Events Coordinator

Fixed Term Contract / Secondment
12 months
Full time
35 hours per week
£23,300 per annum
Hybrid - home based and Birmingham

What's in it for me:
• Work for a prestigious organisation
• Plan, organise and execute a set programme of events
• Support a busy and dedicated team of professionals

The role:

The Law Society is the membership body for the legal profession. Our members are at the heart of what we do and we're committed to providing ongoing support, training and events to assist them in their careers. As such the events team is a busy and vibrant team of individuals who organise in excess of 400 events each year, a mix of commercial, free/low cost and corporate events, all of which require a large amount of resource. As an event coordinator you will provide support to the senior programme and marketing officer throughout the yearly programme including all aspects of administering events while also providing a high level of customer service to internal and external stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity to support a fantastic team and develop your existing skill set.

What we're looking for:
• Work well under pressure
• Team player with proven administrative skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive and able to use your initiative


Essential

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Strong organisational and administrative skills

Customer handling experience

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including negotiation techniques

Financial skills e.g. budget creation, debt chasing, PO creation

Ability to liaise with people at all levels, internal and external to the organisation

Flexibility

Excellent time management skills: ability to plan, multi-task and prioritise work to ensure that all activities are completed within deadlines

Attention to detail for proof reading, creating web copy, and note taking

Ability to cope well under pressure

Customer oriented approach

Work effectively within a team to support others

High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Experience of working with databases

Experience of all Microsoft Office packages


Desirable

Proven experience working within a fast paced event team
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
Vacancy closing date: 10/03/2017, 09:00
The Law Society is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.