Operations Coordinator

Private Equity Insights (London); Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Equity Insights is seeking an Operations professional for an on-site, London-based role focused on events and logistics. You will own supplier research, budgeting, and on-site execution for a portfolio of conferences and VIP events.

The role involves coordinating with venues, managing inventory, and collaborating closely with the CEO and leadership to deliver market-leading events throughout the year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Event Management, Marketing, or a related field.
• Experience with event planning, client management, or supplier research.
• Strong organisational, multitasking abilities and detail-focused.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Experience with graphic design software such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator is highly recommended.
• UK work permit (we do not sponsor visas).

Responsibilities

• Source, compare, and find the best suppliers for various event needs.
• Negotiate contracts and terms with suppliers to ensure cost-effectiveness and high-quality services.
• Planning sponsored VIP events, lunches, dinners, and after-hours activities.
• Provide on-site support during events, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
• Monitor Notion updates and ensure accurate reflection on the sponsor portal.
• Quality check of design aspects such as banners, signage, brochures, and other promotional materials.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Organisational skills

Graphic design familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Job description

MUST HAVE UK WORK PERMIT. NOT A REMOTE ROLE, 100% IN-PERSON AT OUR LONDON OFFICE.

Do you want to take part in defining the future of Private Equity? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you can gain a tremendous amount of responsibility quickly? Do you want to be part of an exceptional team with motivated and extremely driven people? Are you curious or passionate about event operations and logistics? If so, you might be our next member of the operations team.

About Private Equity Insights
Private Equity Insights is the world's largest Private Equity community with over 500k followers on LinkedIn, organizing a series of 12 global private equity events every year with 3,000+ GPs and 2,000+ LPs among the attendees. Private Equity Insights is part of United Media, which focuses on building large-scale industry media and conference products in sectors such as insurance, finance, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

What We Offer You
You get the unique opportunity to take ownership of one of our key business areas. You'll be working in person at our HQ in London, where you will constantly be pushed out of your comfort zone. To ensure a never-ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• The opportunity of having a real impact - You'll get operational experience in a growth company where your work and the results are tangible and have a high impact on the business.
• Unlimited growth potential in our company - We strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.
• Invaluable transferable skills - Boost your interpersonal, research, organization, outreach, and project management skills through experience and training.
• Inspiration and guidance - A chance to work closely with our high-performing team as well as with the CEO and founder of our company.
• Travel opportunity - You will be attending our conferences.

Your Responsibilities
Responsibilities in this job will vary; however, they will be mostly centered around the following:

1. Supplier Research and Management:

• Source, compare, and find the best suppliers for various event needs.
• Conduct thorough research to identify potential suppliers for add-ons, branding materials, and other event requirements.
• Negotiate contracts and terms with suppliers to ensure cost-effectiveness and high-quality services.
• Maintain positive relationships with suppliers, addressing any issues or concerns.
• Budget review and management to ensure all changes are raised ahead of time.

1. Event Planning:

• Planning sponsored VIP events, lunches, dinners, and after-hours activities.
• Coordinating with venue staff to ensure all logistical details are in place.
• Provide on-site support during events, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

1. Internal Team Support:

• Keep track and condense internal team queries.
• Maintain inventory tracking and regularly update event inventory sheets.
• Monitor Notion updates and ensure accurate reflection on the sponsor portal.
• Quality check of design aspects such as banners, signage, brochures, and other promotional materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Event Management, Marketing, or a related field.
• Experience/knowledge in event planning, client management, or supplier research.
• Strong organisational, multitasking abilities and detail-focused.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Experience with graphic design software such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator is highly recommended.
• UK work permit (we do not sponsor visas).

Start date: Flexible, ASAP

The role is on-site, Monday to Friday, based in our offices near Victoria. It is essential, as we work at a fast pace and collaborate in person to create market-leading events throughout the year.