Conference Operations Coordinator – Global Energy Events

The Event Academy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Professional development

Job summary

The Event Academy in London is seeking a Conference Administrator to support the content team across Africa Energy portfolio, coordinating speakers and managing conference administration for large B2B energy events across sub-Saharan Africa.

The role offers exposure to international conferences, stakeholder engagement and launch events; hybrid working with four days in the office and one day remote, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles within events or conferences.
• Strong writing, editing and attention to detail.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Speaker coordination — Set up preparation calls, issue invitations, manage contracts and verify speaker details.
• CRM & systems — Ensure speaker acquisition processes are completed on Salesforce and CMP.
• Website updates — Work with marketing to keep conference pages updated with agendas, speakers and content.
• Meeting support — Prepare agendas, take minutes and distribute notes.
• Committee coordination — Support the Head of Content with steering committee engagement.
• Speaker communications — Prepare invitation letters and respond to speaker and delegate enquiries.
• Launch event support — Assist with conference admin for new launch events.
• Post‑event tasks — Support with thank‑you letters and follow‑up.
• General admin — Provide administrative support to the conference department as required.

Skills

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Online research

Writing

Editing

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Tools

Salesforce

CMP

CRM systems

Job description

The Event Academy in London is seeking a Conference Administrator to support the content team across Africa Energy portfolio, coordinating speakers and managing conference administration for large B2B energy events across sub-Saharan Africa.

The role offers exposure to international conferences, stakeholder engagement and launch events; hybrid working with four days in the office and one day remote, and opportunities for professional development.