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ASAP start for 12 week contract - wonderful opportunity for an experienced event co-ordinator to project manage bespoke individual ‘experiences’ for seriously ill children and their families at this inspirational children’s charity. (12 WEEK CONTRACT)
THE COMPANY
Amazing children’s charity who have a massive impact on the lives of seriously and terminally ill children and their families, by delivering individual and group events and experiences throughout the UK – creating wonderful shared memories and brightening the lives of many.
THE ROLE
You’ll be joining an amazing team of Project Managers who create and deliver bespoke individual experiences for seriously and terminally ill Children. This is a contract role to take over a portfolio of individual projects, seeing them through to completion, co-ordinating and administering all aspects of planning, research and development, and delivery, focussing on creating once in a lifetime experiences for the child. You’ll liaise with referrers, medical professionals and families to do co-ordinate the experience. Your role will go from research to planning and co-ordinating the end to end experience delivery, co-ordinating all logistical, talent and supplier aspects, as well as liaison between all parties.
Key Responsibilities:
THE CANDIDATE
Your available asap, and already have proven event/project co-ordination skills developed across a varied range of event projects. You’ll have the appropriate diplomacy, sensitivity and excellent interpersonal skills to liaise appropriately with all relevant parties. Great attention to detail – you know how to dot the ‘i’s and cross the ‘t’s ensuring that delivery of your ‘experiences’ surpass expectations. Useful previous experience also includes liaising with varied event suppliers, event travel logistics, and liaising with celebrity agents and publicists.
Key requirements:
This is a wonderful opportunity to bring your exemplary event co-ordination, communication and delivery skills to this amazing organisation
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click “Apply” now.
Excellent opportunity to join leading creative experience agency – suit highly organised, flexible Event Co-ordinator, looking to progress agency career.
The Agency:
International creative experience agency, who deliver a wide range of event projects for their clients brands – exhibitions, activations, roadshows, conferences - they are experts in finding distinctive ways to engage and inspire audiences, worldwide. They have a brilliant inhouse multidisciplinary design and creative team experts in physical branding and interaction – and a team of brilliant Project Managers that make the projects happen!
Role:
As a junior Project Manager, you’ll work on a wide range of event projects, and with a fabulous variety of brands/clients, full end to end project management, responsibilities will include:
You:
Project Managers at this creative agency need to be versatile individuals, who will enjoy getting exposure to a wide range of projects, clients and suppliers. You must be highly client facing, able to think on your feet and hungry for the next level up. You’ll have at least 2 years previous experience within events, and bring proven event co-ordination experience, excellent IT and communication skills – and be looking to build an agency career.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an award winning events agency – interviewing asap so - click ‘apply’ now!
Exciting opportunity to join East Sussex based creative live events agency – working with global brands on varied exhibition, branding and live event projects.
The Agency:
Established live events agency, with talented in-house team, and fabulous client list of varied brands and organisations – producing exciting live event and exhibition solutions globally from East Sussex base.
Role:
As Production Manager you’ll have responsibility for every aspect of a project – this includes, developing design briefs, producing quotations and specifications, conducting site visits (internationally), overseeing production, creating project schedules, managing contractors, liaising with clients, on-site project management, health and safety, quality assurance. You’ll work closely with clients ensuring their full satisfaction. Projects will be varied, from double deck stands worldwide, to showroom fit outs, shopping centre/roadshow activations etc…
You:
You’ll have proven experience within a Production Management or Project Management role within exhibitions, and be looking to take your career to an exciting, dynamic and successful agency – where delivering a great job and being part of a brilliant team are key! You’ll need to have:
This is an excellent opportunity to join this very exciting and growing agency – fabulous client list! Talented team! Great career choice! Click ‘apply’ now!
Exciting opportunity to join East Sussex based creative live events agency – working with global brands on varied exhibition, branding and live event projects.
The Agency:
Our client is one of the UK’s fastest-growing live event agencies outside of London – and due to their continued success are looking to bring in some more talent to the team. As Account Manager you’ll be responsible for the management of client relationships – new and existing - and this agency has some fabulous ones! You’ll serve as the interface between the sales, project management, digital and creative teams and the delivery of exceptional customer service.
Role:
You’ll be responsible for developing long term relationships with a portfolio of assigned customers, connecting with key business executives and stakeholders . You will liaise between clients and cross functional internal teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of their live event, exhibition and installation projects. You will understand the customer’s requirements and demands, plan how to meet these requirements, and generate sales for the company as a result. You’ll work closely with other Account Managers, Design, Project Managers and Digital … and specific responsibilities include:
You:
We’re looking for someone with excellent account management skills, ideally with an agency background in account management/relationship management from an agency or production background. Excellent communication, project management and interpersonal skills!
This is an excellent opportunity to join this very exciting and growing agency – fabulous client list! Talented team! Great career choice! Click ‘apply’ now!
Exciting opportunity to join East Sussex based creative live events agency – who work with global brands and organisations to deliver varied exhibition and branding projects globally.
The Agency:
Creatively driven, dynamic live events agency – East Sussex based, with over 20 years experience of delivering pioneering solutions for global brands and governments. They have a talented and passionate team across Production, Creative/Design, and Account Management. This role will be taking a key role within the Exhibition Production team.
The Role:
The Head of Exhibitions is a Senior level role - you’ll be accountable for the oversight, continuous improvement and innovation of the exhibition project delivery (across varied clients), with a focus on quality assurance, delivering clients value for money and supply chain management. This is an Operational Management role that requires attendance at management meetings, and contributing to the delivery of company goals and objectives. You’ll have oversight of Exhibition Stand Proposals, Exhibition Stand Delivery, Contractor Management, Training and Development (wider team of Production Managers, and Account Managers). Exciting role to be part of a talented, successful, passionate and growing company.
Key responsibilities include:
You:
We’re looking for someone with an excellent track record of operational and production management within the exhibition field, with excellent team management experience, who has worked globally, highly organised, excellent communication skills. And whose looking to be part of a dynamic, proactive and exciting organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity to take a senior role at this very exciting and growing agency – fabulous client list, and hugely talented team! Click ‘apply’ now!
Exciting opportunity to join East Sussex based creative live events agency – and be key player in their continued success, working with global brands on varied exhibition, branding and live event projects.
The Agency:
Our client is one of the UK’s fastest-growing live event agencies outside of London – and due to their continued success are looking to bring in some more talent to the team. The role of Account Director sits within the Account Management Team, and as such you will be part of a diverse and creative team who are at the heart of driving the company forward – dealing directly with varied and exciting clients and brands, from brief to delivery of their exhibition and installation projects.
