Events Manager (up to 18 months maternity cover)

We have an exciting opportunity for an Events Manager (up to 18 months fixed term contract) to join our Professional Relations and Communications (AIR) team based at our Head Office in Heald Green, Manchester. 

At Chiesi it is our people who are at the heart of what we do and achieve. A proud family business we are a Top Employer and a Great Place to Work in the UK. 

We provide an excellent benefits package, including:
•    competitive salary
•    annual performance related bonus
•    25 days leave plus 2 additional paid well-being days
•    group personal pension scheme with flexible contributions
•    private medical insurance
•    private dental insurance
•    group life assurance
•    employee assistance programme
•    salary sacrifice and employee discount schemes
•    annual high-performance incentive awards
•    enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
•    paid carers leave
•    professional development opportunities 
•    flexible smart working
•    2 dedicated volunteering days per year 

If you’ll be joining us at our Head Office near Manchester Airport, you'll enjoy great public transport links, free parking and free charging (for Electric Vehicles).

We offer hybrid working of three days in our Head Office in Heald Green and two days from home as part of our SMART Working Policy.

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and will provide reasonable adjustments upon request.

If this sounds like the next step in your journey, we’d love to hear from you! 

Closing Date:                    Wednesday 18th February 2026
First stage interviews:       Week commencing 23rd February 2026
Second stage interviews:  Week commencing 2nd March 2026

Please be aware that we may close applications early if we receive a strong response, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible

This is what you will do

The Events Manager as part of the Professional Relations and Communications team will manage the end-to-end delivery of all Chiesi respiratory activities at third party sponsored and funded events, in line with the Chiesi Standard Operating Procedures and the ABPI Code of Practice. Delivering high quality customer experiences.

You will be responsible for

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of all Chiesi Respiratory activities at third party sponsored and funded events and congress in line with Chiesi Standard Operating Procedures and the ABPI. To include initial negotiations with Third Party Organisations, contracting, budget approval, materials approval, the required briefings, and delivery and follow up of all the activities.
• Manage the exhibition stand agency, providing them with regular briefings on Chiesi’s requirements. Holding regular meetings to ensure they are delivering against the identified KPIs.
• Own and update related event Standard Operating Procedure documentation, working with relevant stakeholders to continually improve the SOPs.
• Be the main point of contact for all Third-party event organisations and Respiratory education providers.
• Manage the development and delivery of Chiesi bespoke meeting offerings such as Face2Face working closely with the likes of education for Health to ensure the educational content is up to date and relevant for the target audience.
• Carry out code compliant briefings with all Chiesi employees attending and supporting any Chiesi sponsored/funded Respiratory Third-Party events and activities.
• Work closely with the team’s finance partner to ensure appropriate phasing of spend and that spend is in line with budget.
• Develop and manage the teams’ meetings tracker, ensuring that all required information is captured and logged.
• Work with the wider cross functional team and appointed creative agency to develop assets for meetings and exhibitions that are engaging and deliver against the core respiratory strategies.
• Attend and manage events on site, managing and briefing any field employees who are supporting the meeting. Gathering feedback to ensure that our activities are delivering compliantly against strategy and are giving a great customer experience.
• Participation in the marketing planning cycles building a Third-Party meetings plan that delivers against the strategic priorities.
• In line with annual objectives, contribute and support the UK affiliate in its pursuit to become more sustainable.

You will need to have

The role requires a strong ability to plan and prioritise whilst maintaining a flexible approach, managing a workload that covers a complex schedule of meetings, exhibitions, and events.  Therefore, excellent organisational, time-management and project management skills are a must.  Accuracy is essential along with experience of event co-ordination and / or planning with a high-level knowledge of MS Office in particular Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. The role also requires the individual to have strong communications skills and the ability to manage multiple stake holders both internally and externally. The role also requires the individual to have strong budgeting and negotiation skills and for the individual to deliver all activities within the plan to budget.  The ability to multi-task and prioritise workload is a key requirement as is the ability to implement best practice working / procedures. 

• Exceptional organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.
• The ability to work independently demonstrating a proactive approach.
• An in depth understanding of how Third Parties Event companies operate and the different types of offerings they provide.
• Strong negotiation and budgeting skills.
• The ability to lead cross functional teams to deliver against identified projects.

Key Competencies

• Proficient using a full range of Microsoft Office programmes including Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Strong understanding of the ABPI code of practice in the UK.
• Strong communications and influencing skills.

Location

Head Office based - Heald Green, Manchester