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Alfa has a number of opportunities in diverse and growing teams working in a product-led software delivery company. We currently have a unique opportunity to join Alfa as Senior Event Coordinator within our Internal Events team on a 12 month maternity cover contract.
We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive Senior Event Coordinator to join our fast-paced EMEA Events Team, to lead the delivery of internal events across EMEA that support Alfa’s culture, values, and employee experience. You’ll play a key role in shaping and managing a vibrant and inclusive events calendar, from flagship conferences and team offsites to cultural celebrations, wellbeing initiatives, and internal community events.
This is a hands-on, people-facing role that requires strong coordination skills, attention to detail, and the confidence to work across all levels of the business, including senior leadership and external suppliers. You’ll oversee the full event lifecycle, support strategic planning, and collaborate with junior team members.
What you’ll do;
- Support with leading the end-to-end planning, coordination, and delivery of internal events across EMEA, including conferences, team meetings, cultural and social experiences, and engagement activities.
- Design and deliver a diverse and inclusive events programme that reflects Alfa’s culture and supports employee wellbeing, belonging, and connection.
- Manage relationships with suppliers and venues, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and a seamless experience for attendees.
- Oversee logistics such as travel arrangements, accommodation, catering, tech, and on-site setup, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity at every step.
- Partner with internal teams (e.g. People Team, DEI leads, Communications Manager, Employee Communities) to co-create events and Social Talks aligned with awareness and celebration days.
- Collaborate with the EMEA Event Associate Director and Communication Manager on internal communications for events (e.g. Confluence posts, email invites, feedback summaries).
- Create and maintain a strategic events calendar and reporting process, tracking outcomes, feedback, and lessons learned.
- Act as a key contact for senior leaders and stakeholders in relation to event planning and representation.
- Provide guidance and support to the Events Coordinator and contribute to the continuous improvement of our event delivery approach.
- Be hands-on during event days, from set-up and hosting to problem-solving and wrap-up.
What we’re looking for;
Essential:
- Proven experience supporting leading internal or corporate events at scale (across multiple teams or regions).
- Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities/projects at once with calm and clarity.
- Bring sharp attention to detail
- Natural collaborator who loves working with stakeholders at all levels
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with senior leadership.
- A strong commitment to inclusion and accessibility in event planning and execution.
- Comfortable using tools like Zoom, Outlook, and our Intranet platform Confluence (or similar platforms).
- A proactive, can-do attitude, ready to roll up your sleeves and lead from the front.
- Willingness to work flexibly around event needs and attend the office for in-person collaboration at least two days a week.
Desirable:
- Experience designing events aligned with DEI, wellbeing, or employee engagement goals.
- Familiarity with internal communications or employer branding.
What we’ll do for you
- Support you in flexible hybrid working
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and flexible cultural days
- Pension contribution match up to 6%
- Provide private health insurance and access to private GP
- Support you with enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with family-friendly policies
- Provide Income protection
- Provide Life, disability and worldwide travel insurance
- Wellhub membership giving you access to a range of health and wellbeing gyms, classes and apps
- Support you in pursuing membership of professional bodies
- Offer 5 days per year to attend conferences or training
- Offer 3 paid days of volunteering per year
About Alfa
With over 30 current customers and 26 countries served, Alfa has been developing Alfa Systems and delivering successful projects since 1990, and is expanding rapidly throughout Europe, North America, Australasia and beyond. We listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2017.
Our customers range from small ticket, highly automated vehicle finance companies, to big ticket, complex contract equipment finance lessors. Alfa Systems administers both retail and corporate business, from point of sale, through originations, to contract management and remarketing, in many regions, languages and currencies. Some customers want a turnkey solution that does almost everything, whereas others are large enterprises that have complex integration requirements. All customers want a high-quality solution that can be deployed with minimal risk.
We support your professional growth through training, flexibility in career paths and a culture of ongoing learning and continuous improvement. We have an active innovation community and provide time for our people to pursue their own ideas, as well as hackathons and innovation afternoons. We do all of this with a strong focus on a healthy work-life balance too.
