Event Manager - 3 days a week (Association)

Excellent part-time (3 days a week) permanent opportunity for an experienced Event Manager to join the small Events team at this highly regarded Association within the financial sector, and deliver a range of virtual, face‑to‑face and hybrid events.

The Organisation: Highly regarded Association/Trade body within the financial sector supports member companies through providing technical guidance, lobbying, awareness raising and a dynamic programme of events, and provides a strong, unified voice for the sector and supporting their member companies aims and profile.

Role Overview: Events play a central role in their engagement with members and industry stakeholders. Due to an increase in the number of events held annually, they are now seeking an experienced and organised Event Manager to join their small team. The successful candidate will play a core role in helping deliver highly professional and well‑respected events, which in turn help advance the mission to inform, connect, and champion their members and niche area within the financial sector. The full annual calendar includes a diverse mix of digital, hybrid, and in‑person events — from discursive roundtables and technical seminars to larger conferences, gala dinners, and networking receptions. This is a key role within a small but impactful team, offering the opportunity to get involved in the direction and quality of events that support their members and stakeholders across the investment company sector. This is a part‑time position (equivalent of 3 days a week). The role requires two full days (Tuesday and Wednesday) at their London office, near Moorgate, with the remaining hours worked either as one additional full day or two half days (Monday or Thursday).

Role Specifics: Reporting into the Events Director, and alongside another Event Manager you will be involved in their full events programme — from planning to post‑event reporting. You’ll work closely with internal teams, members, industry stakeholders and suppliers to ensure every event reflects the Association’s high standards.

• Organise & deliver a variety of digital, hybrid, and in‑person events across the events calendar.
• Manage logistics including venues, suppliers, AV, registration, and on‑the‑day operations.
• Coordinate stakeholders, including speakers, suppliers and delegates.
• Develop event promotional plans, to create attendee engagement and promote the brand.
• Manage the administrative event aspects, including processing bookings, compiling and dispatching joining instructions, and producing badges.
• Manage the event budget ensuring all activity comes within the financial parameters.
• Produce full event evaluation, including inputting into the feedback questions, producing comparative statistical analysis on each event year on year and circulating reports.
• Design and undertake event feedback and reporting, ensuring the right questions are asked and learning points followed up.
• Provide on‑site support at events, including troubleshooting, meeting speakers, managing attendees and organising staff.
• Attend events outside of normal office hours, to assist with organisation on occasion.

You: We’re looking for a highly organised Event Manager, team player, who can manage their own set of events, and work supportively with other members of the Events team, and internal stakeholders. You will be able to bring:

• Proven experience as Event Manager ideally within a corporate or association, with exposure to senior level corporate executives.
• Experience of end‑to‑end event management corporate across all aspects – logistics, venue, catering, speakers, project management – from concept to completion - comfortable managing digital, hybrid, and in‑person events.
• Proven track record of delivering successful events — ideally in financial services or a membership/trade association.
• Proven ability to multitask across a number of events and juggle multiple deadlines.
• Ability to work to a very high level and deliver professional results.
• Strong project organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Confident communicator and able to liaise with senior stakeholders, speakers and suppliers, as well as build relationships internally.
• Knowledge and understanding of a range of promotional/marketing techniques across a variety of channels.
• Budget management skills.
• Experience using databases for delegate recording.

This is an excellent opportunity to use your proven and expert Event Management and communication skills in a part‑time role, delivering a varied range of events in an established and highly regarded body. Click APPLY now to send us your CV!