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Job Title Events Executive
Job Location London
Job Type Business Services
Country/Territory England
Region UK & Europe
Description

Department : Marketing

Location : London, UK

Role : Events Executive

The Department

The global leadership team sets the strategy in consultation with the Global Strategy Board. The BD teams (comprising Communications, Marketing, Business and Client Development experts) are led by regional heads of business development who are aligned to our regional boards: Asia Pacific, Middle East Africa, North America, UK, Europe. Our strategy seeks to manage and develop clients and profile in our global sectors; adopts a content and product led approach in taking our practice groups to market; prioritises the use the integrated digital marketing channels; and positions our most senior staff as advisors to the business, supported by expert execution teams. Our principles dictate that the highest value clients and opportunities command the highest value BD attention and bespoke tactics.

The Team

This role is part of the firms' Global Marketing team. Their goal is to attract and engage high revenue clients through their buyer journey using data driven marketing techniques. Part of this is to position Clyde & Co as the firm of choice in each of our core sectors on a global basis. To realise this ambition, the marketing team will provide leadership and direction in the development of dynamic global campaigns and marketing strategies driven by data insight.

The Events Executive role will be part of the events team within the broader global marketing team. The events team's main purpose is to support and execute the firm's corporate events.

The firm is looking for a hands-on candidate with an interest in events to join the team in London to help us continue to grow the quality, innovation and creativity of our events. The role's main responsibilities include supporting the Events Manager with event planning and execution, sourcing and booking locations and sourcing and negotiating with vendors and suppliers, sourcing assistance, determining costing, and running events. Evaluating event success and collaborating with the Events Manager with suggestions to enhance event's success.

This role will report to the Events Manager.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist with internal and external event planning and execution including but not limited to sourcing and booking venues, sourcing and negotiating with vendors and suppliers, sourcing production assistance and determining costing, in person events support.
  • Understanding requirements for each event
  • Evaluating event success
  • Collaborate with Events Manager with suggestions to enhance event's success
  • Help coordinate operational activities
  • Attend meetings, events, and conferences
  • Build and maintain strong internal and external client relationships

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Events Manager
  • Support the wider marketing team projects
  • Support the wider firm

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Experience or strong interest in events
  • Strong organisational and project management skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight time frames
  • Creative thinker and design-minded
  • Decision making skills
  • Vendor management and negotiation skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Passion for planning
  • Networking skills
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Time management
  • Proactive team player
  • Proficient in MS software (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Business Services Competencies

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

  • Technical Excellence
  • People and Team
  • Client/Stakeholder Relationships
  • Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
  • Personal Effectiveness

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