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Events Assistant

Burgess Hill
5 months ago
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CK Group are recruiting for an Events Assistant, to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry, on a contract basis, until the end of March 2026.

Salary:
 
Up to £15.00 per hour PAYE.

Events Assistant Role:

To organise internal and external events, from initial event enquiry to completion and post event management.
Liaise with existing and new venues and suppliers.
To win and maintain business by providing our client's customers with excellent event experiences, that will see repeat and extended business wins.
Continue to build upon our commercial and educational event portfolio with our customers in mind.
Oversee delegate experience, including registration. 
 
Your Background:

A relevant degree (e.g Life Science, Marketing, Events Management).
Event coordination experience, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry.
Experience raising POs and managing payments.
Proven experience working to small and large-scale budgets.
Experience using CRM systems to create event campaigns would be advantageous. 
 
Company:
 
Our client is one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, discovering, developing and providing over 160 different medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products to help improve the lives of millions of people in the UK and around the world every year.

Location: 
 
The role offers hybrid working, with 2 days per week on site in Burgess Hill.

Apply:
 
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference (Apply online only) in all correspondence. 

Please note: 
 
This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
 
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