Events Coordinator (Seasonal support)

Salary: £29,748 - £31,557 per annum

The BFI is looking for an Events Coordinator to join the BFI’s Fundraising & Enterprise Events team on a fixed term contract until October 2024. The Events Coordinator will provide administrative support to the year-round cultivation and stewardship programme of events, support for the biennial BFI LUMINOUS Gala and events across the BFI London Film Festival (October 2024).

Key responsibilities include:

• To support the delivery of the Fundraising & Enterprise Events Team’s year-round events, including BFI National Archive Tours, Preview Screenings for Patrons & Donors, BFI LUMINOUS Gala, VIP receptions & events around the BFI London Film Festival.
• To be the RSVP and coordinate guest lists for Fundraising & Enterprise events (year-round and during BFI London Film Festival).
• Support the Fundraising & Enterprise events team as required with other administrative areas of event delivery such as meetings, emails, note taking and event schedules.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Knowledge and appreciation of large-scale, fundraising or donor events within the cultural and charity sectors.
• Demonstrable experience with ticketing systems, coordinating guest lists, invitations and RSVPs
• Experience of working in a team in a high-pressure environment
• Communication and presentation skills with the ability to liaise effectively with external stakeholders and service providers.

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description.

Fixed Term Contract: Monday 1 July until Friday 25 October 2024

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional paid time off at Christmas), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Further information

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be found on our website.

First interviews are Monday 3 or Wednesday 5 June 2024

The closing date for this position is 28/05/2024 at 23:59