Development Events Manager

About the Role

Our Commercial Development team plays a key role in building meaningful relationships and creating engaging opportunities that connect supporters with the work of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Working closely with senior stakeholders and the Head of Commercial Development, you’ll lead the delivery of a high‑profile programme of development‑led events, private views and exclusive visits that support fundraising and stewardship objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s development led events programme, including private views, bespoke tours and supporter events, ensuring exceptional standards are delivered.
• Line manage the Development Events team, providing leadership, direction and support to build a high‑performing and collaborative culture.
• Translate the Commercial Development strategy into a compelling events programme that supports fundraising, stewardship and income generation objectives.
• Act as senior operational lead on events, overseeing end-to-end delivery, guest experience, logistics and on‑site management.
• Build strong working relationships across the wider organisation (such as Visitor Operations, Security, Finance teams) as well as with external partners to ensure seamless delivery.
• Manage event budgets, income and expenditure, ensuring accuracy, value for money and effective reporting.
• Lead post-event evaluation and reporting, using insights to continuously improve performance and supporter engagement.
• Represent [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] with confidence and authority, acting as an ambassador and champion for its charitable vision and aims.

About You

• Experience delivering high quality, high profile events in a development, fundraising, cultural, heritage or hospitality environment.
• Experience of providing clear operational leadership in a busy, fast-paced environment with proven ability to manage complex events with multiple stakeholders, priorities and timescales.
• Strong project management skills, with excellent organisational ability and attention to detail.
• With an analytical yet responsive approach and sensitivity to reputational risk, the ability to make sound judgement when leading the team and operations.
• Confident and persuasive communicator, able to brief senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships with supporters and partners.
• Commercially aware, with a clear understanding of income generation and stewardship through events.
• Experience of people management, and development of others to foster a positive, supportive culture.

Benefits

• Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.
• Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.
• We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Other perks include 20% off at our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more employee discounts.
• Find out more about the full range of benefits available to our employees here: Rewards and Benefits.

Additional Information

Job Description PDF: Development Events Manager.pdf – 253KB

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