The Role:
As Account Director you’ll be working with a varied range of clients, and on equally varied projects – you’ll be the link between clients and the talented internal creative, production, digital and logistics teams as they fullfill the brief. Projects are varied and exciting – ranging from double deck stands for major brands worldwide – showroom fitouts across Europe – shopping Centre activations UK, and TV and Film sets. You’ll direct a team of Account Managers, and report directly into the board.
Key responsibilities include:
You:
We’re looking for someone with an excellent track record in the design and delivery of bespoke exhibition stands, highly organised, keen to share your experience and knowledge with the team, whilst delivering technically challenging events. We’re looking for someone with passion and energy – looking to develop their career, and be working within a growing company and in a team of skilled and highly driven people with bags of passion and a real can-do attitude.
You will need:
This is an excellent opportunity to join this very exciting and growing agency – fabulous client list!
Click ‘apply’ now!
Fabulous 4 month contract working as Event Officer on a high-end fundraising special event for circa 200pax for a leading UK charity!
ROLE
Starting at the end of February, this Event Officer 4 month contract (reporting to the Special Event Manager) will see you working in the Special Events Team of a leading UK charity on a really fabulous high-end special event in June. This role will be based out of the charity’s central London office.
In this role you will manage the end to end planning & delivery of a super fundraising event just outside of London in June 2019. The event (for around 200 guests) is a ticketed event and will run from mid-day to early evening and will start with a drinks reception followed by a sit down 2 course lunch with auction & raffles and will finish with all guests watching a polo match. The Event Officer won’t be involved in organising the Polo match as this has been organised by one of the Charity’s major donors. Lovely event to work on!
Candidate requirements
We are looking for an event organiser with circa 3-4 years event experience working in the NFP / Charity sector who can start a new contract with the next 2 weeks!
You’ll need to have good fundraising events experience preferable and a strong all round events skill set of planning, venue & supplier liaison, guest RSVP management, logistics, event ticketing coordination, seat-plan management, budget & financial admin coordination, on-site event delivery, donor & speaker management, experience of organising auctions & raffles, event admin, reporting, and post event reconciliation & evaluation.
You’ll need to have fantastic communication skills, be very client facing and be able to liaise comfortably and confidently with donors, guests, venues & suppliers.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Event Organiser (Event Officer, Event Coordinator, Event Executive) to work on a really lovely special event for a really great charity!
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click “Apply” now.
ASAP start to project manage prestigious annual Awards Event, that recognises individual and group achievement within the medical sector.
You’ll be joining the Events Team in the commercial arm of this leading professional body within the medical sector – and take project ownership of delivering a major annual (and well known) flagship awards event for their profession. The event takes place in early July, and entries/nominations have just closed – so you’ll be picking up all aspects of pre-event management (liaison with judging panels, organising judging days) as well as all event pre-production for prestigious Gala Awards Event – taking place at a London venue, early July.
THE ROLE
YOU
You’ll be an experienced Event Manager, who has previously worked on prestigious awards events, the event itself, as well as co-ordinating and managing the judging process, etc. Specifically we are looking for:
If you are an Event Manager looking for an asap start contract, and have experience working on awards events, get in contact asap as this client is looking for someone to join the team and take ownership of this amazing event asap! Click apply now!
UN endorsed policy body seeks experienced Event Director to lead development and delivery of global event programme – mat cover.
THE ORGANISATION
UN endorsed organisation which promotes best practice within the global finance/investment sector integrating environmental, social and corporate governance issues - developing partnerships and events that bring together policy makers, academics, the media, the UN and industry professionals globally.
The organisation hosts over 100 events globally each year, ranging from their 1,000+ flagship conference, to smaller roundtables of CEOs and informal networking drinks.
THE ROLE
The (interim) Director of Events will be responsible for implementing the organisation’s global programme of events, guiding the team and the event offering from a strategic, content and operational side, with significant stakeholder liaison and co-ordination. This role will be responsible for growing the global events offering by rolling out a series of high-profile regional conferences/events that bring together signatories, policy makers, academics and the media. The Director will also be responsible for providing direction, coaching and support to the Events team (which includes a Content Manager, and a Senior Logistics Manager), as well as managing team budgets.
Key Responsibilities include:
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll be a senior level events candidate, who brings a solid track record of programme and content development – ideally from within the financial/investment industry, business, sustainability or economics sectors. Able to develop relationships and work in close consultation with varied industry and internal stakeholders. Team management and leadership skills, across both content and logistics operations, excellent stakeholder management and project management skills, diplomatic, innovative - strategic yet happy to get your hands dirty. Experienced working across a diverse range of event format and sizes globally.
Key requirements:
This is an excellent opportunity to join an exciting and high profile organisation and take a lead role to showcase your exceptional content development, event programming and stakeholder management skills and deliver a high profile global event programme.
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click the “Apply” button now.
Front facing & full event management permanent job working at top London venues with well-known business leaders & high-profile ministers!
ROLE
A permanent Event Executive role working in an event team of 7 staff for a high-profile London business organisation and membership body (not a corporate company and not a public sector business either – somewhere firmly in the middle!).
As Event Executive you will be responsible for the end-to-end event management of your own portfolio of high-end networking events (breakfast briefings, networking lunches, evening business receptions for circa 15-150pax) all held at top-class London venues such as Claridge’s, The Dorchester, newly opened private dining & Michelin star restaurants, the most talked about exclusive private members clubs & boutique hotels as well as at a host of unique London venues, Livery Halls and at partner organisation’s big global corporate HQs in Canary Wharf and the City.
In this role you will be venue finding, event planning and organising all the logistics for your events and you will also be responsible for promoting & marketing each event (writing copy and event info to go on the website and to be pushed out on social media by the Marketing Team).
You’ll also be the “host” on-site at all your events so you’ll be greeting guests, liaising with high profile speakers (top business execs and government ministers as well as visiting foreign office & trade delegations from overseas), doing the welcome speech and introducing sponsors & key note speakers and ensuring everyone is mingling, networking and enjoying themselves.
You’ll definitely need to “command the room” and as well as doing site visits and hosting your events at all these top-class venues you’ll also be able to partake in the canapes & drinks as well as enjoying the sumptuous surroundings!
Along with the relative glitz and glam of this very front facing role, you will also need to assist the Senior Event Manager on the office based logistical elements for some of the larger events (including big corporate team building & competitive events such as clay pigeon shooting etc and also the big annual garden party event where all the “great and the good” are in attendance!), provide administrative support as/when needed to the wider events team and you’ll be responsible for coordinating and issuing the fortnightly events bulletin that goes out to all members (dotmailer / mailchimp training provided for this aspect of the role).
