Event Specialist

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

**At a glance**:
**Location**:Cirencester Office

**Workplace Type**: Hybrid

**Employment Type**: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract

**Seniority**:Associate

**This role is up to 12 Months**

The role:
This role holder will manage a range of in person and virtual events that will host attendees mainly from across the SJP community (employees and the partnership), but also some Private client and adviser recruitment events. The role holder will support the delivery, and in some instances take full responsibility for the planning and delivery of a number of the events in the event calendar.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Support or take full ownership of planning and delivering internal and external events, managing logistics, resourcing, and content.
- Work with suppliers and procurement to contract venues and services, ensuring quality and value.
- Lead or contribute to event planning meetings and prepare event briefs, logistics documents, and literature.
- Oversee budget preparation and monitoring for assigned events, including post event reconciliation.
- Supervise event staff and temporary resource as needed, ensuring clarity of roles and smooth delivery.
- Support risk management processes and contribute to maintaining functional event risk registers.
- Attend events you manage, and occasionally support other SJP events as part of the on-site team.

**Who We Are Looking For**

You will be an experienced events professional with the ability to manage multiple projects, deliver to deadlines, and maintain high standards under pressure. Comfortable working independently or collaboratively, you’ll be confident engaging with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and ensuring events positively represent the SJP brand.

**Essential Criteria**
- Demonstrated experience in managing in-person and virtual events end-to-end.
- Strong project planning, logístical and supplier management capabilities.
- Proficient budget management skills, including event forecasting and reconciliation.
- Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Willingness to travel and work flexibly, including overnight stays and extended hours during events.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Experience using event platforms or digital tools for virtual delivery.
- Knowledge of risk management within event planning.

**Special Requirements**:
The nature of this role means the job holder will need to work flexibly at times, especially in the lead up to and during events requiring overnight stays/extended working. Travel may be required. A full current drivers’ license and passport are required. Use of public transport may also be appropriate

**What's in it for you?**

**We reward you for the work you do,**whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.
We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

- Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
- Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
- 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)

**Reasonable Adjustments**

**What's next?**

As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.