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How to Get an Event Management Job in London

Firstly Event Management has a number of job titles that are commonly found in the industry. Here are some of the common Event Management Jobs that you may find when searching for a job in Events:

• Events Managers

• Events Coordinators

• Events Assistants

• Events Planners

• Events Administrators

The area has grown significantly and the main areas of employments are Corporate Events, Conferences, Exhibitions and Trade Fairs. It is always good to check that you chose an industry that is a growth areas when you are looking for a job.

The jobs listed above vary in seniority but all of them share a common skill set that is required. It is also the case that we should all focus on the highest level, Event Managers, skills if we want to one day be a successful Event Manager.

What Skills do I need to be a Success in Event Management Jobs?

• Communications Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Teamworking Skills
• Leadership
• Delegation
• Coordinating Skills
• Good IT Skills, esp in Excel and PowerPoint
• An Event Management Qualification
• Specific Event Management Skills
• Knowledge of
• Marketing Skills to promote your Event
• Budgeting Skills
• Knowledge of Finance
• Determinations
• Flexibility

This is quite a long list of skills that are desired by most employers, but it is a career that is very demanding in terms of the range of skills required. However, the range of skills required reflects that the job is always changing and it is difficult to get bored in this environment.

Why should I want to work in Event Management?

• Good pay potential
• Variable workloads
• Everyday is changing, it is not a job where you do the same thing everyday
• Flexi-hours options are available
• Skills similar to Project Management, so opportunities to develop into high earning Project Manager
• Exciting Events and meeting many different people
• Opportunity to start your own business in Event Management

These are just some of the benefits to a career in Events. If you would like to move into Events or you are already in Events and need training please consider our Introduction to Event Management and our Events Assistant Courses. Both of the courses are CPD Accredited.

Full Executive Assistant (EA) support to one fee earner or partner within the practice – see EA job description.

Support, development and performance management of a team of Executive Assistants and Team Assistants, ensuring the team motivated and providing support to the practice that is effective.

The role pays £44 – 44.5K

Responsible for annual and mid-year appraisals: working with lawyers to hold appraisal meetings, coordinate feedback and set objectives, including feedback for probation reviews, and participation in practice-wide moderation meetings.

Building strong relations with internal departments to promote utilisation of appropriate resources, in particular ensuring admin work is delegated to Team Assistants, documents are sent to Document Production and volume printing is sent to Reprographics.

Ensuring appropriate resources within the department and people issues such as sickness, timekeeping or performance are addressed or escalated.

Facilitate and monitor fair distribution of workload and ensure cover is provided for absences or peaks, whilst ensuring excellence levels are maintained.

Encouraging the development and growth of the team by acting as coach, mentor and sounding board and identifying any training or development needs with L&D, HR and management.
Assisting in the recruitment of and selection of team members, including shortlisting, scheduling, testing, interviewing and selecting candidates.
Acting as a “go to” person in coordinating issues relating to cover, equipment, room moves, trainee rotations, pairings, facilities or ad hoc requests.
Reviewing and implementing process improvements, working closely with support managers and team leaders to utilise improved technology, best practice or better ways of working.

Keeping accurate records and ensuring adequate cover for holiday and sickness, including holding individual return to work meetings when required.
Arranging and chairing regular team meetings to share ideas or issues, dealing with action points raised and ensuring communications and updates are regularly passed to the team.

Working closely with HR on flexible working requests, family leave, secondments.
Coordinating the arrival of new team members and arranging buddies, inductions and introductions to the team.

Working closely with SSM and Team Leaders across the firm to develop and maintain a strong network and cross practice working and consistency of approach
Ensuring timely submission of departmental information (such as timesheets, narratives) and providing regular reports to management.

Organising regular or ad hoc training sessions required by team or Expertise lawyers, including promptly updating data records in LMS.
Assisting with the development and implementation of firm initiatives or change programmes, including coordination of projects (i.e. Work Experience, Trainee Programme) and other projects as they arise. Works closely with a paired Team Leader (buddy Team Leader) to ensure coverage is always provided to paired practice area during absence or holiday.
Ensuring firm’s policies and procedures are followed.

The applicant should have at least 2 GCSEs of which one should be English Language and another preferably Maths at grade C and above,IB points of 24 or equivalent.

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Ideally, should have a Secretarial or Administration qualification or a Legal Secretary Diploma.

However, there are detailed requirement and experience required below.

Skills and Experience

• At
  least three years’ experience in managing a support team and demonstrable
  people management skills within a professional firm.
  
• Exceptional
  organisational skills, able to plan and prioritise own workload and adjust to
  changing priorities or issues as they arise
• Excellent
  communication skills, able to speak and write with clarity and professionalism
  appropriate to the situati

• Be flexible and able to support
  a team
• Good inter-personal and
  communication skills
• Good prioritisation and time
  management skills
• Type a minimum of 70wpm
• Excellent IT skills, including
  MS Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Market Salary £25,000

 This job is ideal for someone from the Legal Secretary Courses or Secretary PA Courses.

10 of Souters’ Courses have been accredited by the CPD Institute over the last two months.