YOU
You’ll be an outgoing and confident B2B events professional (Event Coordinator / Event Executive / Event Officer) with circa 2-3 years’ experience in the end-to-end event management of high-profile B2B, business & commercial events.
Key requirements:-
This is a brilliant permanent Events job for an Event Coordinator, Event Executive or Event Officer where you will be part of a busy and award-winning team working for a highly regarded business association on top-class networking events at all the top-class London venues!
If you’re looking for an exciting new permanent events role where you’ll be organising and promoting your own portfolio of networking & business events and working closely with high-profile sponsors to ensure all their sponsor deliverables are met then sent us your CV and click “Apply” now.
Truly fabulous opportunity for a highly organised Event Co-ordinator to work on varied prestigious events - at one of London’s most unique and historical venues.
THE ORGANISATION
Unique and highly prestigious London Institution based at this very special historical Grade 1 iconic London venue – they have a busy programme of events from lunches and dinners, to awards, special visits and high profile corporate and charity events. This role is mainly working on the private (commercial) events and therefore liaising closely with prestigious clients using this beautiful (and multi-space) venue – mainly international companies, major public bodies and charities.
THE ROLE
You’ll be joining a busy and friendly events team who work across over 500 events each year. You’ll be, in the main, working on events for their incoming clients – so you’ll be working on everything from high profile corporate events and award ceremonies to large charity fundraisers and concerts. You’ll also sometimes be working on high level dinners and ceremonial events for the Institution itself. You’ll be working on a number of events at any one time, so this role will suit someone who enjoys being busy, and working directly for a prestigious client mix.
Key Responsibilities include:
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll be a highly organised, smart and articulate events co-ordinator with existing experience within corporate events with a high focus on hospitality and special events (eg dinners, awards, special functions etc). You’ll be experienced in liaising with clients, ensuring you fully understand their event requirements, and working to ensure their exemplary delivery both pre-event and on-site. This is a prestigious organisation and you will therefore be working on some very high profile events - so you’ll love achieving the highest possible quality levels of event execution, with the necessary exacting level of attention to detail. You’ll have excellent communication skills to deal with a wide range of people, supported by your very high levels of customer service, maturity and great attention to detail. Strengths as a team player, excellent interpersonal skills and computer literacy are essential, as is excellent experience co-ordinating relevant event suppliers, internal and external. Also someone flexible, happy to help others on individual event tasks for their events, as well as co-ordinating your own events.
Key requirements:
This is a fabulous opportunity to work at this highly prestigious London organisation and at a most awe-inspiring venue – and with some amazing clients on some very special and varied events - an exciting opportunity to utilise your proven event co-ordination experience and excellent interpersonal skills to deliver some unique and extremely high profile events.
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click the “Apply” button now!
How would you like to combine your social media digital skills and content planning with your love of sport? This international sports organisation is recruiting for a Social Media Coordinator – opportunity for international travel!
You’ll need to a proven background in writing and editing and using web-based content management systems as well as a demonstrable knowledge and thirst for sport.
The Company
A world renowned, international sports organisation who; provide direction and governance, oversee the development of their sport, stage international tournaments and promote their sporting genre at grass roots level. Work with a passionate, supportive team. Lovely offices in South London, great bens including lunch contribution and international travel.
The Role
Exciting opportunity for a Social Media Coordinator to join a larger communications department of a world governing sport organisation. The Social Media Coordinator will be responsible for planning and implementing the social media strategy, as well as content planning and management to help to increase engagement and profile of the organisation across various digital platforms. A key aspect of this role will be social media community management.
Key responsibilities:
About You
This role would ideally suit a sporting enthusiast who’s wanting to use their excellent digital skills in an environment they love! You will need a proven background in delivering successful social media strategy across platforms, be knowledgeable of social media best practice including paid media and targeted. You’ll have excellent writing and editing skills, ideally be experienced with HTML design/coding and web-based content management systems.
You’ll also be able to multi-task and juggle priorities, have a high attention to detail and accuracy in your work and be enthusiastic, self-motivated and flexible as this role includes international travel/ some weekend work.
If you are interested in this vacancy and your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click the “Apply ” button now .
The Company
We are looking for an experienced, organised and friendly temp to cover for the office manager of this award winning creative, London based, advertising/marketing agency. The company has a strong portfolio of clients and an excellent reputation within the industry.
The Role
It’s a small office and you’ll be handling a variety of roles from providing PA support to the CEO, office management, reception, booking meetings and generally ensuring that everything is running smoothly (including keeping the biscuit tin full). You may be asked to work on presentations, so your PowerPoint needs to be good!
If you have a creative support background, are available for temporary work for this role and others, please send your CV now!
Join the Education team at this leading not-for-profit body within the medical sector, and play a key role in developing and co-ordinating theme-based educational events within the sector.
This prestigious body deliver a busy programme of educational events to the varied specialisms within the medical sector, and are looking to develop more creative and innovative learning opportunities and aligned thematic content to healthcare/medical professionals.
This is a new and exciting role, offering great potential for innovation and leadership - and will sit between the events delivery team, and the Specialist areas, with a focus on thematic development of new and innovative learning events, and the management, measurement and support of the internal event delivery service level. The role requires experience of developing event programme themes within an educational/learning environment, as well as exceptional relationship and stakeholder management, and team leadership and development. Experience of managing relationships, and learning programmes within the healthcare sector highly advantageous.
You:
For this exciting opportunity with this prestigious body, we’re looking for someone who can bring:
This is an exciting opportunity to facilitate change and innovation within a prestigious learning environment within the healthcare/medical sector – interviewing asap so register your interest with us now by clicking ‘Apply’ ….
A rare and exciting opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading TV entertainment companies working in their fast-moving press department.
The PR Coordinator will need to have had a couple of years working in a busy press office and have an interest in TV programming.
Key to this role as well is ‘personality’ – you’ll need to be someone who’s intelligent, a robust multi-tasker and someone who really thrives in a fast-paced environment – this is not a throw away comment, it is a very busy role and will need someone who can juggle tasks and work under pressure.
The Company:
A highly respected TV company who license as well as fund a catalogue of award-winning TV programmes to broadcasters and media platforms across the globe. Their rich catalogue contains over 7,000 hours of content across all genres, with a focus on drama, comedy, factual and entertainment and they represent Britain’s top TV programmes internationally.
