Event Executive – Leading Professional Body

Fancy bringing your excellent event skills and experience to this leading and inspiring professional membership body, one of the most highly regarded bodies globally in its sector? You’ll be joining a friendly team of 7 and you’ll deliver a busy and varied programme of events, from awards to conferences and high profile lectures with government officials, industry leaders and politicians in attendance.

Alongside an exciting professional environment, the role offers an excellent remuneration package of c. £38k, excellent benefits package and a healthy overtime and time in lieu policy.

Organisation
You’ll be joining a highly respected professional membership body that both government and industry listen to while providing unrivalled support to their c.100k members. The organisation works to raise the profile of their members, their work and professionalism and inspire the next generation who are looking to enter this exciting profession – and events are a key part of this. Their work is relevant to all aspects of society globally – so their events agenda is varied, relevant and of-the-moment.

Role:
You’ll report directly into the supportive Event Operations Manager, and be working alongside 2 other Event Executives, and with the support of two Event Administrators. You will take full project ownership of your allocated events – from prestigious award ceremonies, conferences and round tables, to high profile lectures and think tanks with government officials, industry leaders and politicians. You’ll have a real mix of events, balanced between both large and small, giving you great variety, and bringing you into contact with varied internal and external contacts as well external suppliers and speakers.

You’ll deal directly with the internal Stakeholder, and alongside content, marketing and sales teams. You’ll be the main project manager for the successful event delivery, so excellent communication skills are essential.  You’ll pre-plan and deliver all the event logistics elements, pre-event and on-site, with the support of the Event Assistants, and also all associated communications including Speaker liaison. We’re also looking to find someone with good copy writing and copy checking ability so you can coordinate all relevant event communications.

You
We’re looking an experienced Event Executive, proactive with very solid event delivery skills, and the confidence and communication skills to deal confidently and successfully with varied contacts and stakeholders both internally and externally. You’ll ideally have worked across a broad range of event formats, with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with a strong client/customer focus – and a passion to deliver excellent events.  

Specifically you’ll bring:

• Proven end to end event co-ordination / event management experience – ideally across a wide variety of events (conferences, roundtables, awards etc)
• Experience directly dealing with client/stakeholders to ensure their event is delivered in line with objectives
• Event logistics, venue and supplier liaison, delegate and speaker co-ordination and communications
• Solid proof reading and copy writing ability
• Confident and with the appropriate communication style to deal with senior level stakeholders
• Able to drive things forward – proactive, highly organised
• Able to work autonomously, as well as well in a team
• Good to deal with –professional, natural and confident
• Good multi-tasking ability and to able to work flexibly
• If you have previously worked in a professional membership environment that is beneficial but not essential.

This is an excellent opportunity to bring your proven event co-ordination skills and event career to a highly successful and inspiring professional environment – a busy and varied events role bringing you into contact with a rich mix of people at all levels both internally and externally – looking to appoint asap! So APPLY now as will be moving initial interviews forward asap!