Digital Catapult

Events Manager

Digital Catapult

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • - Work collaboratively with programme teams to define, create and produce a portfolio of events in one or more of our working areas to meet our strategic objectives and come up with suggestions to enhance events success
  • - Manage events execution holistically, ensuring that event content and agenda meet the objectives and logistics run seamlessly and resolve any issues arising to ensure high customer satisfaction and/or escalate in a timely manner to the Head of Events (if needed)
  • - Coordinate the day-to-day running of events, including but not limited to room setup, managing delegate registrations, speakers’ management, catering, overlooking audio-visual delivery, event visuals and materials, client relations, delegates’ engagement and feedback and impact capture and measurement
  • - Ensure that hosted or co-hosted events are relevant to the Digital Catapult and the Events Team strategies, making sure they meet the requirements, target audience, objectives and add value
  • - Handle catering orders and budget, additional staffing rotas, roles and responsibilities on the day of the managed event and coordinate work of various event suppliers (if required)

Requirements

  • - Experience in and passion for operational delivery in both physical and virtual event settings
  • - High expectations of quality and seamless service delivery with a strategic thinking approach, an agile mind-set and hands-on skills
  • - Understanding of the importance of event content and a holistic approach to event design and execution
  • - Willingness to work flexibly, and outside of normal office hours, as part of a team, often working on early morning or late evening events
  • - Ideally educated to degree level in events management or qualified by experience, as well as knowledge of DDA compliance and event health and safety, would also be advantageous
Benefits
  • - We are in the UK’s Top 100 Best Workplaces and placed in the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech and Large Organisations.
  • - 5% performance related bonus
  • - Digital Catapult is a Disability Confident Committed Level 1 Employer.
  • - Excellent holiday package: 25 days annual leave, Bank Holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year:
  • - Double-matched pension up to 10% of your salary;
  • - 4% of your salary to use towards selecting benefits that work for you, including health cash plan, Private Medical Insurance; buying holiday, topping up your pension;
  • - E-Vehicle Scheme; Cycle2Work; Tech Scheme; Gym Discounts; Give As you Earn; PerkPal;
  • - Life insurance 4x salary;
  • - Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice;
  • - Enhanced maternity and paternity leave;
  • - Hybrid working - with great offices to work from 3 days per week with some roles needing to be onsite more regularly to ensure the successful delivery of our work;
  • - Investment in your ongoing learning and development with us;
  • - Company social events throughout the year and free office snacks!
  • We have a vibrant and engaging culture where all voices are heard and a variety of employee led affinity groups who champion initiatives and provide opportunities for feedback to be shared.
  • We use moments in the year to educate everyone at Digital Catapult on different aspects of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and to raise awareness.
  • We also enjoy socialising and having fun together through a variety of company-wide events held throughout the year including our football team, running and climbing groups and volunteering activities.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
event managementevent designlogistics managementdelegate registrationspeaker managementcatering managementaudio-visual deliveryimpact measurementbudget managementDDA compliance
Soft skills
collaborationstrategic thinkingagile mindsetcustomer satisfactionflexibilityteamworkproblem-solvingcommunicationattention to detailquality assurance
Certifications
degree in events managementevent health and safety certification