Birdcage Walk, Central London (Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week)
The Role
As a Prizes & Awards Administrator, you will support the delivery of our prizes and awards programme as it transitions in-house.
Specifically, you will ensure our awards are delivered effectively and help reform our processes to align with our mission to recognise new talent, champion innovative ideas and contribute to membership growth.
Working with internal teams, judges and applicants, you will support the smooth administration of the full awards cycle. You will also work across data management, committee support and event co-ordination, ensuring records are accurate, compliant and well organised, and that award ceremonies are delivered successfully.
Additionally, you will:
- Input and track applications and monitor programme outcomes
- Generate reports and provide insights to support programme development
- Provide secretariat support to the Trustee Board Awards Committee
- Co-ordinate timelines for applications, judging and award announcements
- Organise and manage logistics for in-person and virtual award ceremonies
About You
To be considered as a Prizes & Awards Administrator, you will need:
- Previous experience in administration, event co-ordination or awards programme management
- Proficiency in data management software (e.g. CRM systems) and MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Strong organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders
- The ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines
The Benefits
- Salary of £32,000 - £34,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Benefits, including stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance and private health cover
- Continuous training and career development
- A range of wellbeing benefits to encourage a healthy work-life balance
This is an exciting opportunity for an organised administrator or event or award programme co-ordinator to advance their career with our globally respected Institution.
You will join the team at a pivotal moment as the prizes and awards programme is repositioning, giving you the chance to make a real impact on the role and support shaping the role to enable you to make a fantastic contribution.
The closing date for this role is the 12th April 2026.
Other organisations may call this role Awards Administrator, Programme Administrator, Events Administrator, Membership Administrator, or Awards Co-ordinator.
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So, if you want to support the recognition of excellence across the engineering profession as a Prizes & Awards Administrator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
About the IMechE
With over 110,000 members in 140 countries, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has been at the heart of the mechanical engineering profession since 1847. We strive to improve the world through engineering by developing engineers, promoting engineering, informing opinion and encouraging innovation.
We are proud to have achieved workplace accreditations – Investors in People Gold and Investors in Wellbeing Silver. These awards reflect our organisation’s commitment to our employees, who are a vital part of supporting the engineering community
Salary description
£32000.00 - £34000.00 per year