Events Coordinator

Crescent Purchasing Ltd; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working with client visits

Pension scheme

Career development

22–38 days annual leave

Job summary

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is seeking an experienced Events Coordinator to join our team and manage all elements of external event planning. The role is based at our Salford head office with travel for events as required, and supports CPC's mission to promote procurement excellence across education and other sectors.

You will bring at least two years of event planning experience, strong negotiation and budgeting skills, and advanced knowledge of PowerPoint, Acrobat, and Excel.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years experience in coordinating and planning events in a corporate environment.
• Experience working with colleagues in graphic design, sales, marketing, and communications.
• Experienced in the coordination and administration of live events.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Experience in managing budgets and tracking expenses.
• Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint, Acrobat, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all elements of CPC's external event planning and management.
• Promote CPC's work to the education sector and beyond.
• Use event insights to evolve CPC's event offerings and drive internal improvements.
• Collaborate with the Communications Team on diverse projects across the business.

Skills

Event coordination

Budget management

Negotiation

PowerPoint

Excel

Tools

PowerPoint

Acrobat

Excel

Job description

Are you an experienced events professional looking for your next challenge?

Do you want to make a real difference to a growing charity?

Then we have an exciting role for you working within our organisation!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Events Coordinator to join our expanding team and organisation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and we are interested in you as an individual. We are looking for a highly organised professional with a positive attitude, dedicated to achieving excellence in public sector procurement.

Who are we?

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit purchasing consortium and we produce compliant purchasing frameworks and provide specialist advice on spending practices and value for money. Our longstanding history and dedication has earned CPC a reputation for excellence.

What makes us different?

We're an award-winning organisation recognised and certified as a "Great place to work". We offer a collaborative, exciting environment where your ideas are heard and valued. We provide competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for career development.

We're making a real difference and you can be a part of it! This is just the beginning, we're constantly growing and evolving and we're always looking for passionate individuals who share our vision!

What's the role?

The role is offered as full-time position.

The role is a hybrid role, predominantly based at our head office in Salford, but will require some travel for events as required.

We are looking for an experienced Events Coordinator to manage and oversee all elements of CPC's external event planning and management. This role will put you right at the forefront of promoting the work of CPC to the education sector and beyond as well as using your skills to support various internal projects. You will bring event insights and internal improvements to evolve our event offerings and will have at least two years of event planning experience and a long history of coordinating successful events.

As part of the Communications Team, you will be an affective ambassador for our brand and will have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of exciting projects across different areas of our business.

This is a great opportunity to put all your skills into practice, working in a supportive and learning environment to progress your career in event management.

In return for your dedication, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Salary of up to £28,450 FTE per annum depending on experience.
• Generous yearly discretionary bonus following successful probation.
• Remote working with visits to clients onsite when required.
• Access to a local government pension scheme with a 14.7% employer contribution, which includes death-in-service and ill health.
• Opportunities to develop through our inhouse development programmes and through external learning with full support given to achieve MCIPS.
• 38 days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an additional three days additional leave for Christmas holiday closure
• Time off for volunteering opportunities.
• Enhanced leave packages such as paid sickness, carers leave, bereavement and compassionate leave and maternity pay.
• Support for wellbeing with access to 8 mental health first aiders and the opportunity to join an Employee Assistance Programme.
• The chance to get involved in a number of working groups, such as Equality Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing and Sustainability.
• The opportunity to join our Women's, Men's and Carer's employee support networks which provide safe spaces for colleagues to share their experiences.
• Social and employee events throughout summer and at Christmas.
• A programme of 'giving back' to the communities in which it is based and which it supports.
• Travel expenses paid for any additional required travelling outside of your contracted place of work.

Next Steps

The deadline to apply is Sunday 11th October 2026

Please note that VISA sponsorship is not offered for this role.

We are a disability confident employer so if you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats or if you have any accessibility issues, we're more than happy to review our processes. Please feel free to get in touch with us at [e-mail].

As an equal opportunities employer, Crescent Purchasing Consortium is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

The role will suit a candidate with the following:

• At least 2 years experience in coordinating and planning events in a corporate environment.
• Experience working with colleagues in graphic design, sales, marketing, and communications.
• Experienced in the coordination and administration of live events.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Experience in managing budgets and tracking expenses.
• Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint, Acrobat, and Excel.