Events Executive

We have a permanent job opportunity available for an Events Executive, to work for a company who work alongside the Army and Navy. You will be working within a great team that are based in Chelmsford, Essex. The team is made up of people from all walks of life, including many graduates and ex-military, it is a fantastic work environment. Due to success and growth, we have a new opportunity available for an entry level Events Executive to join them. This offers a guaranteed basic salary of £24’000, plus benefits.

Events Executive benefits include...

• 20 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus an additional two-week annual leave break at Christmas.
• For each completed year of service, you will receive an additional day’s annual leave up to a maximum of 5 additional days after 5 years’ service.
• Regular team socials and events.
• Full support and training.
• Excellent progression, with a legacy of promoting from within.
• Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm working hours.

As the Events Executive, you will be working for a successful company that organise global events alongside the Army and Navy. Your role will be varied and will include researching businesses and contacts, fact-finding, networking, and having discussions with businesses daily. You will be selling the benefits of attending their events, where they can network and promote their products, services or technologies to the Army or Navy at their highly successful events. Once researched, you will be cold calling businesses to start the ball rolling and using a tried and tested sales plan to develop relationships, to secure their business and retain them. You will also build relationships and network face-to-face when you attend their global events. This opportunity will give you the chance to travel internationally, as you will attend around three to four fully paid-for global events a year, each for around 2-4 days. You will receive full training and support in this amazing role. Once employed, your full job title will be Delegate Sales Executive and you will earn un-capped commission by organising your contacts to attend their events, it is realistic to earn an additional £20,000 in commission per year, this opportunity is a true game changing role.

To be considered for the Events Executive you will need...

• A valid passport to travel.
• To live within a reasonable distance of Chelmsford.
• To have an extremely clear and professional telephone manner.
• Confidence to speak to business professionals and senior ranking personnel within the Armed Forces.
• To be driven, motivated, enthusiastic, and confident to work to sales targets.
• To be passionate and engaged to work alongside the Armed Forces.
• In terms of experience, you will need to be a graduate or ex-military to be considered for the entry-level role, if you are not a graduate or ex-military, they will consider people with recent office-based telephone sales experience.

If you have any exposure to the Armed Forces such as the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force or Cadets (either yourself, your friends, or your family) it would be highly beneficial, but this is not essential.

This is an amazing, rare, and unique job opportunity!

We look forward to hearing from you.