Events & Sponsorship Manager

Birketts; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A top law firm in the UK is seeking an Events and Sponsorship Manager to lead its team. The ideal candidate will have strong project management and leadership skills, with a focus on planning and executing events. The role is flexible and offers a hybrid working environment, making it suitable for candidates looking for both in-office and remote opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Long service holiday award

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Profit share and performance bonus

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Subsidised gym membership

Hybrid working policy

Qualifications

• Experience working in professional services industry and creating multiplatform events.
• Ability to manage budgets effectively.
• Experience running online events, including webinars.
• Calm under pressure with ability to meet strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, manage, and measure events and sponsorships.
• Design, manage, and implement event schedules and resources.
• Manage budget and reconcile expenditures.
• Lead the Events Team in data management per GDPR.

Skills

Project management skills

Leadership skills

Proofreading skills

Copywriting skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Excellent communication

Job description

Overview

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The firm

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.

We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.

Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 5th best law firm to work at in 2024.

With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 40% of our partnership.

Purpose of job

Birketts is recruiting for a forward thinking, proactive, driven and meticulous Events and Sponsorship Manager to lead our Events and Sponsorship Team, on a full time basis.

The role reports into the Business Development and Marketing Director. The Events and Sponsorship Team forms a key part of the Business Development and Marketing Team, which comprises more than 40 business development and marketing professionals based across the southern part of the UK.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for the planning, implementation, management and measurement of events and sponsorships across the firm.
• Events & Sponsorships - designing, managing and implementing the event and sponsorship schedule and event resource across all offices. Working with stakeholders to identify and plan activity in line with BD & Marketing strategy.
• Measurement - managing, monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness and ROI of events and sponsorships in particular through post-activity reports to team leaders and quarterly reports to the management board.
• Budget - managing, implementing and reconciling expenditure in relation to events and promotional materials to ensure these are in line with pre-agreed budgets.
• People - effective management of the events team in relation to workload, personal development, quality and outputs.
• Data - leading the Events Team in the ongoing capture, cleansing, maintenance and enhancement of data for clients, targets and intermediaries on our CRM system, Intapp, and in accordance with GDPR requirements
• Brand implementation - working closely with the Brand Team to implement brand assets ensuring they are fit for purpose, attractive to key target audiences and represent Birketts as a high quality law firm with national and international expertise.

The candidate

We are seeking a candidate who has preferably worked within the professional services industry having run multiple events using multiple platforms. The successful candidate will have proven project management and leadership skills as well as the ability to manage a budget effectively.

• Solid proof reading and copywriting skills are essential.
• The candidate will demonstrate an extremely high level of attention to detail and organisational skills, and be flexible and adaptable around working hours.
• Experience of running online events, including webinars, is essential.
• The candidate will be able to work calmly under pressure and to deliver to strict deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as creative flair should come naturally.

Equal opportunities

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment, we offer the following core benefits:

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Agile/Hybrid Working Policy
• Dress for your Day Policy

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.