Temporary Events Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Triumph Consultants Ltd

Triumph Consultants Ltd

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

What's involved with this role:

Temporary Events Assistant - Museums (P/T) x4

Reference no:
K&C

Pay Rate:
£15.80

per hour PAYE

Hours given are an estimate.

Event Assistants are needed to assist in the delivery of the commercial hire and public programme events and work with the onsite caterer to ensure high quality events are provided to all clients and attendees

Key responsibilities:

Work as part of a team to ensure the successful delivery of each event, working with relevant museum colleagues to ensure the safety and security of guests and of the museum and its collections.
Ensure the museum is properly prepared for evening events as directed by the Duty Manager.
Work closely with the museum's contracted caterers to ensure delivery of highquality events, from access and set up to final clearance and lockup at the end of the event.
Be available to work outside of standard office hours, particularly during evenings and weekends to ensure smooth running of events.
Ensure the safety of the museum and its contents during film shoots and photoshoots.
Be a friendly and professional first point of contact at reception for event hirers and their guests.
Ensure public spaces are fit, safe and presented to a high standard for the use of guests.
Liaise and collaborate closely with the team operating the museum café to support consistently high standards of visitor experience across both museums and effective delivery of daily events and operations.
Strike and pack down after the events to ensure museum is returned to the appropriate state for visitors.

"Role Requirements" - to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria: Experience:

Experience of working in the events industry
ideally within an historic environment.
Experience of leading a team, especially in an evening event setting.
Experience of working in a customerfacing role with excellent interpersonal skills.
Demonstrable experience of working as a duty manager within a museum, gallery, or similar customer service environment.
Experience of operational premises management and security procedures.

Knowledge:

Demonstrable understanding of, and experience in, supporting visitor access needs in a museum, gallery, or similar customer service environment, including for evening events.
Knowledge of booking, payment, and invoice systems.
Demonstrable knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements in a public facing environment.
Demonstrable understanding of, and experience in, supporting visitor access needs in a museum, gallery, or similar customer service environment.

Skills/Technical skills:

Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with a wide range of people and as part of a varied and diverse team.
Ability to prioritise a diverse workload efficiently with a minimum of supervision.
Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to acquire an excellent working knowledge of the museum contents, procedures, and key departmental contacts.
Ability to exercise initiative and problem solve.
Good intermediate level IT skills including experience of using Microsoft Office 36 including Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook.
Strong interpersonal skills with a record of creating and developing friendly and productive working relationships.

_To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF._

_If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity._

Other "Essential Requirements" - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
Please refer to the Role Requirements section above your CV must address the requirements listed.

Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable: