Conference Manager - Digital Health Festival

Conference Manager

Event: Digital Health Festival https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/digital-health-festival/?

Salary: $85,000 - 100,000 Australian Dollars + OTE 20% (depending on experience)

Location: Sydney

Hybrid working pattern with 4 days in the office and Friday from home until 1pm

*Applicants must have the right to work in Australia*

About Terrapinn:

We’ve been sparking ideas, innovations and relationships that transform business for over 30 years. Using our global footprint, we bring innovators, disrupters and change agents together, discussing and demonstrating the technology, strategies and personalities that are changing the way the world does business.

Our world leading events bring scale, knowledge and gravitas to promote innovation and technology that changes people’s lives. Whether it is solar and renewables in Africa, education technology in Australia, payments and e-commerce in Asia, railways in the Middle East, orphan drugs in the Americas, or aviation in Europe, our events make a difference.

About the role:

As a Conference Manager, you’ll take full ownership of content development and speaker management for your events. You’ll lead research, define themes, confirm speakers, and manage the on-site conference experience. You’ll work cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and operations, and act as a central point of contact for your conference content. This role reports to the Production Director.

During a typical day you might:

• Conduct in-depth industry research and trend analysis
• Define conference themes and structure key topics
• Write agenda copy and speaker invitations
• Confirm and manage high-level speakers
• Collaborate with sales and marketing to ensure alignment
• Coordinate with ops and digital teams for delivery
• Manage the agenda and speakers on-site at events
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and industry leaders
• Post regularly on LinkedIn to promote your event(s)

About you:

We believe that you’ll need the below skills and experience to succeed in this role. Please note, that this is not an exhaustive list: if you think you could be who we’re looking for and are excited to join our team, please do still get in touch!

Skills and Experience:

• Experience producing B2B conferences or editorial content
• Excellent research and stakeholder communication skills
• Confident writing style and editorial instinct
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tight timelines
• Commercially aware and collaborative with internal teams
• Proactive and able to work independently
• Comfortable managing both virtual and in-person event elements
• Social media savvy, especially on LinkedIn

Values-Based Competencies:

• Customer Service: Prioritises customer experience in content planning
• Integrity: Acts with integrity under pressure and deadlines
• Creativity: Brings creativity to format and agenda design
• Growth: Contributes to a collaborative and growth-focused culture
• Fun: Embodies a sense of fun and team engagement
• Quality: Delivers quality at every stage of production

Recruitment process:

It’s really important that we’re transparent about what you can expect when you apply for a role at Terrapinn. Our process is as follows:

• First round – online interview with hiring manager and talent manager.
• Fill in our competency framework – this will be used as a discussion point in the next interview
• You may be require to prepare a task for the final stage.
• Final interview in person with your potential line manager and Managing Director.

We believe in equal opportunities and being a diverse and inclusive employer. If you need any potential adjustments to our planned process at all, please do contact us to discuss options.