CIB – EMEA Events and Sponsorships Team – Event Coordinator - London

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Event Coordinator to join our exciting and rewarding CIB Events team.

Job Description:

The Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) Events team partners with business stakeholders to ensure the strategic positioning and flawless execution of events, deliver consistent and best-in-class relationship and business development opportunities for our clients and ultimate impact to bottom line revenue. This role will focus on supporting our cross-asset Markets business working with regional sales and marketing, as well as product teams to deliver a number of key investor conferences and events both within the UK and Europe.

Key Responsibilities:

• This role involves working closely with the event managers and team members to provide full assistance on all conferences and events
• Primarily, this assistance relates to working on the event-specific databases, managing event collateral, delegate management and supporting the event planners to deliver events as required
• Maintain inventory of stock for the department and order branded conference materials
• Stand-alone event delivery included as part of the role
• Understand and apply complex internal processes and controls to adhere with company policies and industry regulations
• Assist in the development and reconciliation of event budgets and stay within strict parameters, negotiating costs with suppliers
• Manage and instruct internal and external vendors and suppliers, ensuring quality and value standards are maintained
• Execute quality output under tight deadlines and work extra hours as needed

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• A minimum of one to three years of experience in events, marketing or a related field (preferably with a financial firm)
• Superior oral and written communication and analytical skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail is imperative in this role
• Proactive, self-sufficient, resourceful and motivated
• Highly motivated, flexible, enthusiastic, innovative and creative with required determination to achieve results through initiative and common sense
• Ability to problem solve/think independently
• Comfortable with, and an advocate for, ongoing change
• Strong sense of time management, prioritization and ability to execute against deliverables
• Willingness to be a team player and consistently interact with peers, partners, management, relationship managers and clients
• Must be able to tackle any task and exemplify a positive attitude and commitment to success
• Ability to work in a fast-pace environment with dynamic priorities
• Requires early mornings and late nights and some travel
• Comfortable working in a matrix management organisation structure
• Languages would be beneficial, particularly French and Spanish