Join Bright Network as our Events Executive!
Introducing Bright Network:
At Bright Network, we use technology & data to connect ambitious young people from all backgrounds with the brightest career opportunities. Our leading platform provides our one million+ members with the tools, advice and insights they need to access brilliant opportunities at global companies. We ensure the next generation finds the future they deserve and the 300+ businesses we partner with (including the likes of Amazon, Google & Goldman Sachs) identify the most powerful pipeline of tomorrows talent.
Here at Bright Network, were going through an extended period of growth, and our Events Team are now on the lookout for an Events Executive to join them on their journey
The Role:
As an Events Executive, you will support on end-to-end event management across a portfolio of Bright Networks in-person & virtual events, such as Women in Leadership, Black Heritage Future Leaders and Internship Experience UK.
Youll be joining a collaborative and growing Events team whose aim is to connect our employer partners and students through exclusive and innovative networking opportunities. Our Events Managers balance strong project coordination and organisation skills with creativity to connect approximately 5,000 students with over 200 of our employer partners every year. Your work will genuinely help to create change for the younger generation, and provide them with the best opportunities possible to succeed!
Specifically, you will
* Gain an understanding and provide support on the smooth delivery of our Bright Network events portfolio, helping to increase quality and assisting with ensuring all events hit their delivery targets & objectives
* Effectively collaborate with Events Marketing to ensure events are promoted effectively, attendance is maximised and engagement is increased
* Understand and maintain a positive brand perception for the portfolio by ensuring client and member feedback related to delivery is collected, analysed and acted on for event
* Support on delivering events within the budget to maximise profitability
* Support in building strong working relationships with clients and vendors
* Provide ideas & opportunities to improve all key metrics of our portfolio (including attendance rate, applications, average price of partnership, ratings from clients and students, etc)
Does this sound like you?
* You are passionate about Bright Network and the events we run
* Youre keen to develop your expertise further to a high-performing events team in a fast-growth business happy to work flexibly and effectively with your team to get work done!
* Youre exceptionally organised with meticulous attention to detail able to maintain a calm demeanour under the pressure of competing deadlines.
* Youre able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple tasks at once.
* Youre a confident and articulate communicator with a natural ability to build strong & long-lasting relationships with client stakeholders, students & vendors.
* You embody our values of growth mindset, will to win and trusted to deliver, and feel passionately about our mission to build the workforce of tomorrow
If your experience looks a little different to that outlined, wed still be keen to hear from you if this is a role that excites you and one that you think you could really excel in!
What's in it for you, as our Events Executive?
* With a recent £5m funding round, youll play a pivotal role in our exciting next phase of growth
* A product thats genuinely loved by its customers with an NPS of 91
* We have a 10-year track record firmly established as no.1 players in the market
* - we consistently score 4+ out of 5 in our team engagement surveys proving how much our team love working here
* including: extremely generous holiday allowance (28 days + 2 week Christmas closure), flexible working & "work from anywhere" policy, £50 monthly wellbeing budget, enhanced Aviva pension, private healthcare with Bupa, enhanced parental leave, regular team socials and company events, & more!
* Our mission - upskilling the next generation of future talent and connecting members with opportunities they otherwise wouldnt have access to!
Key Details:
* Location: London, Liverpool Street with hybrid working (at least 2 days per week in the office)
* Salary: £30,000
* Start Date: ASAP
Application & interview process:
* Initial screening call: 30-minute initial screening call
* 2nd round: Presentation and values & culture interview
* Final round: Final interview with our CEO
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Commitment:
Equal opportunities for all is a core part of what we do at Bright Network. To this end, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and endeavour to run a fair and equal hiring process at all times. We assess and recruit candidates based on competency and potential, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability status.
To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging,