Awards Judging & Jury Recruitment Manager (Maternity Cover 1 Year Job Singapore,HR/Recruitment

Position: Awards Judging & Jury Recruitment Manager (Maternity Cover 1 Year)

This role sits within The Drum Awards product team and will focus primarily on the recruitment and coordination of jurors across The Drum’s awards portfolio, and the running of judging days in partnership with event producers, during a period of maternity cover
Working closely with the Managing Director of Events, Event Director, Communities team and wider awards teams, the successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day running of jury recruitment activity, ensuring panels are progressing on schedule and recruitment targets are being met across multiple awards programmes and regions
The candidate will support jury recruitment and communications activity for The Drum’s B2B Awards programme, a major end-of-year awards event, working closely with the current Senior Judging & Strategy Manager to support a smooth handover as this programme transitions into the maternity leave period
This role will start by supporting The Drum’s B2B Awards, before extending across the wider awards portfolio — including further flagship programmes — throughout the cover period
The successful candidate will need to build a thorough, end-to-end understanding of The Drum’s judging process, acting as the go-to authority for event producers and wider team members on how judging should run — including troubleshooting and adapting processes where none yet exist
This role is focused on the operational delivery of recruitment and judging logistics; while there’s scope to contribute insight into strategic areas under guidance, ownership of awards strategy and category structure remains with the Event Director
This role requires a highly organised and proactive individual who is comfortable managing multiple moving priorities, communicating with senior industry professionals and keeping complex recruitment processes running smoothly in a fast-paced environment
Lead the recruitment and coordination of judges across The Drum Awards portfolio, researching and identifying suitable senior industry professionals across marketing, media and creative disciplines
Build and manage recruitment target lists, outreach activity and tracking documents, working closely with the Communities team to support jury recruitment and engagement
Send invitations, manage follow-ups and track confirmations to ensure panels are completed on time, proactively identifying and resolving recruitment gaps
Ensure diversity remains a key consideration across jury recruitment activity
Manage onboarding communications and respond to juror queries professionally and efficiently
Organise all jury collateral, including judging packs, and manage Evessio judging rounds and related system workflows in collaboration with the Platforms Manager
Plan and deliver judging days in partnership with event producers — covering running order, format and how categories will be judged — attending in person and hosting remote judging calls as required
Proactively set up communications for each judging round,and develop and document clear processes where none currently exist, briefing the wider team on how to follow them
Act as the go-to authority on the judging process for event producers and internal stakeholders, troubleshooting issues as they arise
Work closely with the Senior Judging & Strategy Manager to support the handover of B2B jury communications and related judging activity where required
Assist the Event Director with category structure, judging criteria and awards positioning as needed, contributing recruitment and market insight to inform these decisions
Provide recruitment updates and progress reporting to senior stakeholders where required
Any other reasonable duties

Benefits

Hybrid & Remote Working
Company Bonus Scheme
Staff Social Events
Charity Volunteering Days
Early Finish on Fridays
Learning & Development Fund
Employee Referral Bonus
Mentoring Program

Experience in recruitment, events, awards administration or project coordination is beneficial

Interest or experience in marketing, media, events or awards industries is a bonus, but not essential — we’re equally interested in strong coordinators/recruiters from adjacent industries

Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

Experi…