Events Assistant Manager (B2B Marketing) in London

Our Business-to-Business Marketing team is looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and experienced Events Assistant Manager to join the Marketing & Events team. You’ll be joining an established team recognised across the Group for their ability to deliver best in class client experiences, from inception to completion. This can be anything from proprietary conferences, content led client events, sponsorships or our participation at key trade conferences.

Event experience is important, but so too is attitude. We value individuals who bring ideas, energy and a ‘can do’ approach to overcome hurdles and drive projects through to timely completion, with an eye for detail, an innate ability to multi-task and work against tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Because events don’t always stick to a 9–5, there’ll be times you’ll be involved in evening or weekend delivery, which you’d take back in lieu.

This is a fast-paced, varied role where you’ll have the opportunity to really make an impact. No two days will look the same, but generally, in this role you’ll:

• Manage a range of B2B events, taking full ownership of smaller-scale events while supporting the delivery of larger, more complex events alongside senior team members.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external business partners, clients, suppliers and colleagues.
• Bring a proactive approach to your work, using your initiative and creative thinking to solve problems, overcome challenges and come up with new ideas.
• Work across multiple events and business areas, maintaining quality and attention to detail in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• Use your time management and project coordination skills to prioritise competing demands and keep multiple workstreams on track.
• Take ownership of key elements of events, working independently where needed and with direction and guidance from the Events Managers in the team, while collaborating closely with the wider team to deliver successful outcomes.
• Manage event budgets and suppliers, ensuring delivery aligns with agreed costs and expectations.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail, understanding the importance of delivering polished, professional experiences.

Benefits

• A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
• A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
• Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
• Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
• Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
• Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
• Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
• Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
• Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our ‘Your Tomorrow’ scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.

Qualifications

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with experience managing deliverables and budgets independently and using your initiative to drive outcomes.
• Creative, with experience contributing ideas to event design, content or overall guest experience in a commercial or corporate setting.
• Experience delivering corporate or commercial events (typically 4+ years), with exposure to events of varying scale. Experience within financial or professional services and/or high-profile events, especially in B2B sectors would be beneficial, but isn’t essential.
• A self-starter, with a proactive and solutions-focused approach, and the ability to anticipate challenges and respond quickly to keep delivery on track.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident communicator, comfortable building relationships both internally and externally. Experience engaging senior partners, including C-suite audiences, would be advantageous.