The Role:
A new role for a PR Coordinator to support a busy press and marketing team, reporting directly to the International Press & Brand VP. The role covers all the overseas offices so flexibility is required in liaising with NY and Singapore offices and launch territory time-zones.
Typical duties:
About You:
I’m looking for someone who has had 1-2 years in a busy press department (or PR agency – coordinating press and media). You’ll need to have an interest in television programming. You’ll need to demonstrate initiative, have a positive attitude and have an appetite to learn. You’ll have strong communication skills both written and verbal - attention to detail and grammar. Good Microsoft Office, basic experience of Photoshop and Final Cut Pro would be an advantage but not essential; an ability to work accurately under pressure; discretion & diplomacy essential; Flexibility in hours due to overseas offices and volume during peak times.
If you’re wanting to forge a press/PR career within a busy TV press department – please press the ‘Apply Now’ button. This is going to be a highly sought-after role but if you feel the above describes ‘you’ don’t delay they’re keen to start interviewing.
A fabulous opportunity for a French-speaking Event Project Manager to join a fun and funky events company in London, whose main clients are prestigious French corporates wanting UK events.
THE COMPANY
Small, bright and upbeat London-based agency provides Destination Management and Special Event Services for international incentive and corporate meetings in London and the UK, for a range of exciting French clients, from L’Oreal, to Audi, BNP and La Poste. They offer a full end to end service providing bespoke event solutions for groups from 10 to 1,500, with a fabulous client list which includes some great brands from beauty, to finance to automotive.
THE ROLE
Working in a sociable team of Project Managers, you’ll have responsibility for your own event projects from client brief to delivery. You’ll pull together proposals in response to the client brief, across venue, accommodation, transfers, activities, hospitality, conference, business meetings, incentive requirements – according to each client’s individual objectives and group size. It could be a 2-day incentive for 25 top sales people wanting to experience the very best of London life and excitement, or a business conference for 150 international delegates coming together for some serious work …. and a bit of play!
Key responsibilities include:
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll be a French/English speaker, who has at least 3 years experience within an events or DMC environment – ideally working in an events agency, or a role with strong event co-ordination components. Alongside your solid events experience, absolutely key is your personality – the team are looking for someone positive, motivated, dynamic – who has bags of common sense, is highly organised, and has a passion for events. Ideally, you’ll have good London/UK venue/event knowledge, and/or a passion for learning about new event places, spaces and things to do within London and the UK. You’ll have a bright and proactive personality, in keeping with the ethos and spirit of this friendly and dynamic agency. Great admin and numeracy are key, as for any event role!
Key requirements:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small but very dynamic events company – and work end-to-end on varied events for a range of exciting and well-known French clients!
If your experience and passions match the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click “Apply” now.
Our client is looking for an experienced Event Coordinator who thrives in a fast-paced and busy corporate events environment …. is this you?
If yes, and you’re ready for the next step in your career and you would love to be working in a lively and vibrant events team with loads of events each month then this exciting permanent position working for a highly regarded and high profile business organisation could be the perfect next job for you!
ROLE
This is a permanent Event Executive / Event Coordinator job working for a high-profile London organisation / membership association that operate in a very fast paced corporate environment type of way.
The company has an events department consisting of 7 event professionals who plan and deliver in the region of 120 high quality events per year in London and in most of the major cities across the UK.
In this role you will be working alongside one other Event Executive (both of you reporting in to the Events Manager) and each of you will have your own portfolio of small-medium sized events to manage. In addition you will both have the opportunity to work on the larger scale multi-day conferences and big gala dinners in a support role (i.e. for the larger events the Event Executives look after one element such as delegate registration, venue liaison, speaker management, supplier liaison, accommodation etc...)
It is therefore really important therefore that the two Event Execs can work effectively as part of a team when working on the big events (where everyone has to pitch in) but can also work just as well on their own when managing their own portfolio of events that they are fully responsible for.
The portfolio of events you will manage in this role is in the region of 20-25 events per year and the events (breakfast roundtables, black tie corporate dinners, half-day forums, regional events & networking receptions that are for 20-250pax with individual event budgets of £10K-£30K) are held in high-end, top-class and well known venues in both London and in other UK cities such as Manchester, Bath etc..
This role will include:-
NB: There will be a fair bit of travel in and around London with some overnight stays within the UK.
CANDIDATE
You'll be a well-presented, professional and articulate Event Coordinator / Events Executive / Events Officer with around 2 years of corporate / B2B events experience who is a collaborative team player but can also work effectively independently as well!
You must have a proven track record of delivering your own events (i.e. have the confidence and knowledgeable to take full ownership & complete end-to-end event management of your own portfolio of small-medium sized events) and you must be able to manage multiple projects at once whilst still maintaining exceptionally high standards.
You’ll bring to the table a solid all-round events skill set (full 360 (end-to-end) event management, venue finding, supplier coordination, delegate registration management, on-site event delivery, budget management, updating event webpages, proof reading event marketing copy, admin and post event reconciliation & reporting) and be a fun and outgoing person who enjoys working with a dynamic and lively team in a fast paced corporate environment on a high turnover/volume of very high quality events.
For an Event Coordinator / Event Executive / Event Organiser / Event Officer with a minimum of 2 years B2B events experience this is a fantastic permanent event role working in a fun and lively team of events professionals on a busy schedule of events for a high-profile membership association in central London!
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click “Apply” now.
Superb role for Assistant Company Secretary to join the Secretariat team of a leading FS company.
I’m looking for an experienced Assistant Company Secretary who’s gained experience supporting company Boards within complex, high profile organisations ideally financial services or a public body.
The Company
Unique organisation who are a leading financial services company but also a non-departmental government body who have been set up to offer a highly accessible pension scheme that’s run in the interests of its members and will help millions of people in the UK have a better retirement. They’re on track to be the largest pension scheme in the UK. Based in Canary Wharf. Modern employer, high level of appreciation for work/life balance and continued career development. Excellent bens.
The Role:
Sat within the Secretariat department and working within the team who are dedicated to delivering high governance support and advise across the organisation. You will provide Secretariat support to the governing body and its Committees as well as Trustee advisory panels and the Executive Board.
Typical duties:
About You:
I’m looking for Assistant Company Secretary who can demonstrate experience of working in a company secretary team supporting Boards for a high-profile organisation (ideally financial services or non-departmental public body). You’ll need to show evidence of hands on support to technically complex meetings. You will have first rate written and verbal communications skills with the ability to translate technical information to different audiences. You’ll be used to working confidentially and the ability to think and work at a strategic level. They’re looking for someone on both a permanent and interim basis and keen to start interviewing asap please press the ‘Apply Now’ button.
