Events Coordinator Apprentice
LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIMITED
Liverpool (L3 9LQ)
Closes on Friday 30 October 2026
Posted on 9 September 2026
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Summary
An Events Assistant Apprentice is a junior, hands-on role focused on supporting the end-to-end planning, logistics, and delivery of live, virtual, or hybrid events while working toward a formal qualification.
You will be involved in; Pre-Events, Live Events & Post-Events activities, along with learning & development
- Wage
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£25,000 a year
- Training course
- Event assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Support the planning and delivery of Liverpool Chamber’s events programme, working closely with the Events Manager to help deliver a competitive and engaging range of events that provides value to members and the wider business community.
- Assist with the coordination and operational delivery of events, supporting event logistics, venues, suppliers, delegates, speakers and event materials to ensure every detail is planned and delivered to a high standard.
- Provide an excellent experience for attendees, acting as a welcoming and professional point of contact before, during and after events and supporting members, guests, speakers and partners throughout their experience.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Chamber, particularly the Membership, Marketing and International teams, to support events that contribute to wider business objectives, engagement activity and member needs.
- Support the promotion and communication of events, working with the Marketing team to ensure event information is accurate, engaging and communicated effectively to relevant audiences.
- Maintain accurate event information and records, supporting delegate lists, bookings, event communications, budgets and post-event feedback, while ensuring information is kept up to date and organised. Our event contacts are managed through our CRM system, and the person in this role will be expected to keep them up to date and accurate.
- Contribute ideas and feedback to help enhance the events programme and member experience, developing an understanding of the local business community and the role Liverpool Chamber plays within the wider business ecosystem.
Where you'll work
Suite G08-G10, Cotton Exchange Building
Bixteth Street
Liverpool
L3 9LQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ACCESS FURTHER EDUCATION LIMITED
Training course
Event assistant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Operational: Gather facts and collate information in response to a brief or request, like searching for the right location and venue for an event.
- Operational: Respond to requests from the different functional teams and carry out a variety of daily and weekly tasks to assist in the planning and preparation of an event.
- Operational: Provide assistance onsite at an event by registering delegates or by helping to assist the onsite team with a variety of tasks.
- Operational: Manage your time effectively by understanding how to prioritise tasks according to their importance and urgency for the stakeholders of an event.
- Operational: Use software packages to create word processing and spreadsheet documents.
- Operational: Contribute to reports, event project plans and written presentations for clients
- Operational: Use a range of event technology platforms and in-house bespoke software systems and databases.
- Operational: Show careful attention to regulations and internal policies.
- Professional: Listen, interpret, understand, vocalise and respond to clients’ needs.
- Professional: Speak and write clearly in order to prepare written communications or provide instructions that are needed for a client, supplier or team member.
- Professional: Build rapport and trust with the stakeholders of an event so that stakeholders can collaborate well throughout the planning and organisation processes.
- Professional: Question effectively to ensure understanding of what is required from clients or colleagues.
- Professional: Have the skills to maintain relationships with colleagues, suppliers or clients once they are built, and be able to repair them when they are damaged.
- Professional: Work effectively within a group environment to prepare for, deliver and/or follow up after an event takes place.
- Commercial: Assist in the preparation, management and reconciliation of event budgets by collecting information, checking data and making calculations.
- Commercial: Show how commercial awareness has been applied through task and time management, specifically using efficient and effective measures to conclude a project in the most proficient way.
Training schedule
Online learning which will happen once per month, for roughly 1-2 hours per session, with the tutor assigned by Access Industry, along with on the job learning from your employer.
There will also be a requirement of 'off the job learning' granted from the employer.
Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce is the authentic voice of business in the city, creating a culture of connected businesses to enable them to collectively thrive. Trusted since 1850, it is centered on supporting and representing the interests of its member businesses across every sector, now and for the future. Headquartered in the heart of Liverpool’s business district in a brand-new office, we offer a flexible working approach, with the opportunity to work from home as agreed with line management. This role will be based within our Events team who work to deliver a busy programme of events for our membership base across Liverpool City Region. Membership of Liverpool Chamber is delivered through an active schedule of events, promotion of member activity through our communication platforms, access to cost reduction and support schemes, advocacy of business concerns both locally and nationally and international trade support and training.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full time employment.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACCESS FURTHER EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052375.
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Closes on Friday 30 October 2026
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