Events Executive

14 hours ago

Didcot, United Kingdom The Horticultural Trades Association Full time

**Events Executive**

**Permanent/ Hybrid - Chilton, Oxfordshire / Full time / Salary up to £28k**

We are looking for an experienced events executive to join our team, supporting the HTA to deliver events such as our flagship ‘National Plant Show’. You will be researching and developing programme content which aligns with our vision, and ensuring events meet objectives and are delivered to budget.

Reporting to the Senior Events Executive, you will support all aspects of event organisation, including working closely with other teams to attract exhibitors, delegates, and visitors, obtaining quotes, venue liaison, speaker organisation and any associated administration.

You will also attend the events to ensure smooth delivery on the day, and that health and safety, insurance and security regulation is adhered to.

**What you need to be successful in this role**:

- Proven experience in conference and/or events management
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Strong administrative, organisation and time management skills

**What we offer in return**:

- A friendly, helpful and supportive office environment
- 4% employee - 5% employer pension
- Life assurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Cycle 2 Work, Electric Vehicle and Holiday Buy salary sacrifice schemes
- Free office fruit

This role is an office-based role, we operate a hybrid working office, with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office based in Chilton, Oxfordshire.

**About HTA**

The HTA have 1400 members which include garden retailers, growers, landscapers and suppliers to the garden industry. As one of the largest membership organisations the HTA have run the National Garden Gift scheme since 1962, this provides consumers with a UK wide scheme encouraging both new and existing gardeners to visit garden centres and retail nurseries.

The HTA lobby and campaign on behalf of our members within the horticulture industry and provide a whole range of member services including, business solutions, events, market information and learning & development. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the HTA campaigned to ensure garden centres were classed as essential retail which has increased the profile of the horticultural industry.

**How to apply**

Our aim is to recruit and retain people with the behaviours that support our mission and who will grow with us and the industry. We are open and honest in recognising that there is more that the Association can do to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and therefore welcome applicants from all underrepresented communities within Horticulture, including all ethnic or religious backgrounds, LGBTQ+, and those with disabilities.

**Salary**: Up to £28,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Didcot: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Didcot

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