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Senior Events Manager (FTC up to one year family leave cover) |
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Museum of the Home |
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£35,000 p.a. |
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Full-Time Position
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London, England |
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Monday, 27th October 2025 |
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| Job Description |
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Main responsibilities
• Manage the Events Team to ensure that all events are immaculately organised and meet the high standards expected within the Museum
• Line management of Events Manager and Events Assistant
• Review, maintain and grow preferred list of suppliers
• Coordinate and supervise a range of events across all spaces for hire, working closely with inhouse teams, catering and external suppliers to ensure events run on time and to high standards, including booking, scheduling and invoicing
• Coordinate the production and distribution of effective marketing materials to promote venue hire
• Benchmark commercial hire costings in line with trends and market factors
• Review and monitor leads and enquiries
• Advise clients on the Museum’s operational and logistical policies to ensure the successful and safe running of their event
• Liaise with the Finance team on invoicing, payments and accurate income reporting
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, including the use of accredited suppliers, health and safety, and adherence to the licence conditions
• Coordinate and help run commercial partnership events, such as fairs, workshops, late-night openings and retail events, ensuring high standards are met at all times
• Liaise with commercial partners on marketing of events, data capture and to ensure all requirements are fulfilled
• Work closely with the Development team to coordinate and deliver their events programme including creating a timeline for each event
• Liaise with caterers, external suppliers and internal staff on all areas of event organisation
• Recruit and coordinate speakers, contributors and volunteers
• Monitor and track event budgets and report to the Head: Commercial Development on a regular basis.
The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required.
Key performance indicators ( KPIs)
The following are key measures which show that the jobholder is delivering effectively in their role:
• Lead the Events Team to achieve event targets and budgets
• Organised planning and efficient administration
• Successful delivery of events
• Accuracy, relevance and timeliness of reports |
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Skills/Knowledge/Personal Attributes:
Type of technical, specialised skills or personal attributes that are required to deliver ‘main responsibilities’ above.
Essential:
• Demonstrable experience in event management, including administration and coordination
• A creative approach to events and the ability to plan multiple events at once
• Well organised and calm under pressure
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Positive attitude and ability to work flexibly under own initiative
• Ability to carry out duties as required such as manual handling tasks
• High level of interpersonal skills and an excellent manner with members of the public, clients, suppliers and colleagues, in person, in writing, on the phone and online
• High degree of computer literacy, IT MS Office Suite and ability to effectively manage databases
• Experience of managing supplier relationships
• Budget management experience
Desirable:
• Experience of line management
• Worked in a heritage site |
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| Application Instructions |
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For more information about the role and to apply please visit Museum website
https://museumofthehome.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us/
Please note we are interviewing on Tuesday 4 November, in person at the Museum. As part of the interview process there will be a short task to prepare ahead of the interview, and this will form the basis of our interview discussion. |
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