We're looking to hire an Events Coordinator

News / 16.04.2024

Role details

Location: work from home with travel to events required

Salary range: competitive salary

Job category: Executive Management Administration

Position: full-time

Deadline: 17th May 2024

About Real Estate Balance

We are a leading campaigning and membership organisation working to improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the real estate industry.

Our members include different types of businesses, both large and small, from across the property sector.

We work at all levels of the industry, offering a range of programmes, campaigns and events that help leaders accelerate progress on diversity, support middle managers to create inclusive workplace cultures, and empower the next generation of leaders to unlock their potential and thrive.

Together with our members, we’re working to create a real estate industry that’s fairer, better-balanced and more equitable for everyone. Established in 2016, we now have close to 130 corporate members and are still growing. We are a not-for-profit organisation.

The Executive Management Administration team of five, headed by our Managing Director, run the organisation on a day-to-day basis. The team is supported by the REB board and committees, together with third-party providers for accounting, payroll, banking, media & public relations, website hosting and IT services.

About the role

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Due to the increase in our memberships and activities, a new full-time events role is being created to support the executive team. This role offers a competitive salary and five weeks holiday per annum.

Key Tasks – support the MD in creating and delivering a member engagement and events programme

  1. Create events from conception to completion
  2. Promoting events to members, working alongside REB’s external PR/Communications agency
  3. Managing event registrations and guest lists
  4. Responsible for line managing the events administrator
  5. Responsible for REB events planning, logistics, analysis (report & presentation) and follow-up actions
  6. Attending meetings with members re event planning and development
  7. Reporting quarterly to the board and attending board meetings with the Executive team

Detailed Responsibilities

  1. Develop, manage and deliver REB’s event programme (working with MD and ED&I coordinator):
    Upload event listings to website;
    Prepare invitations;
    Liaise with host venues;
    Oversee registrations and communications;
    Obtain event feedback.
  2. Monitor and evaluate events including reviewing feedback and attendance
  3. Coordinate the CEO Breakfasts series
  4. Maintain the Events page on the REB website
  5. Maintain a database of venues
  6. Identify, approach and secure appropriate speakers and participants for events

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

  1. Events management and logistics
  2. Knowledge (preferably working knowledge) of Microsoft Dynamics and Marketing
  3. Knowledge (preferably working knowledge) of current best practices and trends in EDI, including familiarity with key concepts (e.g. allyship, unconscious bias, intersectionality, etc.)

PREFERRED SKILLS

  1. Windows 10/Office 365 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other programs
  2. CRM and website content management systems
  3. Filing and organisational skills
  4. Minute taking and assigning follow-up actions
  5. Collaborative working in a small team environment
  6. Working with board members/special advisors and committee members on reports, reviews, approvals and presentations
  7. Real estate industry knowledge

The preference is for the successful applicant to have their own laptop/desktop with printing/scanning facilities.

How to apply

Please send a CV and covering letter to josie.hunt@realestatebalance.org

We reserve the right to close this position once a suitable number and quality of applications have been received.

By joining Real Estate Balance’s email list, you agree to receive email updates from time to time about organisation news, events being held and information about our partners in accordance with the terms outlined in our privacy notice, which you can read in full here.

Sign up
close