Events Coordinator

Capita plc; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in marketing strategy is seeking an Events Executive to manage and deliver high-impact, cost-effective events aligning with business objectives. The successful candidate will maintain vital relationships with external partners and ensure all activities comply with established guidelines. This role offers a competitive salary, opportunities for home working, and a range of benefits, including generous holiday entitlement and a cycle-to-work scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Work from home opportunities

23 days holiday (rising to 27)

Company matched pension

Cycle-to-work scheme

Volunteering day

Employee Network Groups

Qualifications

• Experience managing events to meet cost, quality, and time targets.
• Ability to build relationships with external partners.
• Knowledge of internal policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage a program of external events to support business objectives.
• Work with marketing team to maintain processes for events organization.
• Provide advice on tools and techniques for event management.

Skills

Event management

Relationship building

Compliance knowledge

Budget management

Reporting skills

Job description

Plan and deliver a programme of high impact, cost effective events to support the marketing strategy and the business's objectives. Plan and deliver a programme of high impact, cost effective events to support the marketing strategy and the business's objectives.

Deliver excellence in the marketing function by providing specialist event services and advice in line with brand guidelines, team processes, internal policies, agreed standards, legislation and regulation. Create, manage and evaluate quality, compliant and creative events across all channels.

An advocate of the importance of events in successful marketing, the Events Executive will work with colleagues to contribute to the growth and development of the organisation.

Additional Job Description

• Manage a central rolling programme of external events to meet cost, quality and time targets.
• Build relationships with relevant external partners to create and optimise events opportunities.
• Work with internal colleagues and external agencies where appropriate to deliver the events programme.
• Attend workshops, exhibitions and promotional events where required.
• Ensure all events support business objectives and that they are compliant with brand guidelines, internal policies, agreed standards, and regulation.
• Manage a framework of events suppliers.
• Work with the marketing team to maintain processes for events organisation including building and maintaining contact lists, logistics, promotion, delegate management and reporting.
• Suggest SLAs, KPIs and metrics for events.
• Keep up to date with events management best practice and advise how it can be applied to the business.
• Provide advice on where external events can add value and challenge when necessary.
• Organise the introduction of any agreed new tools and techniques.
• Support the Head of Marketing for UK & Ireland as required with reporting on external events budget and activity.
• Adhere to the company risk management policy and procedures, including reporting of incidents or breaches.

What's in it for you?

• Offering a competitive salary
• Able to work from home with the expectation to travel when required.
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you'll do next:

• Choose apply now to fill out our short application and attach your CV
• If your experience and skills are a match, we will contact you to discuss the role further

We're truly committed to building a diverse and representative workforce and as part of our strategic plans we are aiming to accelerate gender and ethnic representation in leadership. As such we would particularly welcome applications from people who are female and/or are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

We're an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you'd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email [e-mail] and we'll get back to you.

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