Events & Charity Executive

Knight Frank is the leading independent property consultancy in the UK offering agency and professional advice across Commercial, Residential, Rural sectors and around the world. Established in 1896, Knight Frank now comprises a global network of over 384 offices in 51 territories.

Based in our Global HQ at Baker Street, Events, Hospitality and Charity set up, support and run corporate, staff and charity events for the three divisions in the business, Commercial, Residential and Business Services in the UK and Overseas including giving support to the International Knight Frank network.

Supported by the Head of Events, Hospitality and Charity, the Manager will be responsible for assisting in the planning, development, and execution of a wide range of events and charity related activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Team with their portfolio of events of various sizes, both internal and external, virtual and filming in our Production Studio, for the Residential, Commercial, Business Services, GSL & Group areas of the firm from inception to completion, bringing creative ideas on how to make the most out of the experience and deliver ROI
• Plan and manage event logistics working closely with Marketing & Research on producing collateral and content
• Proficient user of Monday.com and work closely with relevant marketing teams who will have overall responsibility for marketing campaigns.
• Manage stakeholder expectations whilst building strong relationships within the business
• Ensure tasks and projects are delivered on time, on budget and to a high standard.
• Excellent communication and management skills with both internal and external suppliers and agencies to ensure the full support for any events
• Consistently help the team to meet event objectives and feedback to stakeholders
• Support post-event reporting, feedback and budget reviews
• Review, update and put forward new opportunities/venues for future events within the business

Professional experience and personal skills profile

• Event management professional with at least 2-3 years’ experience, ideally within the property industry or a corporate setting in a fast-paced environment
• Degree educated and professional marketing qualifications is an advantage
• Experience of supporting teams organising, running and managing in person, virtual (ON24 or similar platform), internal, corporate, client events
• Excellent knowledge of Monday.com would be an advantage and all Microsoft Office software, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint, some knowledge of virtual event platforms would be an advantage
• Excellent organisational skills and event management with the ability to successfully work across several projects at one time from a 400-person conference to a high-profile dinner or a key publication report launch.
• Confident and articulate with good networking skills; able to communicate and influence a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• Flexible, adaptable and a co-operative attitude; able to work as part of a team
• A sense of creativity with an eye for detail and design
• Pro-active, hands-on. Strong sense of self-motivation

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