Five Rivers Child Care Ltd Hiring for Learning & Development Events Coordinator at Salisbury Full Time

Our busy Learning and Development team are looking for an Events Coordinator to ensure the delivery of a wide variety of training events for all services in our nationwide organisation, providing​ an essential professional support service.

We are looking for someone who is an excellent administrator/co-ordinator and whose own values align to our own in our mission to turn children’s’ lives around.

We’ll need you to source, arrange and organise training events including appropriate training venues, accommodation and catering at the right cost and locations. There will be timescale and deadlines, so we’ll need you to have great organisational skills.

We are a small friendly team within the wider HR Team; you’ll be reporting directly to the L&D Manager and we will ensure you are involved in a broad range of L&D activities and that you continue to develop you own career. ​

Key Responsibilities​

• Co-ordinate the new starter experience
• Source, arrange and organise training events including appropriate training venues, accommodation and catering at the right cost and locations
• Liaise and support Learners and Trainers (Internal and External) in a professional and timely manner with all face-to-face training and learning events across the business
• Aim to have full attendance to all training events as part of our department KPIs
• Communicate, publicise and promote the learning and development programme of events
• Support the HR team as and when required

Key Skills

• Work to high professional standards
• Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Has a high level of attention to detail
• Has the ability to communicate in a friendly and personable way
• To work to timescales and deadlines
• Has experience dealing with varied and multiple ‘customers’ and their queries
• Can work collaboratively at all levels
• Ensures that we offer the best cost-effective and timely training
• Self-motivated
• Works productively without supervision and able to work remotely
• Use own initiative

Essential/Desirable Criteria:

Essential

• GCSEs Maths and English at Grade C or above
• Good level of communication, verbal and written
• Operational proficiency in all Microsoft programmes
• Be able to manage own workload and time
• Be able to deal with change and be positive in coming up with proactive solutions
• Be able to react to unpredictable or unplanned situations

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Desirable

• Worked within HR, Administration, Events, diary management or L&D sector
• Have customer-facing experience
• Be open-minded and able to consider the bigger picture
• Able to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders within the organisation and agencies that we use outside the company

A flexible, blended approach to home and office working is permanently in place for the team, but candidates must be able/willing to travel to our Office in the Heart of Salisbury for team days.

The hours are Monday to Thursday: 09:00am – 17:00pm, Friday 09:00am-4:30pm

​Why Five Rivers?

• ​33 days (25 days plus 8 bank holidays) annual leave allowance​

• On-going training and learning through our Learning & Development Team​
• We are committed to your development – we hold a Gold Investors in People Award​

• Simply Health Medical Cash Back Scheme​
• Perk Box High Street Discounts​
• Ongoing training and support from in house and external trainers​
• Employee Support Programmes
• Enhanced company pension scheme (4% employer contribution) ​
• Refer a friend bonus scheme​
• Long service and recognition scheme​

For more information about the role please contact our Recruitment Partner Caroline on 07545 661471

Five Rivers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People, applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £20,500.00-£22,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme
• Store discounts
• Wellness programmes
• Work from home

Schedule:

Application deadline: 10/07/2022