Events Co-ordinator

We have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Events Co-ordinator to join our team based at the prestigious Three Snowhill offices in Birmingham City Centre, which is the largest office development outside of London. We are passionate aboutproviding our clients with a professional, five-star service that can be relied upon and we are looking for people who can demonstrate the same values.
The main part of your role will require you to take the lead and use your creative skills to plan on-site events that will appeal to our tenants for nationally celebrated events and awareness days such as Birmingham Pride, Mental Health Awareness week etc.On occasions you will also cover the reception to professionally greet clients and ensure important visitors receive the highest levels of customer care.
**Main Duties**:
Devise event concepts that will interest young professional audiences and bring them to life within agreed timescales.
Effectively organise and execute activities to ensure events are high quality and run smoothly i.e. - catering/hospitality, marketing materials to generate interest from tenants, complimentary gifts which may include alcoholic products etc.
Prepare accurate costings and submit for approval in a timely manner, chasing up where necessary.
Work with 3rd party suppliers and act as the first point of contact for all queries.
Where appropriate, contact charities and organise collections for good causes through our awareness events.
Manage building access and ensuring all visitors are supplied with ID passes and provided any relevant information in a friendly and concise manner.
Notify the appropriate Managers of the arrival of their visitors with mínimal delay and arrange hospitality as required.
**To be successful in the role, you will need**:
Experience coming up with creative ideas and project managing events from start to finish
Experience of working in a corporate environment.
A professional manner with excellent customer service skills
Excellent PC skills to include Outlook, Word and Excel
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
**What will you get in return?**
- A pension scheme
- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
- Access to high street discounts
- Access to low interest loans
- Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars'- monetary rewards given to top performers
- Training and Development
- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact' Programme
- Long Service Awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- discounted bicycles
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

**Why join OCS Group Ltd?**
OCS prides itself as a company with strong family values and we are passionate about hiring people who demonstrate the same.
We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS. If you share these Values, we want you to be part of our team.
OCS have a well-respected brand and our colleagues are empowered to be the best version of themselves. We offer job stability and are committed to developing our colleagues by offering more than just a job. We are a financially stable business who continuesto be privately owned since its inception in 1900.
We reward those who demonstrate our values and since the launch of our OCS Star recognition scheme we have rewarded nearly 1,500 colleagues with monetary vouchers, certificates, and public recognition within the business.
We invest and support the growth of our people and are currently sponsoring over 310 colleagues who are enrolled in a variety of apprenticeship programmes, ranging from Level 3 qualifications in customer service to degree programmes in Leadership. If you wantto develop you career, OCS is a great choice.
OCS offers the family feel of smaller organisations although large enough to offer so many opportunities. We recognise your efforts and contribution and show our appreciation through a variety of reward schemes which in turn results in our colleagues stayingwith OCS. Our business is the family you can choose, and our people stay for the friendships, opportunities, and career fulfilment we offer.