[Expired] - Community & Events Executive

Community & Events Executive

Ireland’s leading flexible workspace provider is seeking a Community and Events Executive to join their Belfast team.

Glandore is a family run and managed business with flexible workspace, coworking and event properties in Dublin, Belfast & Cork.

Why work with us?

Working at Glandore allows you to build on your current skillset and provide you with a platform to further develop your skills and your personal brand. We engage with a diverse range of industries and individuals, so every day is varied. We value the importance of workplace wellbeing, striving to develop long term connections and relationships with everyone we work with. We are a family-run business since 2001 and we offer a fun, energetic, hard-working environment with a helpful, flexible and dynamic approach.

If this sounds like the place for you, check out our role and come and grow with Glandore!

What’s it all about?

In Belfast, we have over 40 member companies and the role of the Community and Events Executive is to understand our members requirements and deliver a series of programmes and events for them such as business advisory, wellness, learning and development and our many social events. At Glandore, we understand the value of networking, connecting, sharing experiences and most importantly, helping member companies and their employees grow. Growth is crucial for any individual or business, which is why we strive to create environments and programmes that encourage, inspire and support the growth of the companies we house. These programmes take the form of complimentary business advisory, wellness, learning and development and diversity.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Business Development Manager and will take responsibility for member engagement and event logistics at events across our two Belfast locations. Working within a fast-paced, friendly team, the successful candidate will work to drive member engagement across the Glandore Community.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting the Business Development Manager to create and manage a range of programmes that meet our members requirements.

Ensure the complete administration and execution of all planned events

Prepare event space to required standards, assisting with room set-up, AV requirements and catering

Identify opportunities to connect members and build our Glandore Network community

Communicate with the wider team any member-related issues and work together to solve and exceed member expectations

Support marketing team with social media at events/community initiatives

Represent business in line with company’s culture and values

Promote and build member engagement and attendance at events

Promote and build member engagement with online members portal

Regular 1:1 meeting’s with members to seek feedback on programmes Glandore support on an ongoing basis

Liaise with other teams within the organisation regularly to optimise member experience, ensure smooth running of events

Working with partner organisations to build brand partnerships

What we’d like from you

Have previous experience working with customers in a B2B environment.

Be comfortable communicating and developing relationships up to CEO level

Sales experience a plus

Flexibility - capacity to oversee events out of normal business hours is a must

Excellent time management, attention to detail and a hands-on approach

Communication skills – outgoing, warm personality with a passion for networking. Ability to engage, influence and warm a room.

Digitally savvy – support marketing team in managing social media channels and online community to create relationships and ultimately grow the company’s online brand

As a key representative and “face” of the business, the perfect candidate will be highly professional, well presented, outgoing and warm, friendly and approachable in line with the culture of the business

What would be a bonus?

Experience of CRM / HubSpot

Experience of using Canva and Mailchimp

Company Benefits

An opportunity to join a dynamic, supportive and friendly community

Working within a prestigious, city centre Belfast city centre location

Pension plan with company contribution

Complimentary workplace wellness programme with seminars, exercise classes, CSR activities and pamper days

Partner perks & benefit discount rate

Salary

Depending on experience.

Hours

Work-day hours are 08:30 – 17:30, Mon – Fri however some ad-hoc work outside of these may be required, depending on events