UN supported sustainability policy body seeks experienced Conference Manager to manage content, stakeholders and speakers for series of global sustainability events.
THE ORGANISATION
UN endorsed organisation which promotes best practice within the global finance/investment sector integrating environmental, social and corporate governance issues - developing partnerships and events that bring together policy makers, academics, the media, the UN and industry professionals globally.
THE ROLE
The organisation hosts over 100 events globally each year, ranging from their annual 1,000+ flagship conference, to smaller conferences, roundtables of CEOs and informal networking drinks - high profile and prestigious. Working alongside the Director of Events, the Conference Manager will be the key project manager for the content aspects of events, from research and agenda development, stakeholder liaison and management, speaker acquisition through to on-site management of speakers at major conference event.
(This is initially a one year fixed term contract, with good potential to extend to a more permanent position)
Key Responsibilities include:
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll bring a solid track record of conference programme and content development (from within the financial/investment industry, business, sustainability or economics sectors is useful but not essential. However interest is). Key is your ability to manage stakeholders, and to have excellent project management skills to balance the varied needs of signatories. Able to develop relationships and work in close consultation with varied industry and internal content experts and stakeholders. Good copywriter, great at developing innovative and relevant content. Excellent stakeholder management and project management skills, diplomatic, innovative - strategic yet happy to get your hands dirty.
Key requirements:
This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your exceptional content development and event programming skills, combined with your proven stakeholder and project management strengths on a global and exciting stage. This is initially a one year fixed contract, but there is potential to extend – so would suit someone who does enjoy being a long term part of an organisation.
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click the “Apply”.
French speaker? Edinburgh-based? I’m looking for a bright, motivated French/English speaking Event Project Manager to join the Edinburgh office of this fun and funky events company, to deliver a range of events and incentive travel projects for inbound French clients.
THE COMPANY
Small, bright and upbeat agency provides Destination Management and Special Event Services for international incentive and corporate meetings for inbound French clients – thoughout the UK. Exciting French clients, from L’Oreal, to Audi, BNP and La Poste. They offer a full end to end service providing bespoke event solutions for groups from 10 to 1,500, with a fabulous client list which includes some great brands from beauty, to finance to automotive. This role is based in their Edinburgh office, and will be looking after mainly Scottish based events and programmes.
THE ROLE
Working in a sociable team of Project Managers, you’ll have responsibility for your own event projects from client brief to delivery. You’ll pull together proposals in response to the client brief, across venue, accommodation, transfers, activities, hospitality, business meetings, incentive requirements – according to each clients individual objectives and group size. It could be a 2 day incentive for 25 top sales people wanting to experience the very best of London life and excitement, or a business conference for 150 international delegates coming together for some serious work …. and a bit of play!
Key responsibilities include:
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll be a French/English speaker, who has at least 1-2 years solid experience within an events environment – ideally working in an events agency, or a role with strong event co-ordination components. Absolutely key is your personality – the team are looking for someone positive, motivated, friendly warm personality – who has bags of common sense, is highly organised, and can manage their own projects. Ideally you’ll have good Scotland venue/event knowledge, and a passion for learning about new event places, spaces and things to do within the region. You’ll have a bright and proactive personality, in keeping with the ethos and spirit of this friendly and dynamic agency. Great admin and numeracy are key, as for any event role!
Key requirements:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small but very dynamic company – and work end-to-end on varied events for a range of exciting and well known clients!
If your experience and passions match the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click “Apply” now.
Perm job with an amazingly creative experiential agency for an Event professional with a broad skill set of event production, client servicing & project management!
THE ROLE
London based agency are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Events Project Manager (or Senior Project Coordinator ready for the next step up) to liaise between the clients and the various internal events & design teams to manage the development and delivery of amazing live events and immersive and inspirational brand experiences. You will report to the Events Director and you’ll take responsibility for project managing the delivery of a portfolio of client projects including project scoping, estimates & timelines, technical production specifications, construction phase plans, production schedules, financial management, event logistics & operational delivery plans, H&S checklists, project progress status reports, client communication, briefing internal departments, supplier & contractor management and account handling. As well as day to day client servicing and relationship management you’ll assist on business development plans for existing clients and work on new pitches with the Management team.
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll need to be a versatile events all-rounder (agency background - experiential and B2C activations and creative events) with circa 3-4 years’ agency side experience covering project management, event production (design & build), logistics & operations, contractor & supplier and client management.
You’ll need great organisational and interpersonal skills, must be good at networking and building relationships and should be a creative and dynamic individual who can think outside the box and challenge the norm. From a work ethic point of view you’ll relish the challenge of working across different accounts in a very fast paced high-energy environment with a vibrant and driven team.
Key candidate requirements:-
A truly unbelievable opportunity for an unbelievably talented Creative Events professional / Event Project Manager / Senior Project Coordinator to join a really great agency and team working on some fantastic live event projects.
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click the “Apply” button now.
Great opportunity to join this prestigious body looking for an experienced, approachable Event Executive to join their busy events team, and work on their varied event programme for members and industry experts.
Company:
Leading professional body, within a fast moving corporate sector. The Institution exists to provide insights, leadership, relevant learning and activities to maintain and grow an informed professional membership. As part of this, they run a busy programme of varied UK events, including Awards, Conferences, Exhibitions and Webinars, and a busy professional development programme.
Role:
Reporting to the Event Director, (and in a team of 4) you’ll have responsibility for organizing, running and project managing their own events – both regular and one-off events, as well as supporting on other events as required. You’ll take the initial brief from your internal stakeholders, so you’ll know the right scoping questions to ask, and be able to put structure and a plan to achieving their objectives. You’ll build internal relationships within the Association, and be keen to develop your own understanding of members needs, and a knowledge of the sector.
You:
To apply for this role, you’ll need to have a track record of delivering and supporting professional events, for a membership organization is ideal, and if that is within the financial or insurance sectors that would be really advantageous. You’ll be personable and approachable, and happy to help and support on various levels. You’ll be comfortable working in a fast paced environment, and have an interest in researching and finding new ideas, technologies, suppliers, venues etc to keep the events offering fresh and leading edge.
Key requirements:
This a really great role in a lovely team, and would suit a highly organized and efficient Event Manager/Exec who enjoys working within a corporate or membership environment and in a fast moving sector … – click ‘Apply’ now if you’re looking for new challenge and can demonstrate the key skills required…
Ready to use your events experience and people skills helping others develop their careers in the ever changing and fascinating world of events?
