Membership Events Officer
Part of a hard working, fantastic team, this role will see you delivering, supporting and coordinating RBL Membership Directorates busy catalogues of events. This includes Annual Conference, County Chair Seminars, Awaydays, Meet-ups and meetings.
As the nation’s largest Armed Forces charity, RBL has over 180,000 members. Our Membership exists so our Armed Forces family has friends and allies standing by them in every community. This role will see you working within our Membership Policy and Compliance team supporting on a range of high profile events across the year.
Responsibilities
* Lead and manage workstreams for organisation of Annual Conference, including chairing Working Group meetings, coordinating exhibitions, managing registration, accommodation and catering bookings, venue sourcing, IT and AV requirements and more
* Work alongside Membership Services, Communications and Compliance teams, as well as Brand, to collaborate cohesively on events
* Create and distribute registration forms for all events and manage responses and attendee requirements
* Liaise with venue staff, raise relevant payments, negotiate prices and conditions, and finalise event agreements according to changing requirements
* Use appropriate and effective event planning tools to manage workload, deadlines and reporting
Qualifications
You will bring with you experience in events planning and management and strong administrative and minute taking experience. You will be confident using various systems including Microsoft Office and databases and will be an exceptional communicator with groups and stakeholders at all levels.
You will be contracted to our London, Haig House, Hub with a minimum expectation of two days per week working in person at the London Hub and flexibility for working remotely/at home when not on site.
Employee benefits include
* 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
* Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
* Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
* Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
* Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
* Opportunities to volunteer
* Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our shortlisting is performed on the evidence provided in your application against the Essential and Desirable criteria in the Person Specification.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
If you require the job advert or job description in an alternative format, please contact 0808 802 8080.
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