We are inviting applications for a Marketing & Events Assistant to join Garden Court Chambers.
Garden Court Chambers is a number one ranked barristers’ chambers advising solicitors, members of the public and organisations across the UK and around the world.
We are committed to fighting injustice, defending human rights and upholding the rule of law. We help many clients use the law to advance social justice and equality. Garden Court has a proud history of winning ground-breaking cases of constitutional importance. Our legal challenges have overturned great injustices in many landmark decisions. Equally, our barristers fight hard for clients in countless cases that don’t hit the headlines, but are nonetheless vital for defending the rights of those we represent.
Garden Court is the largest chambers in London and the second largest in the UK with almost 200 barristers. Our main areas of law are civil liberties and human rights, criminal defence, community care law, family law, inquests and Public Inquiries, immigration and asylum law and social housing law. Our work attracts media attention on an almost daily basis. We have over 17K followers on social media across six social media feeds. We consistently win awards, including Human Rights Set of the Year and Crime Set of the Year.
Marketing and Events Assistant Duties
Reporting to: Director of Communications & Marketing (DCM) on marketing with some supervision by the Marketing & Communications Officer
Reporting to: Operations Manager on operation tasks
Events
- Working with the Marketing and Communications Officer in managing chambers’ marketing events
- Liaising with clerking teams and barristers to plan events such as seminars and round tables.
- Dealing with administration of events (except for room hire requests by external parties) including:
- Sending events invitations
- Receiving RSVPs
- Making badges for attendees and speakers
- Liaising with speakers and assist with formatting and printing events material
- Liaising with external designers and suppliers where relevant
- Managing the event space including setting it up in an appropriate form for all events
- Dealing with catering for events (ordering refreshments or liaising with external provider where appropriate)
- Collating feedback forms and producing feedback reports after events
4. Assisting Marketing and Communications Officer in promoting events online including updating Garden Court Chambers’ events page.
Operations
5. Undertaking daily stationery stock check.
6. Undertaking daily check of printers and ensuring they are well stocked with paper.
7. Ordering stationery supplies as and when needed.
8. Occasionally assisting Administration Assistants during busy periods.
Person Specification
ESSENTIAL:
- Educated to A level or equivalent
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to understand and identify with the work, ethos and values of Garden Court Chambers, namely an interest in human rights and social justice
- Some experience of organising and arranging events
- Excellent standard of oral and written English
- Willingness to work flexibly to ensure that events are covered (this includes occasional evenings, for which time off is given)
- Good team player
DESIRABLE: one or more of the following:
- Educated to graduate level
- Previous experience working for a barristers’ chambers or law firm
- Previous experience working for an NGO/charity/campaign group connected with our areas of work
Salary, Benefits and Terms and Conditions
- This positions attracts a salary of circa £24,000 plus staff benefits
- Hours: 09:30-18:00 or 9.00-17.30 Monday-Friday
- Holidays: 25 days per annum pro rata (excluding bank holidays but including three days between Christmas and New Year)
- Interest-free loan for travel card (after probation)
- Pension, including a 5% employer's contribution after six months, and income-protection schemes
How to apply
To apply, please complete and return the application form and equality and diversity monitoring form to saleha@gclaw.co.uk by 4pm on Friday 27 March 2020.
To download a copy of the job description and person specification, please click here.
Garden Court is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination and to encouraging diversity. Applications from ethnic minority and women candidates are particularly welcome. We seek to operate a fair recruitment process.
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