The Company:
Regan & Dean are a specialist event recruitment company in the heart of central London and we are now looking to expand our friendly and supportive team and bring in a new recruitment consultant! We work with a range of exciting companies ranging from the big event agency names, charitable organisations, leading membership groups, high profile corporates and everything in between on a variety of event opportunities. As specialists to our chosen sectors, we are a well-known, long standing and reputable company, offering a personal, consultative and service focused approach to our clients and candidates.
The Role:
As a Recruitment Consultant in our events team, no two days will ever be the same! Essentially, with full training, you will lead on your own recruitment projects from start to finish from meeting and taking detailed briefing with clients, writing and constructing exciting ad copy, interviewing and guiding candidates through the recruitment process to managing offers, contracts and referrals. Forging excellent client and candidate relationships is key – understanding what makes them tick is what makes you tick!
About You:
Experience in recruitment is not important, more so is your knowledge and passion for events (ideally having worked in an events agency) and keenness to use that knowledge when working with clients and candidates. You are a real people person, highly service orientated with great account management skills who will enjoy getting to the heart of a brief and experiencing the satisfaction of finding the right candidate the right job!
You will ideally enjoy networking and building both client and candidate relationships and are happy to reach out and network within the event community to really develop your knowledge and connections. What is essential to the role is a flexible and adaptable attitude, a creative approach, plenty of initiative and pro-activeness, good at multitasking and prioritising, and excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills.
The role will suit someone who has a passion for events, but is looking to take that experience into a different arena.
If this sounds like you or perhaps an enticing opportunity to learn a little more, do not hesitate to click the ‘Apply’ button now! We would love to hear from you.
Amazing exhibitions/shows/events job working for a high profile organisation on their big well-known public facing shows & exhibitions!
ROLE
Ever looked at the photos & TV coverage of those big outdoor consumer shows (you know...... the shows with the breathtaking exhibits that everyone is talking about and everyone wants to go to ...... and the shows that have blanket coverage across social media, TV news channels and front-page pics in the free newspapers such as Metro and The Evening Standard!) ...... and thought …... "that is exactly the sort of event I want to be working on"...... then look no further ... this is the dream job for you!!
The role - Operational & Exhibitor Services Deputy Manager - will see you working in a busy team of 5 (all of whom report to the Manager/Head of Dept for exhibitor services) who look after all the exhibitor services for a portfolio of popular UK Shows and Exhibitions.
You'll take the lead (with a coordinator to support you) on one of this prestigious society's large-scale public shows and will also be working on a couple of the smaller London shows too. You won't have any direct line management responsibilities however you will need to deputise for the Operational & Exhibitor Services Manager as/when required and there is quite a lot of on-site work (during the show build and live show days) during the busy show months but there is TOIL and the company bens are great and of course you'd be working on some of the UKs top shows so the trade-off is certainly worthwhile!
The main remit of the role is to ensure exhibitors have a smooth event experience and to provide extensive event administration and operational support to all the relevant stakeholders. In short, you’ll be working with a vast range of exhibitors and providing first class customer service on everything from exhibitor enquiries, exhibitor communication, creating Online Zones for accreditation & exhibitor orders, working on floorplans, showguides, exhibitor packs and pre-event exhibitor advice, tracking all communication, updating CRM databases, handling exhibitor related admin and general exhibitor support services as well as being on-site throughout the events/shows in a very hands-on and customer facing role to manage the on-site exhibitor cabin, accreditation & general exhibitor trouble shooting and to manage all the casual/temporary staff. As with all event roles the devil is in the detail and as such the role is 70% planning, admin & office-based exhibitor communication/customer service based however 30% of the role will be “in the thick of and on-site” at some of the UKs most exciting and high-profile public facing consumer shows!
NB: this is not an event logistics, event production or end to end event management based role but it’s a fantastic role if you love working on big shows & exhibitions and love providing exceptional customer service and support to a wide range of exhibitors some of which can be very high-profile / well known.
YOU
You’ll have circa 3-4 years’ experience working on high-profile events and if you have any prior experience of working on exhibitions or big consumer shows that would certainly be a huge advantage!
You’ll need to bring to the table a good all-round events skill set (large-scale events ideally), brilliant admin, data-management and systems & CRM knowledge as well as some experience / a good understanding of exhibitor/delegate/sponsor management, event registration & accreditation, customer service and on-site event ops skills.
From a personality and work ethic point of view you’ll be proactive, enthusiastic, great with people, detailed and accurate, good on systems & databases and have a positive, flexible and can-do attitude. You’ll be keen to keep developing and progressing your career and as such be eager to learn new skills and ways of working in a friendly & fun (as well as hardworking and professional) environment.
You must be willing to be on-site for several days in a row during busy periods and will need good team/staff management skills and be confident enough to deputise for the Ops and Exhibitor Services Manager when needed / required. An interest in horticulture, landscape gardening or environment would be advantageous and ideally candidates should enjoy working on big public facing events, exhibitions and shows!
This is a fantastic permanent role for an experienced events professional with good exhibitor/sponsor management, event registration/accreditation, customer service and on-site event ops skills.
If your experience matches the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click “Apply” now.
Award-winning creative live events agency is looking for a talented and creative Senior Account Manager to join their London office, and work on a great portfolio of live event and communications projects for their impressive client list.
THE COMPANY
Great existing clients and regular client wins make this agency a really exciting and dynamic company to be part of. They produce a wide range of creative live event (conferences, awards, incentives), video and digital projects for an impressive array of top corporate clients and brand names across varied sectors.
THE ROLE
As Senior Account Manager you’ll have a key role in their London office. Working closely with the Client Services Director, you’ll take full responsibility for managing the delivery of a portfolio of client projects including large scale and high budget, mainly internal communications projects for leading corporate clients, in particular live events, conferences, awards events etc. Complete ownership of client communication and budget, briefing internal departments, supplier liaison, content development, technical, logistics. You’ll facilitate creative meetings, enabling and overseeing creative content solutions for events and the supporting communications material for projects. You’ll be used to dealing with clients at the front end of projects, understanding their business objectives and strategic aims, and able to understand event agendas and steer content. You’ll have full control of project budgets. As well as heading up day to day client relationships you’ll also and work on new pitches with the Business Development team.
