£24K/yr
Calderdale, England
Permanent, Variable

Events Administrator

Posted by Lucy Walker Recruitment Ltd.

Events Administrator
Salary: £24,000
Location: Halifax
Hybrid working options when fully trained - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to join a fast paced and dynamic events team. The role will involve supporting the team on virtual and live events, inputting and setting up new events, on the system, tracking the status of events, updating event details, coordinating attendees, sending out invites, updating the cost spreadsheets, researching venues, attending events both in the UK and in Europe and supporting with the running of them.

We are looking for a strong administrator with a solid background in working on systems such as Salesforce or other CRM systems. The role requires someone to be highly organised with excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and a hardworking and can-do attitude. This is a busy role that will involve lots of client contact and will require an ability to think on your feet and find solutions to problems.

We need someone full of energy with a positive and confident approach. You will be professional with strong communication skills and a roll up your sleeves and get stuck in attitude. The role will give you fantastic exposure to events in a fun and fast paced environment. We are looking for someone though that really enjoys the administration and systems side, rather than someone that wants to move into an event manager role very quickly.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Supporting the wider Events team, you will be involved with all administration tasks relating to the organising and booking of client led events
  • Setting up the event campaign within their CRM system
  • Updating a live spreadsheet of costs and make amendments to data
  • Researching event venues, communicating and discussing pricing and budgets
  • Coordinating attendees to the event, communicating with all attendees on an ongoing basis
  • Sourcing suppliers and being creative in your approach and ideas in relation to supplies needed for events

What we are looking for:

  • Related Administration or Business support experience
  • Strong systems/ CRM management experience - Salesforce would be an advantage
  • Strong troubleshooting/ problem solving skills
  • Excellent organisational skills with very strong attention to detail
  • Confident communicating at all levels
  • Languages such as German, French or Italian would be an advantage

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast growing and dynamic organisation with excellent opportunities for development and career growth. If you feel you have the required skills and experience for the role, please send through your CV asap for consideration.

Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 7 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for.