Marketing Business Partner, Events - Remote, United Kingdom - Iris

Iris

Verified Company

Remote, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Salary
-
Competitive

Location

-
UK Remote

This is a _fixed term_, _full time_ vacancy_ that will close _in 14 days_ at 23:59 BST_. _

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for a organised and passionate Marketing Business Partner to join the iSAMS team on a 12 month FTC, covering events.

You should be able to manage multiple events across different countries and be comfortable with an entirely hands on approach.

You will be self-motivated, passionate and confident working with internal and external stakeholders as required.

You will report to our Marketing Manager and work closely with the Sales, Marketing and Community functions.

You will manage all global events (physical and virtual) that the company organises, attends, exhibits and/or sponsors to help increase brand awareness, drive competitive advantage, support customer retention and produce long term profitable growth across UK and international markets.

You will take full responsibility for managing the logistics of all events, including all collateral required, and be available to support on site where required.

Post event analysis will also be part of the role and therefore a high degree of organisation and analytical nature is important.

Responsibilities

Managing all events including client user groups, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and webinars.
Setting clear objectives and targets for events, alongside plans for how to meet these.
Liaising with sales and marketing teams to publicise and promote the event.
Manage the scheduling of internal and external events around global school and public holidays.
Create and distribute comprehensive briefs to colleagues who will be participating in events with detailed information about the event, its objectives, and any expectations or requirements from the participants.
Gathering feedback and data after an event (e.g. on attendance or signups), sharing summary with key stakeholders and using it to inform decisions/future plans.
Liaising with industry association key stakeholders to ensure timely signing up for exhibitions and preferred stand locations.
Coordinating with suppliers, handling client queries and troubleshooting on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly and to budget.
Coming up with new and innovative ideas both for events and event promotion.
Working within a budget for events and managing spending accordingly.
Ordering and managing all exhibition equipment, merchandise and printed literature across events, liaising with external agencies as required.
Coordinating the creation and production of marketing literature for events, liaising with internal stakeholders and external agencies as required.
Conduct ongoing analysis of our competitors to identify the events at which they are attending, exhibiting, and sponsoring.

Knowledge and Experience

Previous experience in an events or hospitality role, demonstrating experience of coordinating the full events process is essential
Reporting and analysis of events including Return on Investment
Previous experience ideally within a B2B tech company environment advantageous
Experience or knowledge of the education market is also desirable
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well with all stakeholders
Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
A practical approach to solving problems
To be a selfmotivated team player
Experience with Gotowebinar, Microsoft Teams, Hubspot, Wordpress is advantageous

Please note:

About IRIS

As one of the UK's largest privately held software companies, IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organisations.

IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.

Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their child's school, 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution, 50,000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21,000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.

Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers' businesses, supporting them in a range of objectives, from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.

It's vital these mission-critical functions work first time, every time.

That's why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff, stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time, every time - so they can focus on productivity and growth.

IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.

They enable us to be the innovative, market-leading, and high-performing company that we are today.

We're delighted to be certifie