Assistant Event Manager

1.    Purpose:

• To assist the Events and Marketing Manager in organising events (conferences, forum) and promotional activity and provide general administrative support to KBCC

2.    Tasks and responsibilities:

• To support the activity of the Events and Marketing Manager
• Assist with sourcing and booking venues
• Registering delegates both online and via post
• Composing correspondence both on behalf of the Events team and senior staff
• Confirmation and liaison with speakers- agenda creation- Liaison with governmental agencies and private companies
• Resolving any invoicing queries and ensuring all delegates receive an exemplary level of customer service at all times
• Liaising with hosts and guest speakers to ensure the event runs as smoothly as possible and everyone is fully briefed
• Conducting post-event evaluations
• Updating the organisation’s website, according to events
• Managing all incoming and outgoing emails for the team and senior staff
• Organising travel on behalf of the Events Managers as well as providing full diary management when necessary
• Organise meetings for KBCC’s staff

3.    Personal Specifications:

• The successful candidate will be working in a fast paced, pressurised environment within a small team
• You will have to be creative and initiative and meet  strict deadlines
• You will have an excellent grasp of the English, Russian and Kazakh languages both written and spoken

5.    Terms and conditions:

• These will be stated in the Contract of Employment

Deadline for your application: 20/08/10

Please send your CV to Careers: careers@kbcc.org.uk