We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to join our Marketing Team as a Communications & Events Executive to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of impactful customer-facing events and public education initiatives. This is 12-month maternity cover role and plays a central coordination role in the team.
Working within a busy Product and Marketing team of a prestigious and truly international B2G business, this role is ideal for someone who thrives on managing end-to-end event execution, both conferences and internally led customer events. Working closely with internal teams and suppliers, you will play a key role in creating engaging experiences and delivering high-quality communications that strengthen customer relationships.
This position will involve occasional travel to support event delivery and stakeholder engagement, offering the opportunity to work across diverse locations and environments.
In addition, you will work with internal customer facing teams and external agencies, in order to support our customers with the generation of public education materials for their launches.
Key Responsibilities
* Own the planning, promotion, organisation of stakeholders and delivery of customer facing events ensuring alignment with marketing and wider business strategy.
* Ensure the successful delivery of events against defined objectives.
* Generate post-event reporting and analysis to identify key takeaways and improvements.
* Contribute towards the content creation and implementation of supporting social media campaigns
* Be the main point of contact between the customer, sales and internal stakeholders to ensure that high quality, public education content is created in timely fashion
* Act as a point of contact, ensuring administrative tasks are completed in a timely and accurate fashion.
Contract type: 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract – Maternity Cover
Working hours: Full Time – 36.5 hrs per week (9am – 5:15pm Mon, 9am – 5pm Tues – Fri)
Base location: Basingstoke Viables
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
* Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
* Experience in event management, B2B marketing and written content creation.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to work with internal and external stakeholders.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
* A proactive, customer-focused mindset and a flexible approach to tasks.
About De La Rue
De La Rue is a leading supplier of currency solutions and a long-standing trusted partner to central banks and governments worldwide. Our products underpin the integrity of economies and trade, enabling businesses and citizens to participate securely in their respective economies.
With a heritage spanning over 200 years, we remain a global leader in advancing security and integrity for currency solutions, supplying 54% of the world’s central banks and manufacturing in the UK, Europe & Asia. We produce fully finished banknotes, polymer substrate, security and currency services.
Benefits
* Hybrid working opportunities
* 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
* Contributory pension scheme (De La Rue pay 1.5x the employee’s contribution – employee contributions up to a maximum of 6%, with employer contributions up to a maximum of 9%)
* Private health insurance – No cost for single cover, subsidised rates for additional dependant cover
* Life assurance - 4x your annual salary
* Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our Annual Leave Flexibility Scheme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Subsidised Gym Memberships
* Various other perks and Employee Assistance packages
* Enhanced family friendly policies (e.g., four weeks paid paternity leave)
Please note that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and therefore interviews may be held prior to the closing date for this vacancy.
***To be eligible for consideration, you must be authorised to work in the UK without company sponsorship***