Event Executive

Events Executive

10-month Fixed Term Contract

Andover, Head Office Based (1 day a week)

£28,000 - £32,000 + Bonus + Flex bens pot + Pension + Healthplan + 36 days holiday + hybrid working

We’re not just your average health company; we’re aiming to revolutionise access to healthcare in the UK by offering innovative health and wellbeing solutions that are affordable, accessible, and effective. From preventive care to comprehensive medical support, we aim to empower individuals to take charge of their health, inspiring them to make the most of their wellbeing. Added to that we’re the first health insurer in the UK to be awarded B-Corp status in recognition of our significant achievements in sustainability, in addition to our ambitious environmental and social responsibility goals.

We’re on the hunt for an Events Executive to join the team and get involved in assisting the planning and delivery of events across Simplyhealth!

This is a full-time position on a 10-month contract and you’ll work on a wide range of events, including hospitality, charity, conferences, and more! This role will give you great exposure to the event lifecycle across a varied calendar of events.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with an Events team of 5 to ensure campaigns and communications are delivered consistently and executed well across the business.
• Administration and coordinator work, particularly to support the Senior Events Executive who you'll report into. Use of systems including Cvent (Event Management software)
• Liaise with both vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure each campaign and event is pulled together seamlessly.
• Hands-on support on a range of events, large and small.
• Ownership to manage smaller events, with support from your team

About you

To be considered you must have:

• Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will need to have a full UK driving licence and be happy to drive the team’s pooled van
• Experience working to tight deadlines and managing competing priorities
• Passion for events and the desire to progress your career in the Events industry
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Drive to succeed and learn at a fast pace

Our dream candidate might also have:

• Experience working at an external event, such as a venue, hotel or exhibition space
• Experience managing different projects

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Group bonus scheme
• Generous pension with a 6% pension gift from us
• 36 days holiday (with the option to buy and sell a further 5 days)
• Flexible benefits pot (which you can choose to use against some great benefits such as critical illness, private healthcare scheme, shopping vouchers and more)
• Your own health plan
• Access to a wellbeing hub
• Shopping discounts
• Recognition awards
• Healthcare scheme
• Give as you earn
• 3 volunteering days

We have a head office in Hampshire, but depending on your role, you’ll be able to enjoy our ‘smart working’ approach This means you can flex when and where you spend your time. For many of us this means day to day work can be handled remotely, but there will also be times when we need to come together in the office to collaborate, attend training sessions, induction, briefings and more.

Your Recruitment Journey

We’re focused on providing an application, assessment and onboarding journey that is fair, consistent, diverse and inclusive for all, allowing us to hire top talent based on the skills and behaviours pivotal to your and our success.

Your process

• Screening call with Talent Acquisition Team
• Virtual Interview with the hiring manager and team
• Aptitude assessment
• Presentation/case study with the hiring manager and team
• Offer

Should you require any additional support with your application, or need us to make any adjustments for you, please contact our Talent Team; talentacquisitionteam@simplyhealth.co.uk.”

Please note: Working for a purpose driven company like ours is a fantastic opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications after this time.