Events Executive

We are excited to share a new Events Executive role with you, to work with The College of Optometrists, the professional body for optometry.
COP inspire and support optometrists to excel in the provision of eye health care for the benefit of patients.

This is a full time, permanent role, paying £34,284 and offering hybrid working, with a requirement to be based at their West End London office, 2 days per week.

As an Events Executive who will provide support in the organisation, delivery, evaluation, and development of a range of in-person and digital events.

Main Duties include:

* Supporting the Events Team in the co-ordination and delivery of key College events.

* Organising the delivery of smaller College events with support from other team

members, including regional events, webinars, online peer reviews, and other ad-hoc

events.

* Maintaing accurate data on events, anaylsing the results and implementing change

* Liaising with suppliers, venues, facilitators and speakers, as well as negotiating

contracts

* Coordinating, collecting and, promoting events in collaboration with the

Communications team

* Analysing member feedback and inputting ideas for efficiency improvements.

Essential requirements include:

* Extensive experience administering and supporting the delivery of a diverse range of in-person and online events.

* Experienced in handling data, and creating analytical reports

* Effective use of IT systems including Microsoft Office

* Detail orientated, working with accuracy and attention to detail

* Strong organisational and logistical skills

* Excellent written and oral communication skills

* Excellent customer service skills

Please note there is a requirement for some national travel through the year with ad-hoc evenings and weekends.
The post holder will be required to work late in the lead up to, and during certain planned events. With an expectation to attend approximately one to two evenings per month as well as the weekend events.
The College has a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) policy and provides time off for events taking place during the evening and weekends.

Benefits include:

Generous pension plan
Life assurance
A health care cash plan

Application deadline: Tuesday 6^th August 2024

Interview date: Tuesday 20^th August 2024

If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Glen at Charity People in the first instance.

Charity People and actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.