Events Team Assistant

Events Team Assistant

City of London

January 2021 start

£28,000 - £34,000

 
I am currently recruiting for an Events Team Assistant in an exciting new role for a City-based membership organisation. Working as part of a small team, the Events Team Assistant will be working closely with the Operations Manager in a very busy and demanding position where you will work under pressure to tight deadlines and ensure high standards at met, so strong attention to detail is essential. This is a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant who is looking to build on their existing experience is an event focused role, working with a great deal of autonomy and trust to get the job done. The successful Events Team Assistant will be comfortable interacting at all levels and have excellent communications skills. This role will be starting remotely with a view to moving back to the office in the City on a part-time basis long term at some point in 2021. Flexibility will be needed from time to time as you will be required to attend events (when possible to do so).

What you’ll do:

• Manage the full events cycle
• Have sole responsibility for all conference and event registrations
• Monitor via email, website and keep up to date reporting schedules
• Promote forthcoming events
• Support membership renewal process
• Liaise with event sponsors
• Distribution of weekly newsletter using Mailchimp
• Manage all company social media platforms and website, maintaining the company account
• Working closely with the CEO and Managing Director to coordinate quarterly board meetings
• Work closely with the finance manager – generating invoices
• Research and collate event and participant data to present at the quarterly meetings
• The primary point of contact for all external suppliers
• Assisting with ad-hoc projects

What you’ll need:

• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Enjoy using initiative and prioritising tasks]
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong MS office skills
• Educated to degree level