Events and Engagement Specialist

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Women’s World Banking

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Comms/ Digital/ Media
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Location: Kenya
Movement building
About Women's World Banking
We believe in being a force for the greater good, devoted to accelerating and growing the financial inclusion of women. With rapidly changing markets, influenced by technology and social behavioral expectations, we are embarking on a new chapter to transform the way we design and implement solutions.

For over 40 years, Women’s World Banking has partnered with financial institutions, showing them the benefit of investing in women as customers. We equip these institutions with in-depth research and data driven insights to develop financial products and educational programs. While our clients are financial service providers, our mission is to engage consumers – women who are marginalized by financial systems.


Roles and Responsibilities
Event and engagement management

  • Own, maintain and actively manage the WWB event and its activation calendar, ensure its visibility in the organization to support internal efficiency & effective planning.
  • Identify synergies across the organizations event activities and ensure alignment across event engagements, advising BLs developing and delivering own events.
  • Identify innovative event enhancements and formats that drive visibility in a cost-effective manner.
  • Plan and manage Women’s World Banking event engagement at key global conferences (e.g., Davos/WEF, UNGA Climate Week, WBG/IMF Meetings etc.) and WWB’s owned/co-hosted events including the management of event services and logistics, including staff briefings, venue coordination and prep meetings. Manage event registration, stakeholder communications, and follow-ups with speakers, attendees, and partners.
  • Support on-site or virtual event operations as needed.
  • For 3rd party conferences and events coordinate and WWB staff in the planning and execution of the event engagement including meeting materials, briefings and other visibility enhancing requirements. Support Women’s World Banking staff in the planning and preparation for the event through the provision of relevant toolkits and access to relevant resources.
  • Develop relationships with key 3rd party event organizers to identify and secure opportunities to maximize brand exposure.
  • Lead speaker research and identification for WWB-led and partner events.
  • Coordinate with Marcomms Campaign Manager to ensure effective and efficient delivery of programming.

Required Qualifications
  • Minimum 7+ years of experience in events management and execution, including for flagship and global-scale events, especially in/for financial services, NPO or mission-driven organizations.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder events (virtual, hybrid, or in-person).
  • Proven ability to manage event logistics, timelines, and communications across diverse cultures and geographies.
  • Strong research, writing, and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects with tight deadlines and competing priorities.
  • Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail and strong follow-through.
  • Excellent comms skills for interacting and building relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and composure under pressure during fast-moving event environments.
  • Integrative thinker who naturally identifies connections, synergies, and cross-team opportunities.
  • Demonstrated success in aligning event plans and strategies to broader organizational goals and provide appropriate reporting

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