Events Coordinator (Corporate)

GBR Recruitment Limited; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Events Coordinator to manage and deliver corporate events across the UK and Europe. This role includes planning events, liaising with sales teams, and handling logistics to ensure successful execution. Candidates should have a strong background in event coordination within a corporate context, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. The position offers hybrid working with office attendance three days per week and benefits in an upbeat working environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Employee benefits

Modern office environment

Qualifications

• Experience in event coordination and management within a corporate environment.
• Capability of planning and executing corporate events successfully.
• Strong communication with peers, suppliers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute corporate events across the UK and Europe.
• Liaise with market and sales managers on event plans.
• Coordinate event plans, including supplier communication and marketing.

Skills

Event coordination

Strong communication

Administration skills

Multi-tasking

Deadline driven

Intermediate IT skills

Proactivity

Tools

Excel

Word

Power Point

Job description

Overview

GBR Recruitment Limited, are working exclusively with a global market leader within the personal care / well-being products industry, recruiting for an experienced corporate Events Coordinator to plan & deliver corporate sales events.

Fantastic role for an events professional, or a PA / EA who has been responsible for setting up & overseeing company events as part of their role. Small & large scale corporate events, hosting anywhere from 50 attendees to 10,000 attendees across the UK & Europe. If you are used to putting on B2C / B2B corporate sales events, then this would be an ideal role for you.

Duties

• To plan and execute corporate events, assisting the business with their events expansion strategy across the UK & Europe
• Liaise with Market / Sales Development Managers on their plans for events in their specific regions
• Working closely with Sales Executives to plan & execute corporate sponsored events throughout the UK & Europe.
• Coordinating event plans for large scale conferences & smaller events, including liaising with suppliers, notifying internal teams, collating marketing / events collateral & adhering to deadlines, delivering successful events OTIF
• Work closely with all departments in order to facilitate a truly successful event.
• Researching suitable venues for potential events of varying sizes
• Assisting the team across a variety of events & events marketing activities
• Helping the events team to set up & execute events across 30+ countries across the UK & in Europe
• Working / hosting at the on-site events, representing the company
• Responsible for various large event assignments
• General events project management & events administration
• Venue booking, guest speaker liaison, travel, accommodation & delegate management
• A variety of event administration support, including, accurate data entry, Excel spreadsheet management & other general event support
• Regular communication with Senior Events Manager on event requirements & making suggestions for improvements after events
• Providing general day-to-day event support to the Senior Events Coordinator

Qualifications & Experience

• Events coordination & event management experience required (within a corporate business) as an Events professional or as part of PA / EA duties within a business.
• Used to event planning & delivering highly successful corporate events
• Strong communicator with peers, suppliers & end using customers
• Strong administration & coordination skills, a real multi-tasker
• Deadline driven individual who can make things happen OTIF
• Intermediate level IT skills, especially in Excel, Word and Power Point
• Works well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Ultra proactive & ultra positive ‘can do’ approach to tasks
• Additional European language skills would be beneficial (not a must have) ideally someone who could speak Polish, Romanian, Spanish, French, Italian or other
• Organisation has many bi-linguists & multi-linguists due to Global products exposure

An awesome opportunity to work for an ultra modern Global leading business, working within a fantastic wow factor office & in a highly upbeat working environment, within a friendly team that supports each other to be successful. Want to work for an "employer of choice?" then this is the company for you.

Also the client offers hybrid working, office based 3 days a week & home based 2 days a week, plus a whole list of employee benefits.

Interviews to take place immediately, with an immediate start for the right events professional.

This fantastic events role, would suit someone who has worked as an Event Manager, Event Producer, Events & Conference Planner, Meeting Planner, Special Event Coordinator, Director of Events, PA, Personal Assistant, EA, Executive Assistant or similar.

Commutable from Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Luton, Bedford, Northampton, Towcester, Newport Pagnell & areas nearby to these.