Events Manager

We're looking for an experienced Events Manager to join our small team, working alongside two Events Managers to deliver three cultivation events, including a large-scale carol concert at St Paul's Cathedral. This is a fixed term contract until December '24.

If you have a track record for delivering high value cultivation events that engage supporters and offer an impeccable guest experience, this is a great opportunity for you to join a welcoming and high performing team. You'll be working hands-on and so attendance at two London based events (currently confirmed for November 18th and December 5th) is essential. In the unlikely event of a date change, flexibility will be required.

Please see role description for all responsibilities.

We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include working from our London office on occasion. Your travel costs to the London office are not covered.

Closing date for applications - 19th July.
Interviews to be held in our London office on 25th July

Must haves:

• Proven experience of organising successful, ideally large-scale, cultivation events.
• Proven experience of project managing events, including all aspects of event planning, logistics and budgeting.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and Microsoft Teams.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent negotiating and influencing skills and ability to work collaboratively with a range of internal stakeholders and across internal boundaries.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing demands and work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills,
• An ability to manage complex relationships and work with sponsors and partners.

Any other details:

• Required to work on events out of normal business hours, including travel and overnight stays
• Demonstrate empathy and understanding for the issues faced by older people
• Work across Celebrities and Cultivation Events Team as required.

What we offer in return

• Competitive annual salary advertised, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata)
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

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Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.