Event Management Specialist | London, UK

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favouring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters - to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

In partnership with team members, the Event Management Specialist will provide support to the MFS Event Management team on several key areas of meeting management including speaker request and coordination, event planning, and technical support. This role will work across hosted and sponsored events supporting event planners to deliver a seamless event experience.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Assist the Event Management Team meeting planners with the coordination for both internal and external meetings.
• Responsibility potentially includes assisting with venue research, coordinating food, beverage and AV needs.
• Setting up budgets, gathering documentation per guidelines and assisting on-site if required.
• Assist when required with Cvent registration sites, WorkFront support, reporting and other tasks as required.
• Supporting the MFS Speaker Coordination Team (SCT) as a liaison between the Investment team and MFS Distribution channels on all meeting-related communication issues.
• Quickly gain knowledge of the application used to track, monitor and inform all parties of the details of all investment speaker requests.
• Other event administrative duties as required.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Financial Services experience preferred.
• Professional experience in meeting planning or hospitality industry.
• Experience with virtual event platforms, knowledge of Cvent or similar event registration software is a plus.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to remain calm in a crisis and effective time management is mandatory.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, team-working, collaboration, the ability to problem solve and build solid professional relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with employees and outside parties at all organizational levels.
• Must be proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and experience of building PowerPoint slides) and able to develop proficiency in MFS systems as required to perform the duties of this position.

At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

What we offer:

At MFS, we view our employees as family - and like you, we want our family happy and healthy. That's why we provide competitive benefits programmes and family-friendly policies which support the work-life balance needs of our employees. MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email for assistance.

MFS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.