Events Project Coordinator – Fairness, Inclusion & Respect – 19141 Ref: 19141

Are you passionate about diversity and inclusion, love a challenge and want to work in a small, collaborative and dedicated team where you can develop and grow?

Do you have experience of supporting projects with multiple stakeholders?
Are you comfortable working with data and proficient with technology?

If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Info:

Events Project Coordinator – Fairness, Inclusion & Respect
Remote Home Working with meetings @ London HQ / Occasional Travel
£28,000 – £30,000 depending on experience
Plus Benefits

Business / Product: Sustainability Consulting. Web-based Supply Chain tool & Fairness, Inclusion & Respect Programmes

Your Skills:

Strong organisational and communication skills – Can deliver key projects to the highest standard – A self-starter – Keen to develop and grow – A passion for Fairness, Inclusion & Respect

Who we are:

Action Sustainability is a leading consultancy with the aim of inspiring sustainable business. Our team comprises 60 full and part time employees and associates.

Many of our clients are sector leaders on sustainability and supply chain issues and we are proud of our reputation for leading the thinking in this area.

In summary, we:

1. Run the award-winning Supply Chain Sustainability School, including the industry-leading Fairness, Inclusion & Respect (FIR) programme.
2. Support our clients to use our Sustainability Tool to report their progress on sustainability actions.
3. Led the authoring of the ISO 20400 in sustainable procurement and are now leading global adoption through our social enterprise arm, and our commercial consultancy services.
4. Provide bespoke, specialist business advice, training, and practical tools to leading organisations such as Siemens, the Houses of Parliament, Warwick University, the NHS and British Land.

We are an accredited Living Wage employer and we are committed to maintaining a respectful and inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all people with relevant skills, knowledge, and experience, including those from diverse backgrounds currently under-represented in sustainability and project management.

The Events Project Coordinator Role:

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Project Coordinator to join our Fairness, Inclusion and Respect team and help deliver an impressive programme of online and face to face training, events and initiatives.

The Fairness, Inclusion & Respect (FIR) programme’s key objective is to support the development of a more diverse and inclusive industry that is better for everyone. The programme supports businesses to be more innovative and profitable by addressing workplace culture challenges and building inclusive and respectful environments.

The successful candidate for the role will support the delivery of all aspects of the FIR programme and will support the programme to ensure it is delivered on time, to budget and to the desired quality standards.

As well as engaging with an online membership cohort providing the support required to enable them to learn through the award-winning Supply Chain Sustainability School.

Your Responsibilities:

1. Supporting the FIR team to arrange meetings, training dates and conferences.
2. Planning and arranging training activities and events (webinars via Zoom and Teams, workshops and conferences).
3. Attending meetings and training activities where necessary to support the trainers.
4. With the support of the Marketing team, promoting the various training activities for each project through various channels.
5. Supporting the FIR team with the preparation of professional documents, PowerPoint presentations, promotion flyers and other materials.
6. Regularly reporting back on key performance targets and helping conduct reporting tasks via Excel for quarterly reporting periods.
7. Assisting the Programme Manager in meeting all project deliverables on a quarterly basis.
8. Conducting data analysis to help the wider team make informed decisions.
9. Assisting in the development of relevant learning materials and supporting documentation.
10. Updating FIR webpages with new content on a regular basis via WordPress.
11. Writing reports, undertaking meeting preparation, taking meeting notes and following up on actions, diary management and other administrative duties.
12. Keeping various systems up to date which record data, feedback statistics etc.
13. Other tasks as instructed to support the projects or business.

About you:

1. 2+ years working in a commercial environment.
2. Some previous experience / exposure to event organisation / running.
3. Willingness to work collaboratively and responsively with colleagues and key stakeholders.
4. Ability to communicate clearly in both verbal and written form, with excellent telephone skills.
5. Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail and ability to work in a flexible and creative way.
6. Takes on full ownership and responsibility to deliver against targets, solve problems and manage workload proactively.
7. Experience of supporting projects with multiple stakeholders.
8. Ability to multitask and prioritise in a busy environment.
9. A commercial approach and excels at working at pace.
10. Demonstrates excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint and Excel skills.
11. Comfortable working with data.
12. Has a ‘can do’ attitude and is willing to learn and continuously improve.
13. A passion for EDI and commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion.
14. A desire to play a role in driving positive and sustainable change.
15. Understanding of, or worked directly on, content management systems (desirable).
16. A Level, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, or have the equivalent experience, skills, and knowledge.

What we offer you:

1. Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 depending on experience.
2. Holidays: 25 days plus 8 statutory holidays plus 1 day for birthday.
3. Other benefits: includes an 8% contribution to pension.
4. Location: All of our roles are home based with some travel required on advanced notice; however we are a flexible employer and provide office amenities in Old Street, London.
5. Development: We offer the opportunity to grow in this award-winning business with the support of leading experts and innovative new practices.

Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to our Leadership Team.

Your Previous Experience Might Include:

Projects Administrator, Project Administrator, Events Coordinator, Training Coordinator, Sustainability, Corporate Events, Training, Diversity, Education.