Overview

Senior Project Manager; events​/conferencing Jobs in Johannesburg, South Africa at Make it Good

Position: Senior Project Manager (events/conferencing)

Salary: R45 000 – R60 000 CTC
Location: Johannesburg (Fourways)
Work model: Hybrid – 3 days in-office, 2 days from home
Role type: Full-time
Reporting to: CEO

Why you’d want to work here

  • High trust, high flexibility working environment

  • Office closed from mid-December to mid-January – properly switch off

  • Strong emphasis on gratitude, celebrating wins and doing things properly

  • Zero tolerance for gossip or toxicity – kindness matters here

  • Entrepreneurial mindset encouraged – bring ideas, not just execution

  • Commission incentive (10%) for anyone who brings in new business

  • Work hard, but genuinely enjoy working together

About our client

Our client is a small, globally minded, female-led events and experience design agency delivering large-scale corporate conferences, brand activations and purpose-driven events. Their work is rooted in psychology, storytelling and impact – creating experiences that don’t just run smoothly, but truly move people.

They’re a tight, high-performance team who value structure, accountability and excellent communication. This is a place for calm operators, clear thinkers and people who take real pride in doing things well.

What the job involves

  • Owning 4–7 complex events at a time, end-to-end

  • Leading client communication with clarity, confidence and professionalism

  • Translating briefs into structured project plans, timelines and workflows

  • Running client status meetings and maintaining strong client trust

  • Managing logistics across venues, AV, staging, décor, catering and build

  • Leading suppliers, negotiations and on-site delivery under pressure

  • Supporting creative concepting with feasibility thinking and structure

  • Collaborating with creative teams on pitches, proposals and presentations

  • Building and managing budgets, quotes, approvals and reconciliations

  • Tracking profitability, flagging risks early and owning financial accuracy

  • Maintaining impeccable Click Up hygiene – no silent missed deadlines

  • Leading event days calmly, kindly and confidently

  • Supporting internal teams and reducing operational load on leadership

What you need to be considered

  • 7+ years’ experience delivering events in an agency environment

  • Proven experience running large-scale complex corporate events end-to-end

  • Strong project management skills across multiple work streams

  • Solid financial understanding (budgets, margins, reconciliations)

  • Excellent written communication – client emails, proposals and pitch decks

  • High emotional intelligence, maturity and calm under pressure

  • Confidence leading suppliers and teams on-site

  • Comfortable with busy periods and deadline-driven environments

  • Obsessive attention to detail – systems, timelines and documentation

Bonus points if you

  • Enjoy supporting creative thinking and pitching (without needing to design)

  • Love admin, lists, colour-coding and turning chaos into clarity

  • Naturally anticipate problems before they become problems

  • Thrive in fast-paced, high-accountability environments

Title: Senior Project Manager; events​/conferencing

Company: Make it Good

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

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