Senior Event Officer - 6 Month FTC - Association

Live Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious membership society in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Event Coordinator for a six-month contract to manage event logistics and supplier negotiations. The ideal candidate has experience delivering corporate events end to end, possesses excellent organisational skills, and can multitask effectively under pressure. This role offers a supportive environment and 48 holiday days per annum.

Benefits

48 holiday days per annum

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering corporate events end to end.
• Exposure to the full life cycle of a project.

Responsibilities

• Lead in supporting planning and delivering a broad calendar of events.
• Manage events bookings using an internal event booking system.
• Liaise with external event suppliers.
• Negotiate rates with suppliers.
• Oversee day-to-day event logistics.
• Handle event-related problems.
• Assist with event expectations.
• Brief support staff for events.
• Work with internal teams such as finance and marketing.
• Ensure all events comply with health and safety policies.
• Undertake risk assessments.
• Produce routine event evaluation reports.
• Provide support on-site.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to multitask

Job description

Your chance to join a fantastic well-established association who boast an impressive , members across the UK on a sixth month fixed term contract.

THE COMPANY

This membership society is made up of a wide range of disciplines and professional members in its specialist area. The success of the society stems from its calendar of events that includes 4 large scale topical conferences plus smaller scale meetings across the year. The internal events team work closely to bring industry specialists together, offering career advice and guidance.

THE ROLE

They are now looking for a Senior Event Coordinator to join their team on a contract basis to undertake the following duties :

• Taking the lead in supporting planning and delivering a broad calendar of events
• Managing events bookings using an internal event booking system
• Liaising with external event suppliers
• Negotiating rates with suppliers
• Overseeing day to day event logistics
• Dealing with any event related problems
• Assisting with event expectations
• Briefing any support staff for events
• Working with internal teams such as finance and marketing
• Ensuring all events comply with health and safety policies
• Undertaking risk assessments
• Producing routine event evaluation reports
• Continuing support on site

THE CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate will have experience of delivering corporate events end to end, having exposure to the full life cycle of a project. You will have strong organisation skills and excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi task whilst working under pressure.

In hand you will be working for a fantastic organisation who offer their employees excellent benefits such as 48 holiday per annum.

We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy reference: MR