Events Assistant

Event Assistant

Fixed term contract until to 30 January 2026

(London - Hybrid working)

About The Vacancy

Are you an experienced Events assistant, self-motivated, and with a proven ability of successfully organising and managing a wide-ranging workload? Is doing a job that makes a difference important to you?

An exciting opportunity for Maternity Cover has arisen in the Methodist Church in Britain Mission Team. It is great opportunity to gain experience of supporting and assisting the delivery of a large weekend event. 3Generate is the dynamic and innovative event for 4-18 year olds. It is an annual weekend event for 2500 children, young people, adult leaders and volunteers at The NEC in Birmingham.

The role holder will be assisting the 3Generate Event Manager to work collaboratively with colleagues to provide event support for delivery of 3Generate

About You

Event assistant experience is essential for this role.

We are looking for a responsible and competent event assistant to provide a high level and timely administrative and event support, to ensure efficient and quality delivery of the event. The post holder will be enthusiastic with good time management and organisation skills. You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills. And have the ability to engage with and effectively use various web based software tools.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Well-being Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.

Closing Date: 31 March 2025.

Interview Date: 7 April 2025 in London.