Wise May are looking for an Events Coordinator to join a London based membership organisation supporting the planning and delivery of events while liaising with internal teams and external stakeholders. This is a great opportunity to join a friendly team, where member experience truly comes first.
This is a full time 6 month Fixed Term Contract, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week with hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days remote).
Events Coordinator duties and responsibilities:
- Support the coordination of meetings and events, including invite management, agenda preparation, speaker management, and minute production.
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the team and senior leaders.
- Respond to requests and enquiries in a timely and efficient manner.
- Assist with internal communications, political monitoring services, and activity trackers.
- Support finance processes including payments, invoicing, purchase orders, and hotel bookings.
- Liaising with external venues regarding catering, logistics etc.
- Attend and provide onsite support at external events and workshops.
- Provide adhoc secretarial support to senior stakeholders as appropriate.
Events Coordinator key skills and experience required:
- Strong organisational and project coordination skills across all aspects of event planning.
- Excellent administrative and secretarial abilities, including diary management, meeting coordination, and minute taking.
- Confidence working independently while collaborating effectively with teams and external partners.
- Focused on delivering exceptional customer service.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, work under pressure, meet deadlines, and adjust to changing priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Handling sensitive information with discretion.
- Skilled in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and CRM systems.
- Knowledge of membership organisations and UK political system is desirable.
- Must be able to obtain DBS clearance and undergo security clearance procedure.
Company benefits:
- 28 days annual leave
- 9 day fortnight and hybrid working
- Pension
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme