Salary
💰 £42,845 - £47,388 per year
About the role
- Lead Green Alliance core events programme; manage in-person and online events and assist staff on specialist events; be first point of contact for event enquiries.
- Target relevant audiences and manage invitee and attendee lists; liaise with speakers and produce briefings and promotional material.
- Liaise with venues, arrange catering and other event services within budget; ensure events meet Green Alliance’s environmental criteria and best value principles.
- Oversee technical and logistical tasks for online events: generate links, manage reminders, host Zoom webinars, welcome and brief participants, troubleshoot, edit and upload recordings to YouTube.
- Monitor and evaluate event outcomes; gather information and feedback; analyse and report to staff and board, including invitation uptake and audience profiling.
- Manage events on the day, direct staff roles, oversee technical aspects of webinars, roundtables and seminars.
- Organise internal staff events with the events assistant, including Christmas party, strategy away days and lunchtime seminar series.
- Manage contacts database; ensure accuracy, maintain GDPR compliance, support staff on database use and protocols.
- Line manage the events assistant; hold a company credit card.
- Provide other reasonable support within scope of post; participate in organisation planning and strategy discussions; work some early mornings and evenings for time off in lieu.
Requirements
- Motivation to work in a purpose-driven organisation, working towards a world where people and the environment thrive together.
- At least two years’ experience working in events at manager level in a similar role, with both in person and online event planning and management experience, including estimation and budgeting.
- Strong logistical skills, the ability to organise and plan effectively and efficiently.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; confidence dealing with external audiences at senior levels, approachable, articulate, positive and flexible.
- A good communicator, with clear understanding of the value of excellent contact relations.
- The ability to work effectively under own initiative and as part of a team.
- Administrative competence: high standards of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Previous line management experience.
- Excellent drafting skills for communication and publicity.
- Excellent organisation skills, including prioritising workload effectively to meet deadlines.
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
- Right to work in the UK; employer cannot offer visa sponsorship and cannot sponsor renewal of short-term permissions.