Events Executive - Loughborough, United Kingdom - Access

Access

Verified Company

Loughborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sector:
Marketing

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Expiry Date: 13 July 2023

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Job Ref: J9322

Events Executive

Join the Access Family and see how we make software ideas become a reality

Our core value of 'Love Work, Love Life, Be You' has been central to our success and so we're looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day and help us continue to grow.

We are the number one UK headquartered software provider in the UK and are forecasted to grow to a global population of over 12,000 employees by 2026.

What are we all about?
At Access, we love software and how technology never stays the same.

It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from the Hospitality sector, to Manufacturing industry, to Not for Profit's to Construction, and many more.

We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business, currently helping over 60,000 customers to have the freedom to do more.

You will be part of an integral part of a growing and professional marketing team that is highly regarded across the company.

We have a robust people development program that is based on clear measures of success through regular objective setting for each and every role coupled with personal development and training programs.

Role overview

Events at The Access Group are an essential part of the marketing mix and cover everything from major external exhibitions across the country and internal customer conferences to webinars & virtual events and staff incentive trips around the world.

It's a fast-paced environment that is both challenging and demanding but also exciting and rewarding.

Reporting to the Senior Group Events Manager, you will be a vital resource for the divisional marketing teams, providing guidance and advice on event planning with a focus on execution, delivery and evaluation.

You will be comfortable dealing with a range of roles and levels of seniority and display initiative and ingenuity to get things done.

Your key skills will be project and time management with a keen eye for detail to ensure that all events are delivered on time, within budget and aligned to the key KPIs set and agreed with stakeholders.

You will also support with various internal events including digital Kick Off meetings, reward and recognition events for EMEA and other ad-hoc events as needed throughout the year.

On a day-to-day basis you will:

Support with the execution of the annual events strategy, including all types of physical and virtual events
Establish and agree essential parameters, e.g., time plans, budgets and targets set in conjunction with key stakeholders
Plan, promote and deliver the events programme, ensuring all events are delivered to a consistently high standard on time, on budget and aligned to the Access brand
Work crossfunctionally, providing all stakeholders with regular and accurate updates
Research, manage and liaise with multiple suppliers and contractors used in the events programme, maintaining excellent relationships and favourable pricing/deals
Work closely with Access Creative Studio to determine the look and feel for the events programme
Coordinate activities for physical events, ensuring adherence to all health and safety regulations, preparing backup plans where necessary
Work on creating virtual events, managing content on our virtual platforms and supporting internal and external communications
Create and manage budgets, including raising purchase orders and reconciling supplier invoices
Perform postevent evaluations, document findings and make recommendations and changes to improve the programme as required
Stay up to date with the latest event trends and technologies and share these across the teams.

Your skills and experiences are likely to include the following:

Experience in a similar events role
A passion for events and event technology, plus experience in modern B2B marketing; a knowledge of the technology sector will be useful
Excellent organisation and communication skills with laserlike focus on detail
Able to work on your own initiative and independently, as well as part of a team
A proven ability to work under pressure, often to tight deadlines and successfully deliver projects with maximum effectiveness
A handson approach and willing to step in and help solve issues if they arise
An understanding of event evaluation techniques and the ability to support or drive datadriven analysis
A willingness to travel within the UK with potential international travel and the flexibility to work at events where hours may include early starts, late finish and occasionally weekends.

What does Access offer you?
We are a growing software company, and we deliver on what we say we do We take the development of our people very seriously and we will work with you to c