Events Officer

The role:

As a valued member of the Public Affairs team, you will have a key role in helping to deliver the Commissions programme of events and stakeholder engagement. This will include supporting major Commission events, supporting our wider stakeholder engagement work, and leading on smaller engagement or event projects.

Your responsibilities:

• Its about communicating for the Commission. Youll help to deliver the Commissions major communications projects, including major events and Conferences, and lead on a small number of communications projects such as Commission attendance at other third party events.
• Its about engaging with stakeholders. Youll support a number of stakeholder relationships for Communications and Engagement and support a wide range of relationships, including with industry and the National Lottery. You will also contribute to stakeholder mapping and maintain information on the Commissions stakeholder relationships.
• Its about in-person engagement. Youll support the development and updating of the Commissions events programme. You will ensure save the dates, invites, information and post event comms are drafted and sent out in a timely manner, make sure our events meet our requirements of professionalism and accessibility and youll think creatively about how we can present information in an engaging format.
• Its about being part of the team. Youll assist with ad hoc projects across the Communications & Engagement team when needed. General communications team support and administration as required during busy periods.
• Its about personal development. You will be responsible for your own personal development and will be supported by a team that welcomes and recognises the value of learning and development as we continue to work at our best.

The postholder will occasionally be required to travel nationally and stay overnight in this role.

The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to perform any reasonable tasks commensurate with the level of responsibility at the request of their Manager.

What were looking for:

Youll have a passion for delivering exceptional external-facing events and communications, recognising the importance of event and logistical management. Youll be confident managing competing priorities and work supporting the Public Affairs team in delivering our ambitions. Youll be collaborative, motivated and creative, working as part of a multi-disciplinary comms and engagement team. Youll be comfortable communicating with, and advising, senior leaders across the organisation. And youre enthusiastic about great communications, creating relationships and proud of the important role youll play in creating and delivering exceptional events and engagement opportunities that deliver real impact.

Essential criteria:

• Experience of planning, creating and running events.
• Experience of supporting the delivery of major communications projects, including drawing up communications plans and preparing material to share with stakeholders.
• Experience of mapping and maintaining records on stakeholders.
• Strong administrative skills with experience of working with and to budgets.

Desirable criteria:

• Interest in stakeholder engagement and public affairs.
• Experience of or interest in project management.
• Experience of supporting or managing colleagues who are working on an event or specific projects.