Events Assistant -Maternity Cover

at  Stride Treglown

Stride Treglown is an employee-owned, carbon neutral, B Corp, multidisciplinary design practice.
We create long-term positive impact for our clients and the communities we help shape. We do this by designing better places, building resilient partnerships, and empowering people. Our multidisciplinary team of 330 architects, masterplanners, town planners, landscape designers, and other specialists deliver nationally significant projects from nine regionally embedded UK studios. Collectively, we offer our clients deep local knowledge and national specialist expertise. We’re great team players who strive for excellence and care about how we achieve it. That’s why we promote design that isn’t driven by ego, but by purpose.

EVENTS ASSISTANT

We’re looking for a proactive Events Assistant to become an integral part of our Winning Work team. This is a 12-month maternity cover role to support the Events and Business Development Assistant. Applications for full-time and part-time hours will be considered.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Previous experience in a similar role, preferably in a professional services firm
• Good working knowledge of Excel
• Highly motivated and proactive attitude
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams at all levels, suppliers and clients
• Capable of setting and working to your own deadlines with minimal supervision
• Organised with a keen attention to detail

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Experience of using a CRM system
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Mailchimp, LinkedIn and Instagram

Working alongside the Events and Business Development Assistant, you will deliver our events programme. Tasks will include:

• Conduct venue searches
• Book tickets, transport and accommodation
• Manage RSVPs
• Support local office teams to organise local events
• Collate invite lists using our CRM system
• Collect feedback from all events and assist with follow ups
• Keep the National Events Calendar updated and provide information for the monthly board report
• Update company and contact data in our CRM system
• Add business development notes after events and meetings

You may be required to complete additional tasks to support the wider Winning Work team.