The CPD is a Professional Body recognised by numerous professional bodies including the Law Society, Accountant professional bodies and many more professional institutes for accrediting professional’s courses that will greatly improve the career skills of the delegates who attend the courses.

Souters has had its first 10 courses accredited and here is a list of these courses:

1. Secretary / PA Course and Secretary / PA Diploma
2. Office Manager Course and Office Manager Diploma
3. Executive PA Course and Executive PA Diploma
4. Administration Course and Administration Diploma
5. Event Management Course
6. Microsoft Excel Training
7. Project Management Course and Project Management for a PA
8. Legal Secretary Course and Legal Secretary Diploma
9. Human Resources Course
10. Bookkeeping Course and Bookkeeping Diploma

She has successful managed to take this course, work full-time and be a mother to her children. This is quite an achievement. Furthermore, she successfully got a great job whilst still studying Legal Secretarial skills at Souters. Click here for details of our Legal Secretary Courses

What is your job title?

Secretary PA in the Administration Department of NIMEX Petroleum

What courses did you complete at Souters?

The Legal Secretary Course

Accredited Legal Secretary Courses in London

What did you enjoy about the courses?

There was not a complete focus on the Legal aspects of the role of a Legal Secretary and it was suitable generally for any secretarial, administration or PA role. It was excellent as I got a wide range of skills including Word Processing, Filing, Health & Safety and more. You can apply to Legal Secretary or Admin, Secretary or PA role.

In what ways do you feel that the course has benefited you?

I gained confidence on the job and to apply for a new job, I got my current job while I was still at Souters.

In particular, how has it benefited your career?

In my first ever job as a Secretary, I was able to take the initiative under the mentorship of my boss. I set up new filing systems, word processing templates and new Health and Safety procedures. My manager actually trusted me to take on a lot more responsibilities as a result of the qualification.

Studying in your own time shows organisation, motivation and ambition which will help you get a job or a promotion.

What do you advise to anyone who is considering taking the course?

You should try to do the course and get the qualification. It gives you so much including a recognised qualification, greater confidence and effectiveness in the workplace.

Try to get some work experience to compliment the training as this will help.

What are your future aspirations in your career?

I would like to work at the offices of a larger organisation as an Office Manager or Executive Assistant. I would also like to work in Legal.

Would you consider taking another course to further your career and skill set?

I am currently taking a Bookkeeping Course as this was fundamental to working in my role. I have also started a BA at University (Management with Portuguese).

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In order to find our more about our Legal Secretary courses please CLICK HERE

Valerie Zen Ruffinen came to take the Executive PA Diploma at Souters. She is based in Berne, in Switzerland and successfully completed her Souters Diploma. Please read about her story and how she has found the courses.

What is your job title?

PA and Junior Recruitment Consultant Agent in Berne

What courses did you complete at Souters?

The Executive PA Diploma which is in two parts commencing with the Secretary PA Diploma and ending with the Executive PA Course.

What did you enjoy about the courses?

This training course offered me an excellent level of exposure in an international environment. I could not find any comparable training course in Switzerland. The training course was generally a good experience and I feel that it has prepared me well in case I decide to move to the UK in future.

In what ways do you feel that the course has benefited you and particularly your PA career ?

The Diploma provided me with the ability to gain a recognised qualification that would enable me to get more jobs, as I had previously failed to get jobs due to a lack of qualification or experience as a PA / EA. Attaining a qualification in London is highly respected in Switzerland and around the globe, as it is an English speaking environment and a global commercial centre. I feel that this will greatly improve my ability to attain a good job at a large company in Zurich, which will increase my salary as well.

Do you feel that travelling to London to do training has benefited you?

It was a good opportunity to gain a well-recognised diploma, as training courses in London are well respected internationally. It also proved my ability to work in an English speaking environment.

What are your future career aspirations?

I would like to get a job in a large international company in Zurich as I need to gain more experience in the field to gain the best jobs, in the future I would like to move abroad to London or maybe further afield. I would also be interested in working as Legal Secretary.

Would you consider taking another course?

Legal Secretary Course or Office Management Diploma

To find out more about our Secretary PA Diploma, please CLICK HERE.

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Souters has joined the NUS, which enables our students to gain NUS Extra Cards. The NUS Extra Cards enable our students to gain discounts at a range of companies in all sectors. Gyms, Hotels, Travel, Restaurants, Supermarkets, Shopping, Takeaways, Clothes Shops, Entertainment etc. are all offering excellent discounts to NUS Extra Card Holders.

NUS Student Discount Cards

What do you need to be applicable for an NUS Extra Card:

• You need to sign up for our:

• Secretary PA Diploma
• Office Manager Diploma
• Executive PA Diploma
• Administration Diploma
• CILEx Legal Secretary Courses
• Finance Diploma
• CPD Bookkeeping Diploma
• School Leaver Diploma for PAs
• School Leavers Bookkeeping Diploma
• School Leaver Diploma for Administrators
• School Leaver AAT Bookkeeping Training
• Legal PA Diploma

• Contact us to confirm your eligibility. If you have doubts about how to qualify contact us for details also. Either email us at info@souters.org or call us on 02072488987.

• Final step is to pay the NUS their membership fee of £12. Details of this process is supplied.

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