Event Assistant
New York, NY

As a Barclays Event Assistant, you will have an exciting chance to be in charge of managing, developing, and executing a diverse range of events to the highest standard through excellent organizational skills, innovation, and creativity. You will ensure activity is aligned with business objectives, firm-wide policies and procedures, and marketing/communication strategies. You will be accountable for all aspects of event management on a varying scale of events, often leading a project team comprising other colleagues.

Salary/ Rate Minimum: $76,000
Salary/ Rate Maximum: $97,500

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

• Providing project support to the team by demonstrating excellent organizational skills, clear communication, and ability to trouble shoot and find solutions as required
• Understanding and learning departmental processes and follow these across all activities and consistent data accuracy and attention to detail
• Helping colleagues with event planning and on-site event assistance including: invitation creation and development and taking on roles within a team
• Assisting with new vendor set-up and payments, assisting with speaker review and vetting, site searches, and supply management
• Assisting and supporting with small scale events with oversight from manager or senior colleagues within the team
• Helping the team team building and morale events for the team and basic knowledge of event planning functions
• Leading ad-hoc projects on behalf of the team (Workstream areas for function) and building and maintaining effective relationships with preferred suppliers
• Exhibiting the ability to adhere to policies and ability to take ownership, multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Proficient in Microsoft skills (Powerpoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Industry knowledge and prior experience is an advantage

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Demonstrates confidence, proactive, responsiveness, and enthusiastic behavior
• Aptitude and ability to navigate different technology systems
• Team player with the ability to work within a team and effective time management, being able to manage your own time and work volumes
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to guide others

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 32-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

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We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.