As an Event Coordinator, you will manage and deliver internal and external events. You will work closely with internal clients to assess their needs and develop creative event solutions. Your responsibilities include designing events, presenting options to clients, and ensuring Barclays’ brand values are reflected. You will maintain effective relationships with clients, colleagues, and suppliers throughout the event design and delivery stages. You will plan and coordinate the end-to-end process of events, overseeing 20+ events per year, and manage onsite agencies and suppliers. Additionally, you will coordinate and analyse post-event feedback, lead ad hoc projects, and regularly update the Event Planning Solution for accurate reporting to measure Return on Investment, spend, and demand.

To be successful as an Event Coordinator, you should have experience with

Managing and delivering various Events, including conferences, exhibitions, and corporate entertainment end to end.Project management skills and abilities in overseeing multiple events simultaneously and using event management systems.Considerable experience in managing senior stakeholders and handling challenging conversations.Creative and Organizational Skills: Ability to develop creative solutions and strong organisational skills.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

London

Purpose of the role

To plan, execute, manage and oversee a wide range of events and/ or hospitality initiatives, collaborating with internal stakeholders to understand business objectives and external vendors to develop creative and impactful event or hospitality experiences

Accountabilities

Development, planning and strategic oversight of events of any format, including conferences, seminars, product launches, client appreciation events, external partnership events, sponsored conference programmes, internal engagement events client entertaining through hospitality & ticket only and other marketing initiatives.End to end management all aspects of event logistics, including format proposal, all venue and vendor selection and management, production management, content development, delegate, host and speaker management and on site co-ordination of these, as needed.Management of the hospitality programme, through Barclays-owned sponsorship assets, contracted memberships and adhoc brokering for clients and internal stakeholders, where applicable.Understanding of and adherence to all applicable internal controls throughout the planning process as well as identifying and mitigating potential areas of risk.Post event or hospitality assessments to analyse the success of each initiative and identify areas for improvement.Expert advisor and partner to stakeholders and hosts to ensure event delivery meets their aims and objectives, in certain cases.Build and maintenance of industry relationships with suppliers and industry experts to stay at the forefront of event & hospitality trends, technology advances, new openings and best practices, where applicable.

Analyst Expectations

To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertiseThorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertiseThey lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.Partner with other functions and business areas.Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.