Project & Operations Manager
novaspace · Paris, France · hybrid
Are you passionate about the Events’ sector? Do you want to expand your expertise and join an innovative and fast-changing industry?
Joining Novaspace means integrating an innovative and fast-growing international consulting group specialized in the space sector. Novaspace is currently seeking an Events’ project manager to contribute to its growth in the space industry.
About the position:
- Creating and organizing events and projects of all scales, lead project teams and follow a 360-degree organization approach, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder events,
- Supporting existing events: support the team during & before the event with communications, onsite logistics, manage onsite schedules & providers,
- Handling the team processes, budgets and relationship with admin team at local and group level (HR, Finance),
- Lead weekly individual check-ins and coordinate project and team meetings,
- Developing and running new or existing events including:
- Coordination of the content & support the conference program management
- Follow-up on sales (liaise with the sales team to support with the sales documents, follow the objectives on Salesforce, capacity to prepare proposals and manage the client when the event involves a co-organizer or a customer)
- Management of all logistics (venue, F&B, registration platform)
- Work collaboratively with other functions including Sales, Content and Operations to provide updates on production status
- Coordination support on the identification of target audience & potential guests/attendees, logistics support on invitations and confirmations.
- Coordination with communication team for communication plan and promotional material when needed.
Your Profile:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Marketing, Communications, Economics
- Minimum 8 years’ experience organizing international conferences, congresses, forums, dealing with public (institutions) and private stakeholders
- Proven track record with international conferences, congresses, forums, and association events, preferably in agency settings Strategic problem-solver who excels in high-pressure environments.
- Strong organizational skills and knowledge of digital tools (MS Office, Monday, Salesforce, Swapcard, Adobe Suite is a plus)
- Team and suppliers management
- Languages: fluency in English is mandatory (spoken and written). Knowledge of French and additional languages is a plus
- Ability to work effectively in an international and multicultural environment
- Highly organized, autonomous, and proactive
- Adaptable, flexible, and capable of managing changing priorities
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Team player with a collaborative mindset
- Ability to work under pressure
- Committed to delivering high-quality results and maintaining attention to detail
What:
- Profit-sharing bonus
- Bonus based on performance
- Remote work : 2 days/week
- Meal vouchers : 11€ / working day
- Learning opportunities in a dynamic team with an outstanding network of sector experts
- International work environment
- Intellectual challenges paired with work-life balance and limited travel