Events Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity for an Events Specialist to join our Early Years team. Working closely with the Early Years Marketing Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality events that support employer engagement, learner attraction, brand awareness and business growth. You'll take ownership of the operational delivery of our events programme, ensuring every event is well planned, professionally executed and delivers measurable results.

This is a hands-on role where you'll manage everything from event logistics and supplier coordination to budgets, inventory and reporting. You'll ensure our teams have everything they need to deliver successful events while continually identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and maximise impact. Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate the delivery of in-person, online and hybrid events across the UK.
• Manage event logistics, including venues, equipment, merchandise, print, transport and suppliers.
• Create event plans, timelines and run sheets to ensure smooth delivery.
• Support event setup, delivery and breakdown, implementing contingency plans where required.
• Coordinate webinars and virtual events, including promotion and follow-up activity.
• Manage event inventory, stock levels and ordering to ensure resources are always available.
• Raise purchase orders and monitor event budgets, ensuring spend is controlled and accurately recorded.
• Track event performance, including attendance, engagement, leads and return on investment, producing post-event reports and recommendations.
• Work closely with marketing, sales, finance and operational teams to deliver successful campaigns and events.
• Ensure all event activity complies with relevant health and safety, risk and organisational requirements.

About You:

• At least three years' experience delivering events and supporting marketing activity.
• Proven experience managing event logistics from planning through to delivery.
• Experience managing suppliers, inventory, budgets and purchase orders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Confidence using Microsoft 365 and digital collaboration tools.
• Experience using data and technology to improve decision making and event performance.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to work independently and take ownership.
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle for travel to events and our Sheffield office.

Desirable:

• Experience using HubSpot or another CRM.
• Experience with Monday.com or similar project management software.
• Design skills using Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.

What Happens Next?

• The Realise Recruitment team will be in touch, regardless of the outcome.
• Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.
• You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position, which will comprise of: a 15 minute phone call with the Line Manager to discuss the position, and a one-hour formal interview, likely on Teams, where we will ask you to prepare and deliver a short microteach, shortly followed by competency and behavioural questions.
• As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

About Us:

• Realise Early Years is a leading specialist training provider, delivering high-quality programmes shaped around what the sector truly needs.
• Our story is one of thoughtful, sustainable growth. In recent years we’ve expanded into new regions, strengthened employer partnerships, and developed innovative curriculum offers – all carefully planned and rooted in quality, with learners, settings, children and families at the heart of what we do.
• Our vision is simple: to create outstanding practitioners, educators and leaders. Our Senior Leadership Team brings over 150 years of combined early years experience, with leaders who have grown from apprentices to sector experts.
• We promote the wellbeing of our learners and employees and are fully committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and fulfilling our Prevent Duty obligations.
• All successful applicants will undergo a DBS and online search check at offer stage. Proof of qualifications and Right to Work in the UK is required.
• Realise has been in business for over 35 years, growing from our Sheffield roots to over 500 employees nationwide, and we’re proud to be part of the AQA charity group.