Key Responsibilities include:
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll have previous experience in a relevant Agency role (Senior Account Manager, Account Manager, Project Manager), within the events and communications sector. You’ll have a proven record delivering a range of event & communication projects, great with clients, and you thrive on bringing together successful communications projects for your clients, which meet their strategic objectives, with creativity and superlative logistical and technical delivery. You enjoy using your all round skills, across Project, Content, Financial and Client management of your own projects.
Essential Skills & Requirements:
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a really great agency and team – working on some exciting clients, and varied live event projects.
If your experience matches the key requirements listed above, and you’re interested to hear more about this great role, then click the “Apply” button now.
I’m looking for a highly creative Content Strategist from agency background who has a good understanding of influencer/social media marketing, brand strategy and planning who wants to work on leading brands and create ‘big ideas.’
Based in the heart of London; a hugely inspiring creative agency who are renowned for delivering world class creative thinking, brand experiences, interactive digital, design and execution.
The Company
Established independent creative agency with 19 offices and award-winning results worldwide. This is an agency who are renowned experts in creating experiences for brands that create more memories than any other message. They offer a highly innovative working environment - people are pulled from all disciplines; film makers, 3d, 2d designers, art directors, copywriters, digital, architects, journalists and creative strategists for the one goal of producing great work.
The Role
I’m looking for a brand strategist who’s platform-agnostic, a conceptual thinker and a natural story teller. You’ll have the ability to understand a client’s business, distil information, apply insight and tell a story via a creative idea.
Working in hand with the Creative Director and other key team members; creative technologies, specialist writers and client services you’ll help to shape and influence progressive engaging content and experience for leading clients and their international brands. You will help create big, conceptual ideas and nurture them across different platforms.
You’ll write the core thread to each story, develop content strategies that articulate the problem to key audiences; utilising insights through multi channels. You’ll be able to understand and navigate the ever-moving content landscape either through B2C and B2B messaging that supports existing clients and new business pitches.
About You
I’m looking for a Content Strategist who has experience in a similar role for a renowned design, digital, advertising, PR or branding agency. I’m looking for either mid weight or a more senior experienced strategist.
You will be able to demonstrate significant experience of strategic branding projects across different digital channels, emerging media, social. You’ll understand customer experience design and UX, be experienced in product content narratives for multi-channel – digital film, immersive experiential design.
This agency really offers a truly inspiring working experience of its own, from its amazing office environment to the work they produce and their creative ‘cut through’ ethos! They only employ the very best and they’d like you to join them on their branding journey. Please press the ‘Apply’ now button, they’re keen to starting interviewing asap.
Leading ‘boutique’ events agency known for their inspirational private events and gala corporate events for hi-end clientele – looking for a creative and super organised agency Event Producer to join their sociable team.
THE COMPANY
Boutique events agency with an outstanding reputation – from large scale film premiere productions and perfectly produced charity fundraisers, to hi-end corporate events for luxury brands, intimate private parties and breath-taking weddings internationally – each event is designed with huge amounts of wow factor creativity, attention to detail and a passion for delivering amazing experiences. Their events are global, and their reputation for events with style and impact on every level make them a market leader in bespoke private, charity and corporate hi-end events.
THE ROLE
As Event Producer you’ll have full responsibility for delivering event projects, from taking the initial client brief, through development of creative proposals, and managing all aspects of pre-event planning, and on-site delivery. Ensuring superlative client handling throughout. The role needs an eye for style and creativity, a passion for attention to detail, and brilliant event project management skills. These are not conference events – they are creative, wow-factor events, designed to totally capture and surpass a client’s vision, and leave the guests totally impressed with their experience.
Key Responsibilities include:
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll already have proven experience delivering creative hi-end events for prestigious clients (private ideally) – ideally from an events agency, and with experience of dealing with hi-end clients, and ideally with top end international weddings under your belt. Creativity, polish, dedication, a passion for delivering amazing events – and good solid event management skills, calm in a crisis, brilliant at getting the most out of your team and suppliers. If you’ve got experience of set dressing/build that will add even more … Also this is a close knit team – so they’re looking for someone sociable with the personality to match and mix well into the team.
Key requirements:
This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented, creative and super organised Event Project Manager – with a passion for delivering hi-end experiences for their clients.
If your experience and passions match the key requirements and responsibilities as listed above, please reflect these in your CV and click “Apply” now.
Fantastic opportunity for a Marketing Manager to join a leading, global asset management company.
Have you gained experience producing marketing campaigns and presentations, RFP’s, RFI’s and DDQ’s for investment funds?
Leading global Wealth Management company are looking for an experienced B2B financial services Marketing Manager to provide proactive marketing expertise for their asset management business. A key focus on the role will be producing and maintaining wide range of marketing materials for use by client/sales team.
The Company:
A leading, private client investment and wealth management company who offer financial planning services to a variety of high profile clients. Based in central London with offices around the world, they are a dynamic and fast paced business who offer fantastic career development and progression in the investment world/financial services sector. Small but very collaborative, friendly marketing team. Excellent bens. This is for a maternity contract 12 months.
The Role:
The Marketing Manager will be an integral part of the marketing team, with a particular focus on the asset management side of the business. The key function of your role will be to provide high quality marketing materials and presentations, RFP’s, RFI’s and DDQ’s about company and funds for use in client meetings and conferences. You will need to collaborate closely with investment and sales teams to capture required information and build/maintain a database of responses for future re-use.
Typical duties:
About You:
I’m looking for a financial services Marketing Manager who’s ideally gained experienced in asset management or investment, wealth management. I’m particularly looking for someone who has also had experience in commercial and presentation writing and experience of creating effective RFP’s, RFI’s and DDQ’s. You’ll have excellent word and PowerPoint skills with a good knowledge of excel. On the softer side you’ll be a superb communicator and team player with excellent attention to detail.
This position will give you a great exposure to a wide variety of marketing requirements and a wide range of senior stakeholders and offer an interesting and diverse role. You’ll be able to utilise your extensive prestation writing experience and investment knowledge. Please press the ‘Apply’ now button, they’re keen to start shortlisting and fixing interviews for beginning of Jan.
Whether you’ve been thinking of a job move for a while but just not got your act together, or you’ve suddenly found yourself out of a job and needing to get sorted fast… here are our top tips to get you on track when starting out on that all-important job search.
1. CV CV CVFirst and foremost, get your CV together. This can seem daunting – particularly if you have not done one for a while or have a long career history … it’s amazing how difficult it can be to remember all that you’ve done! The trick is to not worry too much initially about getting it too ‘perfect’ - a straight forward, clear, chronological run down of your work history is great! Many people refine their CV as they go along or have different versions. The important thing now is to get down on paper what is factually correct – so make sure you’ve got the basics in there … companies, dates, roles, key responsibilities. Add in your contact details and education – and done! You’re ready to go!
