Events Adviser (Corporates and CEOs events)

About Bond

Bond is the UK network for organisations working in international development. We unite and support a diverse network of over 400 civil society organisations to help eradicate global poverty, inequality and injustice. We strengthen and champion the sector to make international development more efficient and effective. We work to influence governments and policy-makers, develop the skills of people in the sector, share expertise, and build organisational capacity and partnerships.

About the role

• Permanent 
• 35 hours per week
• £44,803

Main purpose of the job

The role leads on the delivery of Bond’s corporate and CEO level events. This role is managed by the Head of Communications but also works with the corporate and marketing team, the Director of Membership and Communications and CEO.

The primary focus of this role is to manage and deliver high-quality events for Bond’s corporate partners to help them reach their target audiences, and to deliver high level events for CEOs and senior leaders across our network to help provide senior leaders with the support and skills needed to provide effective and supportive leadership.  

Main responsibilities

Corporate events:

• Manage and deliver a range of events to fulfil contractual commitments with corporate partners and ensuring they meet high-quality standards.
• Oversee the successful execution and promotion of both hybrid and face-to-face events across various locations including potential European venues.
• Steward corporate partners in refining event ideas to align with Bond's audience and sector needs.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to meet partner expectations and contribute to revenue generation. Provide effective project management, overseeing all stages of event planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with corporate partners to ensure long-term collaboration and mutual success.

CEO events:

• Deliver events or half day events for CEOs and senior leaders within our network, ensuring high quality execution.
• Coordinate logistics, including speaker liaison, invitations, venue sourcing, and event planning for CEO events throughout the year.
• Work with data to track attendance and use insights to drive participation and improve future events.
• Manage event budgeting, reporting, and evaluation to ensure alignment with goals and financial objectives. Work closely with senior management to align events with organisational goals and strategies outlined in Bond’s membership strategy.

Special projects:

•   Coordinate special one-off projects and events as required by members or donors, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.

 General

• Ensure the successful delivery of Bond corporate and CEO events both online and in person, where appropriate.
• Oversee events logistics, including working with any contractors, external booking systems and digital platforms.
• Develop and maintain the Bond corporate and CEO events schedule and ensure that project timelines are adhered to.
• Liaise with speakers and ensure that speakers are successfully briefed
• Support the uploading and editing of digital content, including sessions and speaker details on the Bond website. Research and scope venues, platforms and tools for in-person, online and hybrid events
• Assist in-person and hybrid event providing support as and when required.
• Working with the Marketing and Membership Manager and Business Development Adviser, ensure that all events communications are delivered in a timely manner and that delegate queries are answered, including management of the events inbox
• Coordinate the successful delivery, when required, of any post event communications, including blogs and video, and ensure that each event is evaluated.
• Advise the corporate partnerships team on the successful delivery of webinars.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with event delivery, including changes in corporate needs or unexpected challenges.
• Ensure events comply with budgetary constraints, legal, insurance, health, and safety obligations. Maintain a portfolio of venues (both free and paid-for) that Bond can use when an in-person event is required.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate would:

• Have at least 2 years’ experience of events organisation and management in a similar or comparable setting
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with corporate event sponsors or delivering paid for events
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with sponsors, event partners and participants.
• Be able to engage effectively with senior stakeholders and manage relationships with Bond’s network of members. 
• Have a good understanding of how events can generate income
• Be entrepreneurial and flexible, with the ability to identify potential opportunities and partners.
• Be highly organised – able to plan, prioritise and deliver to tight timescales and to manage both strategic and reactive projects effectively. 
• Have a high degree of IT competence.
• Have an understanding of and commitment to the values and objectives of Bond.

Benefits

Bond offers a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, with additional staff privilege days, normally between Christmas and New Year
• 7% pension contributions (staff pay 3.5%) ​
• Flexible working hours (Hybrid working – 1 day, minimum in the office per month)
• Staff Development days
• Perk Box access
• Employee Assistance Programme
• WeCare (Health and wellbeing services, including access to 24/7 online GP services, second medical opinion, mental health support such as counselling, guidance from health professionals, burnout prevention, life event counselling, get fit programmes, nutritionist advice, etc. – for staff and immediate family)
• Interest-free season ticket loan

How to Apply

To apply submit your CV and cover letter by midnight on Sunday 6th April 2024.

In the cover letter we expect you to set out:

• Why you are interested in this role
• How you meet the role requirements
• Your understanding of equity, diversity, inclusion and why it matters in this role

Bond and Equal Opportunites

Bond values diversity and works to advance equity and inclusion. All staff have a responsibility to ensure that they are being open, accepting and respectful to all that they come into contact with within their work at Bond, regardless their protected characteristics. Acting in accordance with the EDI policy, Bond staff must contribute to our inclusive organisational culture ensuring that they are aware of and respond appropriately to micro-aggressions, racism, sexism, LQBTQ+ misconduct and disability equity. Bond Staff must not be bystanders, and must report when they witness any unacceptable behaviour.

In order to assess and ensure the continued effectiveness of Bond’s Equal Opportunities Policy, all applicants are asked to complete a short questionnaire when applying. You are not obliged to answer the questions but the more information you supply the more effectively we can monitor our equal opportunity practices. Completion of all questions is voluntary and failure to answer any question(s) will not affect your application in any way. 

The information you supply will be treated in confidence and will not be seen by any member of the selection panel responsible for the appointment. The questionnaire will be detached from your CV and cover letter, stored anonymously and used purely to provide statistics for monitoring purposes.

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Subject of Employment at Bond

If successful, you must have the right to work for the duration of your contract at Bond. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. Bond also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.