Events Coordinator - AJ Bell : Job Details

We are now looking to recruit a hardworking, reliable person to join our Events team in our London office where you will play a key role in organising conferences, webinars, and award ceremonies.

The Events Co-ordinator will be reporting to and assisting the Events Operations Manager in a hands-on role where you'll be responsible for the operations and delivery of the Shares Investor Evenings, webinars as well as assisting on the AJ Bell conferences and AJ Bell Investment Awards.

What does the job involve?

Administrative tasks:

• Managing delegate registrations, printing badges and producing attendee lists (via EventsAIR)
• Create and distribute client conference, events and award packs
• Handling telephone enquiries from delegates/speakers
• Manage/update the databases, ensuring the data is kept up to date
• Create and update events websites
• Liaise with different suppliers: venues, AV, signage, etc.
• Attending events to assist the Events Manager from setup to de-rig

Client servicing:

• Sponsors liaison: confirm, follow-up/chase clients for corporate profiles, logos
• Speakers’ liaison: confirm, follow-up/chase clients for speakers’ biographies, photos, and PowerPoint presentations, submit through compliance
• Delegates client service, help registration process

What we're looking for:

• Educated to degree level (or the equivalent) in Events Management or commensurate experience working in corporate events.
• You will have an interest in financial services and corporate style events.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to multitask.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills, in both written and verbal formats.
• Ability to work under pressure with speed whilst maintaining quality work and holding excellent attention to detail.
• Confident with IT, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

*Please note this role will require attendance to events outside of core business hours and across the UK. Flexibility will be required*

About Us:

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 503,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £80.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1300 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for six consecutive years.

What we offer:

• Salary starting at £25,000 per annum
• Generous holiday allowance increasing up to 31 days with service, plus bank holidays
• Holiday buy/sell scheme
• Hybrid working policy
• Casual dress code
• Discretionary bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Free annual share scheme
• Paid study support for qualifications
• Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one
• Season ticket loan portal
• Discounted PMI and Dental
• Paid volunteering opportunities, free social events and more

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.