Airmic Event Coordinator Maternity Cover – 10 month fixed contract – Start date 12th May 2014
CLOSING DATE : 10th April 2014
Airmic is a successful and growing membership association representing senior executives responsible for risk management and/or insurance purchasing in large corporates. It has around 1100 individual members representing over 500 companies.
In recent years, it has expanded its range of member activities particularly:
Through training and research
Through our diverse special programme of events
By encouraging best practise
By lobbying on subjects that directly affect risk managers and insurance buyers
The Role
The overall objective of the Event Coordinator is to take on the responsibility of managing and promoting Airmic’s larger events such as the national 3 day annual conference & exhibition which attracts 900 delegates and has an exhibition hall of 70 companies, the Airmic Annual Dinner which attracts 900 guests and the Airmic Annual Lecture & Drinks reception which attracts 150 members. This role includes but is not limited to the following:
Organise and manage the logistics for the annual conference, annual dinner and annual lecture
Organise monthly Airmic Live webinars to the membership
Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and venues
Work with creative agencies to develop visual look and feel for all events
Promote all events by delivering successful marketing campaigns to the membership and sponsors
Work towards sales targets for the Dinner 2014, Conference & Exhibition 2015
Drive membership attendance for all events
Manage exhibitor and sponsor expectations at the conference
Promote all events and drive campaigns on social media to include both Twitter & Linked In
Attend quarterly events committee meetings and provide updates on event progress.
Work closely with the CEO & Technical Director to agree on the conference 2015 programme
Work with speaker agencies on putting forward high profile keynote speakers
Liaise with the Finance Manager on budget requirements & financial targets
Managing the Airmic team and staff duties onsite at the conference, exhibition and dinner
Suitable candidates
This position would be suitable for a professional who has approximately 3 years events experience. Experience of working on a large conference solely or as part of a team would be desirable. This position would suit someone with good marketing skills, strong communication skills, attention to detail and with excellent organisational and administration skills. This professional must be able to hit the ground running in this very busy role.
Resource and Reporting Lines
This position will report to the Chief Executive but will work closely with;
The Technical Director
The Membership Manager
The Information and Design Manager
The Finance Manager
Through the Chief Executive, this position will also report to the Events & Membership Committee.
Please send your CV to susi.ozkurt@airmic.co.uk by the 31st March