Program & Partnerships Manager – ANA | LIONS CMO Growth Council & LIONS Global CEO Forum

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This role is central to the successful planning and execution of two flagship products at Lions: the ANA | LIONS CMO Growth Council and the LIONS Global CEO Forum. The Program & Partnerships Manager will ensure that every aspect of programming, logistics, stakeholder management, and reporting is delivered to the highest standard.

This is a highly client-facing role, serving as a day-to-day point of contact for partners, sponsors, senior stakeholders, and C-Suite participants across both ANA and Lions programs. The position requires someone who is exceptionally organized, confident engaging directly with clients, and experienced in managing executive-level relationships across complex, global initiatives.

Job Description

This role is based in our 5 Howick Place office.

About ANA Growth Council:

The Global CMO Growth Council was established in 2018 by LIONS and the ANA as a way for the global community of Chief Marketers to come together in unified leadership to transform marketing into a force for growth and a force for good.

Led by Procter & Gamble Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard, the Global CMO Growth Council is committed to helping CMOs look much further ahead to envision what their brands, business and society will need to grow in the coming months and years ahead

About Lions LIONS Global CEO Forum:

The Lions Global LIONS Global CEO Forum is an exclusive invitation-only convening fifty of the world’s most influential business leaders across the globe at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Its mission is to give CEOs the tools, evidence, and insights they need to accelerate growth and succeed in today’s environment.

Core Responsibilities

Project Planning & Workflow

• Build and maintain timelines, trackers, and master project plans for each product and activations within those products.
• Monitor deadlines and interdependencies across content, marketing, production, and partner deliverables.
• Keep senior leadership and cross-functional teams aligned on progress, priorities, and risks.

Stakeholder & Sponsor Coordination

• Ensure all partner benefits and deliverables are clearly defined, tracked, and delivered, maintaining a high standard of client service.
• Support executive and partner communications, briefings, and meeting prep.
• Manage development of post-event recaps and performance reports.
• Act as day-to-day liaison for sponsors, partners, and senior stakeholders.

Content & Speaker Support

• Liaise with the Content team and external partners to coordinate speaker outreach, confirmations, prep calls, and briefing documents.
• For regional events - draft and circulate run-of-show, moderator notes, and talking points.
• For regional events - Manage collection and delivery of presentations, media, and session materials.

Audience Development & Guest Management

• Support development of target attendee lists, invitations, and RSVP tracking for events occurring under these two products.
• Coordinate outreach communications and reminders to C-Suite/VIP audiences.
• Manage guest lists, badging, and check-in flow onsite.
• Coordinate internally to ensure senior executives and sponsors receive appropriate hospitality and touchpoints.

Event Operations & Logistics

• In coordination with the even operations team and the product lead, primarily for regional events.
• Oversee venue coordination, AV, staging, branding, and production details in collaboration with internal teams and external partners to deliver a seamless experience for senior stakeholders.
• Manage food & beverage, seating layouts, and flow of receptions or networking events.
• Coordinate travel, lodging, and credentials for key speakers and stakeholders.
• On an ad hoc basis, provide onsite support for transitions, timing, backstage prep, and run-of-show execution.

Post-Event Reporting & Insights

• Track KPIs such as attendance, press coverage, leads, and engagement.
• Collect attendee feedback, session ratings, and data from event platforms.
• Deliver recap reports with analytics, photography, and highlights.
• Participate in internal debriefs and document lessons learned for future planning.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in conference or event project management, including client-facing responsibilities with clients and external partners.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills; able to manage multiple projects at once.
• Proven ability to coordinate across content, marketing, operations, external partners, and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working in C-Suite contexts.
• Willingness to travel on occasion to product activations

Additional Information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

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