Salary – Up to £28,000 - £30,000 + Flexible Working Will Be Offered + Optional School Hours 25 hours Per Week + Additional Benefits (up £42k FTE)
Who We Are
Netlaw Media ® deliver leading exhibitions, conferences and training programmes using in person and digital offerings highly targeted to the international legal sector.
As a leader within the legal events market, we stage the most popular technology and management events in the legal calendar. Renowned for integrating a formulated blend of strategy, case studies, interactive workshops and open discussions, to offer legal professionals a leading edge in a constantly evolving and demanding marketplace.
Delivered in conjunction with highly renowned UK and Internationally acclaimed speakers from both the legal and commercial world. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, ( Christian Horner (F1), Randi Zuckerberg (Facebook), James Caan (Entrepreneur), Steven Bartlett (Dragon Den), Louis Theroux and many more!
Netlaw Media work with a variety of leading service providers across the suit of events, sponsors include Rackspace, HP, Litera, Thomas Reuters, Salesforce, LexisNexis, BigHand, iManage and many more legal tech startups and internationally renowned brands.
The role
Based at Netlaw Media’s Head Office in Chelmsford, Essex, a vacancy has become available to lead the Business Operations team. You will be responsible for day to day and future operational efficiency of the business, working collaboratively with all departments (events operations, sales team, marketing team) and closely with the CEO.
You will also work closely with service providers, contractors and third party in relation to specific projects, tenders and service renewals.
The current global growth of our business, specifically focused on the global legal sector, means we are a rapidly evolving business, but with established and highly successful services positioned in the market.
The right candidate will join a friendly and focused team, supporting and driving the growth of the business here in the UK, but also to help develop our exciting expansion plans including the Office Relocation planned for 2027.
Netlaw Media offer hybrid working with teams working up to 2 days from home per week. This is dependent on business needs i.e during event deadlines and for team coverage in office. During the initial probation period new joiners are expected to be in office full time to accommodate training needs and team integration. This role is a part-time vacancy with up to 25 hours. The FTE working week is 08:30 am – 17:30 pm.
Responsibilities (including but not limited to);
* Leadership and Strategic Business Support
* Line Manager to Operations Assistant
* Supervision of Daily Business Operations (in collaboration with contracted third-party suppliers as needed):
* Creation and Administration of Sponsorship and Partner Contracts and Booking Forms (in collaboration with the Head of Sales and Commercial Team)
Business Operations Framework:
* Ethical Supply Chain Management
* Supplier and Contract Renewals
* Data Workflows, Processes, and GDPR Compliance
* Oversight and Renewal of Insurances and other policies
Office, Staffing, and HR:
* Office Relocation planned for 2027
* Oversight of Office and Staffing
* Employee Handbook, Employment Policies, Process and New Starter Processing
* Internal Communications (e.g., staffing updates)
* Maintenance of IT Equipment and Supplies (updates, purchases,/ liability)
* Health and Safety, Fire Regulation (briefings, training, policies)
* Proficient Microsoft applications
Skills / Characteristics:
The ideal candidate will be / have:
· Driven, committed, hardworking and ambitious
· Motivated to keep up with the pace of the business and work on multiple projects
· Experienced and confidence with responsibility at a leadership level
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Proactive with excellent time management skills
· Resourceful, disciplined and able to demonstrate organisational and problem solving skills
· Professional, collaborative and able to work closely with multiple departments across the business
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
All applicants must be living in the U.K and have access to travel to the Office in Chelmsford, Essex, and be eligible to work part time and without restriction in the U.K.
Job Types: Part-time Permanent
Pay: up to £30,000 per year
Benefits:
· Company events
· Company pension
· Private medical insurance
· Work from home
Experience:
* Leadership: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid (Office and WFH)