS offers, among other things, training and talent programs – all to engage and develop you at work.

We highly value diversity and inclusion. At ISS, all people are equally valuable and have the same rights and opportunities. Our employees reflect the diversity of society, which is both a competitive advantage and an asset in our long-term sustainable work. Our inclusive corporate culture strengthens our employees, makes us more creative and productive, and creates a more attractive workplace.

ISS values, which are fundamental to how we work, are quality, responsibility, honesty, entrepreneurship, and community. Therefore, it is important that you feel that you stand for a way of working and an approach that is in accordance with these values.

Other

The role is a permanent employment with an initial probationary period. The role will be located in Solna. We will do background checks for this role. Please contact [email protected] for more information. We will interview candidates on-going. Send in your application as soon as possible. We do not accept applications through email.