Events Assistant

Harrods; Knightsbridge; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrods in Knightsbridge seeks an enthusiastic Events Assistant to join our luxury events team. You will help plan, coordinate, and deliver high-profile events, providing onsite support and ensuring flawless execution.

You will work across a fast-paced schedule, collaborating with internal departments and delivering excellent guest experiences while managing calendars, meetings, and safety tasks. The role offers hybrid onsite and remote working, with flexibility as needed.

Qualifications

• You are a proactive, confident team player with strong organisation and communication.
• You thrive in fast-paced environments and take initiative beyond your remit.
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Assisting with day‑to‑day coordination and planning of events, including updating calendars, managing team meetings, and supporting financial and Health & Safety tasks.
• Providing onsite support during event delivery alongside Events Executives and Managers.
• Liaising with internal departments to ensure seamless event execution and guest experience.
• Conducting industry research, maintaining accurate records, and preparing weekly meeting agendas and timelines.
• Supporting Harrods Banqueting services by managing catering logistics, Food & Beverage orders through SAP, and coordinating stock and event orders.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Proactive mindset

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Out

Tools

SAP

Job description

About the Role

We're looking for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Events Assistant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity if you have a passion for events, organisation, and luxury experiences as you’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional moments.

In this role you’ll be supporting the Events team in all aspects of planning and execution — from admin coordination to onsite delivery—ensuring every detail runs smoothly. This role offers the chance to work across a variety of high-profile events, often at pace and with quick turnarounds.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting with day‑to‑day coordination and planning of events, including updating calendars, managing team meetings, and supporting financial and Health & Safety tasks.
• Providing onsite support during event delivery alongside Events Executives and Managers.
• Liaising with internal departments to ensure seamless event execution and guest experience.
• Conducting industry research, maintaining accurate records, and preparing weekly meeting agendas and timelines.
• Supporting Harrods Banqueting services by managing catering logistics, Food & Beverage orders through SAP, and coordinating stock and event orders.

Depending on your role, you may be fully on‑site or have a mix of on‑site and home working – this is what we refer to as ‘Hybrid’. Our hybrid working policy allows colleagues to work from home for part of the week, with a minimum of three days on‑site, depending on business needs.

Please see our Hybrid@Harrods policy on our Career Site for more information or speak to a member of our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions regarding the requirements for this role.

This role requires full flexibility to the nature of supporting early morning, evening and occasional weekend work.

About You

You will be a proactive and confident team player with a natural flair for organisation and communication. Thriving in a fast‑paced environment, you're not afraid to take initiative and offer support beyond your remit when needed. you’ll bring energy, professionalism, and a hunger to learn and grow in the events space.

You will also have:

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships across teams.
• High attention to detail with excellent organisation and multitasking abilities.
• The ability to use your initiative and a proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership of tasks and support the wider team.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

About Us

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought‑after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise to You Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.

In return you’ll receive an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in-store discount (including across our food hall and restaurants), and a season ticket loan.

Uniquely You Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, we would encourage you to apply.

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive.

What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

If you want to know more about life at Harrods, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods.

Additional Information

Time Type: Permanent Department: Events (Katie-Jane D’Angelo Jones) As one of the world’s most prestigious brands, and a highly sought-after employer within luxury retail, we aim to provide a working environment in which we can exceed both our customers’ expectations and the expectations of each other.

To maintain our high standards, we invest as heavily in our people as we do in our products and store. As well as offering an unforgettable experience for our customers, we offer an exciting, challenging and motivating environment for our employees. We demonstrate how we value our team through an extensive pay and benefits package, as well as through a number of programmes that reward and recognise employees for exceptional performance. Our employees can also accelerate their careers through opportunities to work with talented people, development training, and chances to raise their profile in the luxury retail sector.