As well as being your essential ‘calling card’, getting your work history down on paper can be a brilliant motivational exercise too ... it’s easy to forget just how much you’ve achieved – so it’s a great opportunity to take a step back and take stock of how much experience you’ve got under your belt to offer a new employer.
You can refine your CV over time, so don’t let “I’ll wait ‘til I get my CV done” be the excuse that’s holding you back from getting your job search well and truly under way. Keep it simple, and get it done.
For more in-depth guidance on writing your CV see our blog - 'Writing your CV'.
2. BRAINSTORM YOUR GOALSHave a ‘brainstorm session’ to clarify what it is you are looking for. If you’re not on a standard career path – and let’s face it in events is there such a thing? - then it can sometimes be tricky to know exactly what you are looking for. Best thing here is to do a bit of a brain dump – big piece of paper, loads of thoughts.
You may have a really clear idea of the sort of role you want, or you may be open to a number of different paths.
Don’t let it hold you back if you are not sure – you can follow up on a number of channels within your job search. Just get your thoughts down on paper, and then in order.
If you have a clear idea – great – but if you are not sure, just work out what the main ideas are so you can easily and clearly articulate these to others if you are asked … ‘what sort of role are you looking for?’, or ‘do you have a clear idea of what you’re looking for’.
A good ‘make it happen trick’ is to simply write down a whole lot of information about what you are best at – you may not know the title of the role you’re after or which organisation it is with, but at least you know you are looking for a role that features a lot of ‘what I’m best at’!
You should also give thought to what salary you are looking for. We’d recommend having a salary range in mind, rather than a figure. This allows you to respond flexibly and openly to opportunities, and not restrict yourself too much.
3. RESEARCH & SIGN UPResearch relevant job sites and recruitment consultancies – you’ll normally find there are some specialist websites and job boards which are focussed on your sector or specialism – these are often linked to the main publications within your sector, but also check out industry associations for where relevant roles are likely to be advertised.
Get to know who the main recruiters are in your sector. The ‘smart’ trick here, to save on scrolling through endless web pages of irrelevant roles, is to sign up for job alerts so you’re getting relevant jobs sent to you as soon as they come up.
Most publications, recruitment agencies and job boards do a daily or weekly update – so make sure the jobs come to you hot off the press.
4. BE READY TO ACT…If you get a positive response to a job application that you’ve submitted, make sure you are in the right mind set to get on with things. It’s not uncommon for us to receive CVs in response to our adverts but be met with an eerie silence when we try and contact that candidate to find out more!
Opportunities can move fast – everyone’s busy out there, they’re not going to wait around for you … so, if you’re taking the time to apply for roles, make sure you’re ready to respond if you’re contacted!
If you are looking for a job, people will want to talk to you on the phone or face to face, so get into the mindset of being flexible. Perhaps make sure you have a time set aside morning, lunchtime and evening, just to check up on any job responses or are available for calls. Have an ‘interview outfit’ ready to go… swot up now on a few interview tips by reading our article - 'What Should I Wear to My Job Interview?'. In recruitment it is often the early bird that catches the worm – if you’re indulging in a bit of navel gazing or waiting for your interview suit to come back from the dry cleaners, someone else has got on with it, gone in and possibly got the job.
Another quick pointer on this - closing dates on advertising boards are when the role ends its advertising slot, so don’t confuse those with a stated ‘closing date’ for applications that would be in the advert copy. If you see something you are interested in, apply as soon as possible ... you may well miss the boat if you don’t.
5. UPDATE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIAIf you are able to promote the fact that you are looking – do it! “Event Manager – Currently looking for new opportunities” will invite recruiters to get in touch with you – so update your LinkedIn profile if you can.
Obviously if you don’t want your current employer to be aware of your search, you won’t be able to do this! But what you can do is update your profile, so that recruiters who are doing internet searches will find you and see your specific experience easily – make sure all your role titles and companies are on there. Recruiters spend a lot of time searching for talent for great roles… make sure you come up on those searches!
Oh… and be prepared with a bit of script for those awkward moments if a recruiter calls you and your boss is standing next to you. Be prepared, and have a confident reply already in mind – “Sorry, can’t talk now, I’m busy, but can you email me, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.” … “ PPI Companies! They just won’t leave me alone!”
6. LET PEOPLE KNOWA lot of roles come about by word of mouth --- often not a direct contact, but someone you know happens to be chatting to someone, who will mention a role, and that person will think of you! But only if they know what you’re capable of, what you’re interested in, and that you’re up for change.
To manage things politically you don’t have to let people know if you are miserable at work, you just need to let them know you’re ready for new challenges!
7. SET A SCHEDULESet an action plan and schedule. A job search can feel soul destroying …. it can take a while, it can have a few disappointments, and you can sometimes feel that nothing is happening despite all your efforts and applications. Be prepared for that, build it in to your plan, know that it can take a while. Keeping the momentum going and your motivation up is key – and essential to that is having a plan in place. Keep a log of what you’ve done … put some goals in there and build in milestones to either pat yourself on the back in terms of the effort you’ve put in or to review what might not be working.
Keep on it, and schedule time in each week to review roles that have come up and chase up on roles you’re waiting to hear back on. Remember every application is getting you nearer that dream next step – stay focussed, stay patient and stay on it. Give yourself a realistic time scale and build in measures so you can see you’re doing the groundwork, even if the perfect role hasn’t come up… yet.
8. STAY POSITIVEWe often say to candidates, it can be a bit like waiting for a bus … the right role might not come up for some time, and then suddenly several great ones come up at once! So, our final tip is stay positive and stay on it – in job hunting it is certainly true that you will reap what you sow!
Now, you were probably expecting points 9 & 10 … weren’t you meant to get 10 top tips? We must admit we’re partial to a bit of alliteration in our blog titles, and we also think 8 is quite enough to be getting on with to get you started! But if you want to add a couple of tips from your own experience, and send them to us to share with others – please do! Just email us at communicate@regananddean.co.uk
We hope this has been a useful ‘mind focuser’ – and helps you get up and running on your search for a new job, and a new career chapter! At Regan & Dean we are specialists in Events and Marketing roles, and work with some great employers – in-house, agency, association, commercial and publishing, charity, think tanks … We get a real mix of interesting roles – so if these are the sectors you’re interested in then sign up now for our job alerts here, and we’ll send you all our latest jobs!
And good luck with your search!