When meeting us, you’ll quickly discover that the best thing about the ABI is the people.  We’re hugely proud that 100% of our people feel colleagues within their team respect each other and we feel empowered to bring our whole self to work without fear of judgment and embrace all our differences as every voice matters. If that sounds like your kind of culture, read on to find out how you can join us.

We are open to flexible and/or job share working – please let us know if this would be your preference. We’re currently working in a hybrid way with at least 40% of time in the office.

We’re looking for an Events Adviser to join our Member Relations, Partnerships and Events team. You’ll impact the delivery of around 40 member events a year, ensuring each runs to schedule and on budget. To get an idea of what’s coming up, check out our events page.

We welcome people who are new to insurance (most of us were when we joined!) – as well as those with experience. Have a read of our key facts document if you would like to know more about the industry we work in.

What’s the job?

• Own and lead on the planning and organising of ABI events with the wider team.

• Lead on events technology and creative outputs including design (working with an external agency), events engagement tools and marketing.

• Work with the Assistant Director and Manager to on partnership and sponsorship activities.

• Ensure the customer relationship management system (CRM) is administered and used to its full functionality from an events and member engagement point of view.

• Input into the events business planning process by meeting with all ABI teams and collating events wishes for the following year, compiling a draft calendar and producing draft budgets.

• Be responsible for the management for each allocated event, working with colleagues in other departments who will undertake appropriate administrative tasks. This also includes monitoring and submitting budgets.

• Manage external relationships with suppliers, sponsors, external speakers.

What skills do you need?

• Organisation – you can prioritise and manage a busy workload with minimal supervision and have incredible attention to detail.

• Prioritisation – you can work at speed, are resilient and, due to the nature of events, can be available outside normal working hours when required

• Communication skills – you tailor your comms to your audience and adapt to stakeholders at all levels.

• Relationship management – your interpersonal skills are second to none and you work flexibly and proactively with others to get work done.

Throughout the interview and assessment process, we will be looking for you to demonstrate the ABI’s values; We are Brave; We take Ownership; We are Appreciative; We are Human and We are Curious.

Inclusion matters to us

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and we run our application process a bit differently – we don’t assess based on CV or past experience. We’ll ask application questions which are relevant to the role and the skills we need to ensure our process is fair, inclusive and everyone has equal opportunity to demonstrate their suitability.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to making reasonable adjustments where required. Additionally, where practicable. We offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements for a role. To discuss in more detail, please contact careers@abi.org.uk

To find out more

You can find lots more information on our careers page, including details of our generous benefits package and who we are as an organisation.

You can find out how we use your personal information by reading our candidate Privacy Notice: https://www.abi.org.uk/about-the-abi/careers/abi-candidate-privacy-notice/.