Jonathan Atkin Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

London, United Kingdom

- Primarily positioned as project and client lead, on several large-scale assignments:• Define scope, briefing, solution design, project and resource planning and schedule development • Tailoring project process and structures, to suit scope• Operationalise and activate plans, risk and change management and budget control • Project reconciliation, implementation assessment and debrief

Sydney, Australia

- Responsible for all elements of project delivery: • Define scope, briefing, solution design, project and resource planning and schedule development • Operationalise and activate plans, risk and change management and budget control • Project reconciliation, implementation assessment and debrief- Team and segment management; manage communications (internal and external), identifying and facilitating team skills, task delegation and follow up, deadline management and overall accountability for project delivery - Driving creative and communication design; across all mediums of delivery (internal, channel, stakeholder and consumer)- Building and maintaining relationships; internal and external project teams and suppliers- Detailed budget management; process management, manage revenue (per project and across accounts PA), manage third party costs (including external contracted personnel)

Sydney, Australia

- Guide the project; briefing, writing and presentation of proposals, define scope of work, schedule development, resource planning, delivery- Team management; manage communications (internal and external), deadline management, budget management, overall accountability for project delivery- Build and maintain client relationships; develop integrated solutions that align to Jack Morton’s key offerings and which are mutually beneficial for the client and the agency- Coach and oversee junior team members; develop talent, nurture interests and provide challenging assignments supported by constructive feedback- Detailed budget management, managing revenue (per project and across accounts PA), manage third party costs (including external contracted personnel)

Hong Kong

Resource provider for management of data and personnel solutions throughout Australia, Asia and the Middle East.- Setting up operational systems and procedures as required by project- Liaising with the client organiser, through the project lifecycle- Managing onsite project teams- Preparing and presenting statistical reports

A worldwide association of members providing a professional network for business leaders with a strong influence over political and public opinion. Membership is approximately 53,000. There are, on average 25 events a year.Key areasLarge AGM style conventions: 2500+Hospitality and entertainment dinners 600 - 1100Conferences 30 - 250 Corporate hospitality daysManagementProject managementCompetitor analysisInnovation and Development: introducing new events, developing existing products, stakeholder relationsEvent ManagementPre-production planning: creative, theme development, production, etcDeveloping relations with third party organisations (charities, publishers, corporate hospitality agencies etc)Presenting ideas and conceptsSpeaker selection and negotiationVenue search and selectionContractor engagement: cost and contract negotiationsBriefing creative teams and marketingSetting up registration processes for large and complex eventsLiaising with event sponsors (eg Mercedes, T Mobile, HSBC, KPMG, Google, Bentley)Producing running orders and schedulesPreparation of scripts and filming schedules Develop onsite support materials for conferencesAV production, including clip editing On Site Event ManagementBriefings, sponsors, catering, venue, speakers, registration, suppliers, show calling, trouble shooting, security, etc Manage casual team of up to 30After leaving the IoD and relocating to Australia in 2004, I was contacted and asked if I would like to return as an Event Manager. In the interim I held two contract positions with Children’s Cancer Institute Australia and James Halliday Events, both in Sydney.