Exciting position with the largest representative business organisation in the world
The Opportunity
Our client, is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. They represent over 45 million businesses in over 170 countries who have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise.
They are searching for a Conference Coordinator with strength in speaker acquisition and liaison to work alongside the team and coordinate the activities to bring together and deliver the commercial conferences & masterclasses.
Main responsibilities
- To reach out to speakers and confirm participation, obtain biographies, and head shots for inclusion on marketing material
- To work alongside the Commercial Director to issue a steady stream of social media and event advertising content is shared to our networks
- On-site event coordination – including logistics, catering, room set-up and speaker coordination
- At times, to help research organisations and individuals online (especially on social media) to identify new speakers
- Coordinate the scheduling of speaker coordination calls and circulate briefs (written by the leadership team)
- To work alongside the Membership Coordinator and issue email invitations and promote the conferences to attract the desired number of delegates
Key skills and experience required
- Experience in speaker acquisition and liaison
- Some exposure to conference agenda production but this aspect is largely driven by the policy team with the assistance of membership/committee network and both Director and Secretary General in support
- Confident, inquisitive in nature and a real team player
- Not-for-profit experience from a membership association (business to business)
How to Apply
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