Hospitality & Events Executive

If management of memberships within the Arts and Sports world is what you do best, this is a great opportunity to join a well-established and highly regarded financial company based in the City.

Responsibilities

• Day to day management of the membership programme in the UK, including: requests, budgeting, approvals, ticketing and distribution
• Researching opportunities, pro-actively sourcing options and solutions
• Effective marketing of hospitality programme, including responsibility for maintenance of hospitality intranet platform, creation of invitations and collateral
• Negotiation, preparation of budgets, cost management, reconciliation and quarterly reporting
• Data management:  accurate record keeping of all clients hosted at hospitality and membership events
• Quarterly evaluation of hospitality programme, gauging effectiveness, appropriateness and usage
• Ad-hoc event management - as and when required at peak times during the year to assist with the delivery of events
• CSR: Ensure the memberships are effectively aligned with the CSR partner programme and staff engagement where feasible 

Events

• Partner with event colleagues, to deliver or manage small events as allocated (during low volume period for hospitality)

Requirements

• Excellent in depth knowledge of hospitality events, venues and suppliers within the UK
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise, delivering to fixed deadlines, often under pressure
• Ability to work as part of a team or using own initiative, reliable with a flexible and accommodating attitude
• Professional and pro-active by nature, forward thinking
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with colleagues and influence at all levels, excellent written and oral communications
• Ability to build good relationships across the organisation
• Technical:  extensive use of Outlook, in particular Excel, Word and experience of digital tools