Marketing & Events Coordinator
**Job no**: 614878
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: Sydney
**Categories**: Administration, Marketing, Individual Contributor
Take the first step towards a career with Cochlear. A career you can be proud of. This is an exciting opportunity for you to work at the headquarters of an iconic Australian company, leading the world in implantable hearing solutions.
Cochlear's mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear
- branded hearing implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping people to hear
**The Opportunity.**
Do you enjoy a customer facing role bringing into play your love for organizing, planning, and launching outstanding events? As the Marketing and Events Coordinator, you will be responsible for the end-to-end coordination and support of key internal and external events for Cochlear Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) business.
The Marketing & Events Coordinator will be responsible for implementing marketing and event activities across Australia & New Zealand. This role provides critical operational support to the delivery of our Professional and Consumer education and training events. This role will work cross-functionally with Sales, Clinical Affairs, Professional Marketing to prepare, co-ordinate and support delivery of in-person and/or virtual events according to event objectives, budget and timelines.
The Marketing & Events Coordinator will build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure executional excellence in our Professional and Consumer events and serves as the primary point of contact for communication with the accredited bodies such as Audiology Australia, HAASA and AcAud.
**Why is this the right role for you? In this role, you will**:
- Support execution of Professional education and training, working collaboratively with Professional Marketing and Clinical Affairs team.
- Manage administration of Professional Education activities spanning on-demand learning on Cochlear Academy for Professionals, live online events, in-person events and training.
- Deliver relevant reporting to ensure accreditation requirements have been met within set timelines and coordinate relevant endorsement with Professional associations.
- Prepare for event participation and logistics for a variety of events such as: professional education and training, online events, consumer information meetings, national conferences, product launch events and other state-based events.
- Manage a variety of responsibilities such as sponsorship/contract, accommodation/travel, event registration, logistics and post event reporting.
- Manage external vendors to ensure event deliverables are met according to deadlines.
- Create and maintain online registration pages and report on attendees list.
- Conduct post-event administration for accreditation purposes if required.
- Coordinate major and ad hoc internal events such as ANZ Cycle meetings and Annual Sales Kick-Off meetings (in-person and/or virtual).
- Serve as local contact for major international conferences (e.g. ESPCI, APSCI) to ensure effective communication and consistent alignment.
**Why are you right for this role?**
Cochlear, a global leader in medical technology takes great pride in its people. To add value to Cochlear in this role you'll be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience, and attributes:
**Minimum.**
- Able to manage multiple tasks, activities, and processes concurrently in a timely fashion.
- Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office suit.
- Highly organised with strong administrative skills.
- Superior interpersonal skills and strong customer service ethos
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Possesses problem-solving ability to adapt and manage changes effectively
- Ability to learn various online platforms and systems.
**Ideal.**
- Demonstrated end to end event management skills and direct event management experience
- Experience in project management.
- Experience in the healthcare, medical devices, or other regulated industry.
- Experience with online platforms and event management tools such as CVENT, GoToWebinar, Learning Management Systems.
**How to apply**.
If you are excited about what you have read and would like to be considered for this role then please submit your resume and a covering letter detailing your suitability for this role.
- At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. We offer flexible working arrangements, and we und