Senior Events Executive

The world of investment is changing. Our vision at Legal & General Investment Management is to create a better, more sustainable future through responsible investing. We work in partnership with our clients around the globe to deliver positive long-term outcomes, while rising to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. To meet our clients’ complex and evolving investment needs, our investment strategies cover a broad array of asset classes and styles, including equities, bonds, property and alternatives, as well as multi-asset funds. We’re focused on continuously innovating our investment products, maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes, and striving to build a more responsible and sustainable future.

It is an exciting time at Legal & General, with a newly appointed CEO who joined us at the beginning of the year. In light of an increased focus on our internal and external corporate events programme, we are looking for several outstanding Senior Event Executives to join our growing team. You will have a solid background in delivering corporate events and will be comfortable working closely with executives internally and externally at the most senior levels. You will be joining an exceptional team that delivers a wide range of in-person, virtual and hybrid events and operates as a group-wide centre of excellence.

What you will be doing:

• Supporting the delivery of a wide range of internal and external events for our business channels including flagship and specialist industry conferences and exhibitions, fund manager lunches & dinners, breakfast seminars, regional roadshows, workshops and bespoke corporate events.
• End to end management of proprietary events in the UK and key European markets as well as managing our participation at flagship industry conferences, with a particular focus on managing our overall brand presence, any platform speaking opportunities and any associated client events surrounding industry events as required.
• Supporting the Senior Events Manager on the delivery of strategic projects as needed
• Be a willing and able participant of the Virtual Team(s) you are allocated to within Marketing, working closely with them to understand and deliver on their marketing strategy for the year
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with event suppliers in the UK and Europe including, 3rd parties, venues, agencies and external vendors.
• Ability to communicate confidently and professionally with a wide range of stakeholders across the business with the ability and confidence to prepare and present event proposals to a wide range of business stakeholders.
• End to end event budget management including processing and reconciling invoices and accurate and timely post event budget reconciliation.
• Management of delegate online registration and CMS systems including Cvent, Salesforce, ON24 and Pardot and using these systems to build event registration websites, send invitation emails and send reports to the business
• Coordinating of all of the transport and logistics for our events (UK and International) ensuring all event materials and promotional goods are adequately packed and delivered on-site in a timely manner
• Ability to confidently use relevant IT packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to brief agencies and third parties confidently on our AV & production requirements in line with our brand guidelines
• Producing all related event collateral for events (e.g. agendas, badges, invitations, onsite schedules, event plans, accommodation and travel arrangements)
• Providing detailed post event evaluation, budget analysis, metrics and ROI reporting for the Head of Events and our internal stakeholders in a timely manner
• Regularly test, monitor, and adapt communications to support understanding and good outcomes for customers. Ensure communications are clear, fair, and not misleading and are fully compliant with any rules and guidance issued by the relevant regulators, including relevant data protection legislation. Ensure communications are reviewed and approved by individuals who have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and expertise, and that such approval is recorded

• Degree qualified.
• Corporate events experience ideally within asset management, professional or financial services or events agency.
• Strong writing skills including ability to review & draft event materials such as invitations, advertisements, banners and event literature.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to procure economies of scale for the business as required.
• Conversant with the regulations and legislation in the UK and Europe surrounding events for the investment industry and a solid understanding of the regulatory framework and compliance requirements that are needed in order to deliver effective events.
• Working knowledge and experience in using Events Software Packages – knowledge of and experience using Cvent, ON24, Pardot and Salesforce.
• Event management experience in the UK and Europe ideally in the asset management or the financial services industry.
• Strong project management experience in the UK and Europe – with the proven ability to deliver multiple projects with multiple stakeholders within tight deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Experience in working with and an excellent knowledge of a wide range of UK & European venues.
• Established strong relationships with key event industry suppliers within the UK and across Europe including but not limited to, production & catering companies, speaking bureaus, creative agencies, promotional gift agencies.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proven understanding of the role of events and the different experiential approaches that can be used to enhance the client experience.
• Experience in using Salesforce to track the success of event campaigns would be beneficial.
• A self-starter and team player willing to get involved in all aspects of events.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Including creativity balanced with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to prioritise whilst managing several projects simultaneously, along with budgets.
• Able to communicate confidently and professionally with senior investment professionals and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel for events as required.
• Passion for event management.

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, at least 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. 

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings.

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.