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This is a fast paced, details orientated role in a dynamic and creative industry. Your role will be to administer, coordinate and support our programmes of events, training, member services, marketing and communications. Reporting into the Events and Programmes Manager it will be an important part of your role to ensure that quality is maintained at a very high level. You will also be a point of contact for the DBA’s membership, answering enquiries and providing an excellent level of customer service across the business. And finally, you’ll provide essential support with tasks across the business, as and when needed.
This integral role will support other team members, and as we’re a small team, you’ll quickly be immersed in the design industry and gain exposure to all parts of the business and how we operate. You’ll learn a lot in a short amount of time and be able to contribute ideas and use your initiative, whilst maintaining and developing key processes.
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Salary: £30k per annum
Salary sacrifice pension: 5% employer contribution
Fully paid Vitality medical insurance
Contract type: Full time, permanent, flexible working environment (see below for further information).
While many of our events are online, we run a series of regional events around the UK which you will be expected to attend, so you would need to be able to get into Central London easily, whilst being willing to occasionally travel throughout the UK.
Reporting to: Events and Programmes Manager.
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Please email Sally Lukins, Managing Director at the DBA at sally@dba.org.uk attaching your CV and a covering letter which explains why you want this job and outlining how your skills and experience match what we’re looking for.
Please use the subject line: DBA Events, Programmes and Marketing Coordinator application.
CVs without an explanatory cover letter will not be reviewed.
We will not be using any form of AI to shortlist or review your application. Please use your own thoughts and language to construct all parts of your application. Applications constructed by AI will not be considered.
Deadline for applications: Friday 28 March 2025.
Interviews will take place in person in central London.
First stage interviews on Monday 7 April and second stage interviews on Thursday 10 April.