Senior Conference and Events Coordinator

Manpower Recruitment are looking for a Full Time, Permanent, Senior Conference and Events Coordinator based in an established College enviroment in Oxford City Centre.

Hours will be Monday-Friday with some Flexibility for late evenings and weekends for buisiness needs when needed.

The Salary for the role is betwwen 27k-30k depending on experience.

This exciting new role will assist our Head of Sales in our Conference & Events team with admin and logistical duties over both sites.
This role will administer sales enquiries for our conference events from start to finish, including being a presence on the day to provide a first-class service to our commercial clients.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• First point of contact for sales enquiries
• Manage client site visits and upsell
• Evaluate enquiries, create client event contracts and generate invoices
• Liaise with internal departments for event to run smoothly
• Build strong relationships with organisers
• Keep up to date and engage with social media audiences on daily basis
• Attend/exhibit at national/international trade shows
• Provide support for departmental events: attending events at weekends and evenings, where necessary.

Qualifications and Experience:

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous professional/formal event management experience: planning, delivery and evaluation for online, in-person and hybrid events
• Experience of working in a customer facing role, including handling enquiries by phone and email
• Proven experience of nurturing good relationships with clients and suppliers
• Excellent communication skills: written and oral
• Competent experience of MS applications

In addition, candidates will ideally have:

• Data protection awareness
• Professional social media usage experience
• Working knowledge of Kinetix event database systems

If interested in the position, please get in contact with a Manpower Representative.