Reed Business Support are currently working with a fantastic membership organisation that are looking to add to their Edinburgh office. Having worked with this entity before I am truly excited to be able to place with them again. They offer a welcoming, supportive and progressive working environment and the ability to add to your skill set!
Role- Events Coordinator
Location- Edinburgh
Working pattern- 35 hours Monday- Friday (hybrid with Tuesday and Wednesday being the only required on site)
Purpose of the role-
The events Co-ordinator is responsible for all aspects of event planning and management, including internal and external events, with experience of planning webinars, conferences, hybrid events and member and non-member training events.
Role Description
- Planning and executing events and training for members and non-members as required and third party partners
- Budgeting and tracking expenditure
- Securing speakers and liaising with them – or their representatives – on arrangements
- Produce and keep up to date speaker's database
- Sourcing images
- Planning, developing and delivering campaigns as agreed on deadline and within budget
- Liaising as appropriate with counter-arts in key partner organisations
- Evaluating the effectiveness of all events, marketing and communication activity
- Working as part of the organisations team to deliver the aims and objections of the organisation
- Keeping up to date with developments in events by reading relevant journals and attending relevant courses
- Researching new developments, technologies and methodologies in events
- Advising senior managers as appropriate.
The Events Coordinator will be responsible for the sponsorship programme for the association and its events/ activities. This will also include-
- Sourcing sponsorship
- Communication
- Preparing event information such as speaker information, biographies, photographs and event summaries in a timely manner to allow the marketing team to advertise events with plenty of notice.
- Promotion of new innovative ways to communicate the association's messages to existing and potential members as well as key third parties and stakeholders
- Ensure the effective evaluation of all events takes place after each season to allow and feedback and improvements to be included in the planning of subsequent events.
This is a well-rounded roll and will filter in to an amazing team that are already in place!
Sound like the role for you?
Apply online today!
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