Event Coordinator, Business

As an Event Co-ordinator, you will manage and deliver internal and external events. You will work closely with internal clients to assess their needs and develop creative event solutions. Your responsibilities include designing events, presenting options to clients, and ensuring Barclays’ brand values are reflected. You will maintain effective relationships with clients, colleagues, and suppliers throughout the event design and delivery stages.

You will plan and coordinate the end-to-end process of events, overseeing 20+ events per year, and manage onsite agencies and suppliers. Additionally, you will coordinate and analyse post-event feedback, lead ad hoc projects, and regularly update the Event Planning Solution for accurate reporting to measure Return on Investment, spend, and demand.

To be successful as an Event Co-ordinator, you should have experience with:

• Managing and delivering various Events, including conferences, exhibitions, and corporate entertainment end to end

• Project management skills and abilities in overseeing multiple events simultaneously and using event management systems

• Considerable experience in managing senior stakeholders and handling challenging conversations

• Creative and Organizational
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to develop creative solutions and strong organisational skills

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is a 12-month fixed term contract located in our London office.

Purpose of the role

To plan, execute, manage and oversee a wide range of events and/ or hospitality initiatives, collaborating with internal stakeholders to understand business objectives and external vendors to develop creative and impactful event or hospitality experiences

Accountabilities

• Development, planning and strategic oversight of events of any format, including conferences, seminars, product launches, client appreciation events, external partnership events, sponsored conference programmes, internal engagement events client entertaining through hospitality & ticket only and other marketing initiatives.
• End to end management all aspects of event logistics, including format proposal, all venue and vendor selection and management, production management, content development, delegate, host and speaker management and on site co-ordination of these, as needed.
• Management of the hospitality programme, through Barclays-owned sponsorship assets, contracted memberships and adhoc brokering for clients and internal stakeholders, where applicable.
• Understanding of and adherence to all applicable internal controls throughout the planning process as well as identifying and mitigating potential areas of risk.
• Post event or hospitality assessments to analyse the success of each initiative and identify areas for improvement.
• Expert advisor and partner to stakeholders and hosts to ensure event delivery meets their aims and objectives, in certain cases.
• Build and maintenance of industry relationships with suppliers and industry experts to stay at the forefront of event & hospitality trends, technology advances, new openings and best practices, where applicable.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical…