Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Events Planner
Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid working available by arrangement)
Contract: 6-month initial contract
Department: Leadership and Personal Development Team (Temporary Contract)

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Events Planner to join our Leadership and Personal Development Team. This customer-facing role is ideal for someone looking to take their first step in event planning and coordination, offering a rewarding experience in a fast-paced environment.

As an Assistant Events Planner, you will play a key supporting role in the seamless end-to-end delivery of Corporate Inductions, leadership and personal development events, and talent programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with external providers to arrange venues, catering, transportation, and equipment.
• Coordinate events to ensure they run smoothly.
• Manage records of expenditure and ensure the Purchase Order process is followed.
• Provide administrative support to the Training Planners.
• Maintain project plans for key events.
• Support the Leadership and Personal Development Team with ad hoc duties as required.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
• Willingness to travel (with occasional overnight stays, expenses covered).
• Experience in event or logistics planning.
• Proficiency in IT and Microsoft Office.

• Previous experience in event planning or a training environment.

Additional Information

• Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid working available by arrangement).
• Physical Requirements: Some manual handling may be required.

If you are looking to start your career in event planning and want to be part of a dynamic team, we'd love to hear from you!

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Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.