Communications Officer
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an English-Russian speaking person to join a dynamic and rapidly growing management consulting company based in Watford. You will act as a Communications Officer responsible for a liaison with our foreign partners, potential speakers and European companies involved or hosting events for our clients. You will support and manage the delivery of international training courses and experience exchange programs within your portfolio. The environment is busy and challenging and you must be able to work on multiple events and projects ensuring consistency.
The position is best suited to a creative, self-motivated and confident individual who is ready to step-up to the challenge, happy to work individually and as part of a team. Full time or part time job.
There is an opportunity to arrange a sponsorship for ideal candidates as the company holds a sponsor license.
Key responsibilities include:
• Research, identify and propose new partners, speakers, consultants and suppliers to the company management to create tailored training courses, seminars and experience exchange programs;
• Call potential new partners and suppliers;
• Organize training course and experience exchange programs from scratch;
• Develop negotiation strategies with new potential partners by analyzing companies' operations;
• Build new partnerships with foreign partners and suppliers from scratch as well as improve existing relations;
• Prepare drafts of event agendas, experience exchange programs and training courses;
• Assist with all organizational issues during various projects and experience exchange programs to ensure customer experience enhancement and delivery of high quality seminars and training programs;
• Create, curate, and manage all published content (images and written) for company`s website;
• Assist in ad hoc duties as assigned by the company management/when required;
• Participate in company development and new activities and projects.
The ideal candidate will:
• Have fluent spoken and written English;
• Possess attention to detail, good organizational and negotiating skills;
• Have strong multitasking & time management skills - managing the demands of multiple training courses and experience exchange programs and being able to prioritize the different tasks successfully;
• Able to maintain clear event related files and keep appropriate records of all communication and certain vital procedural detail;
• Focused and calm - able to cope with the pressures of multiple deadlines and responsibility;
• Computer literate - confident working in Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook.
The ideal candidate can travel and accompany our delegates when required.
The company can also organise a sponsorship visa for the ideal candidate.