Senior Events Executive in Watford

Senior Events Executive

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Mid-level

Compensation

Excellent salary & benefits

At IGD, we’re proud to be a Great Place to Work, where our people are empowered to grow, inspired to lead and ready to make a difference. At the heart of that experience is how we attract, welcome, and support new colleagues to join us.

That’s where you come in.

We are looking for a focused,curiousand proactiveSeniorEvents Executive to help bring IGD-led events to life. This role will provide dedicated support to the Head of Events Strategy & Propositions,helping to coordinate the delivery of agreed event programmes and propositions through well-organised plans,processesand attendee experiences.

Working closely alongside the Event Marketing Manager, you will support the end-to-end coordination of events, ensuring plans, communications,stakeholdersand delivery milestones are aligned. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys making things happen, takes initiative, and isconfident injuggling detail,deadlines,and multiple moving parts.

What you’ll do

Event strategy,propositionand programme suppor

• Support the Head of Events Strategy & Propositions with research, planning,coordinationand documentation for IGD-led events

• Support the implementation of agreed event concepts, programmes and audience propositions by translating them into project plans, timelines and deliverables.

• Maintain programme information, speaker details, approved session descriptions and supporting materials, ensuring contentremains accurate and up to date.




• Maintain event planning documents, action logs and internalupdatesso key decisions, dependencies and next steps are clearly captured.

Event planning and deliver

• Coordinate practical event requirements including guest lists, table plans, seating cards, badges, signage, branding, eventassetsand on-site materials

• Liaise with internal teams, venues,suppliersand partners to support smooth planning and delivery

• Track project timelines, actions and risks, proactively flagging issues and helping to resolve them before they escalated




• Provide on-site event support including registration, welcome experience, speaker support,set-upand de-rig.

Event marketing and attendee communications

• Work alongside the Event Marketing Manager to support event communications including invitations, confirmations, joining instructions,remindersand post-event follow-up

• Support delivery of agreed event messaging, ensuring communications are timely, accurate and aligned with approved objectives, audience plans and brand guidelines.

• Coordinate delivery of approved event-related social media activity before, during and after events,working with the Event Marketing Manager and wider teams asrequired

• Maintainaccurateinvitee,attendeeand engagement information across CRM and event management systems, ensuring strong data quality

Attendee,speakerand stakeholder suppor

• Respond to attendee enquiries professionally and efficiently, deliveringhigh-quality customer experience

• Support speaker coordination including briefing materials, biographies, headshots,logisticsand follow-up actions

• Build positive relationships with attendees, speakers,partnersand colleagues through clear,timelyandaccuratecommunication

• Coordinate internal meetings, agendas,summariesand follow-up activities linked to event planning and delivery.

Reporting,evaluationand continuous improvemen

• Monitor registrations, attendeeinformationand key event updates, producing regular reports for internal teams and stakeholders

• Support post-event evaluation by collating feedback, keylearningsand improvement actions




• Use curiosity and initiative toidentifyopportunities to improveoperationalprocesses, attendeeexperienceand event delivery.

The rewards

We offer a range of benefits, including a market leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package. You will have a great work-life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage your time.

The location

We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office-based working. We are based in a very accessible location within the M25, just 20 miles from Central London.

Our behaviours

We’re hungry for better

We solve it together

We make it happen

We say what needs to be said

Location

Watford (Hybrid)

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Mid-level

Compensation

Excellent salary & benefits

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