Head of University Events
Posted Today by Michael Page
£67,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Head of University Events at Queen Mary University is a newly established leadership role focused on enhancing event delivery in alignment with the university's strategic goals. The position involves building relationships with stakeholders, managing large budgets, and ensuring compliance with event regulations. The successful candidate will also be responsible for developing innovative event strategies and maintaining high standards of communication and branding. This role is pivotal in supporting the university's commitment to impactful education and research.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the University to enable effective event delivery
- Identify how events support strategic goals and set clear, measurable objectives
- Forecast demand for key events such as graduations and open days
- Provide expert advice on event strategy to senior leaders
- Stay informed on industry trends to continually improve the events programme
- Develop and deliver the annual events calendar aligned to strategic priorities
- Introduce innovative ideas to enhance event impact and engagement
- Ensure the right systems and resources are in place to support delivery
- Provide leadership and guidance on best practice in event management across the University
- Manage large budgets and procurement, ensuring value for money
- Ensure all events meet compliance standards, including health and safety and risk management
- Maintain high standards for event communications, brand and messaging
- Support senior leaders with clear and confident advice on delivery
- Ensure all events have clear objectives aligned to strategic goals
- Evaluate performance and use insights to improve future events
- Embed a consistent approach to stakeholder engagement through events
- Act as a brand ambassador, ensuring consistency across all event activity
Key Skills:
- Strong experience managing large budgets and leading procurement activity
- Proven leadership skills with experience managing teams and performance
- In-depth knowledge of event regulations, compliance and risk management
- Extensive experience in stakeholder and customer relationship management
- Demonstrated success delivering large-scale, complex events
- Strong understanding of best practice in event management
- Experience working with senior leaders, boards and within matrix organisations
- Proven ability to develop and deliver impactful event strategies
Salary (Rate): £67,000.00/year
City: City Of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Queen Mary University are hiring a new Head of University Events. This is a new position for the organisation and a leadership role
Client Details
Queen Mary University of London is a leading Russell Group university recognised for its world-class research and strong commitment to social justice and inclusion. Based in East London, it brings together a diverse community of students, academics and partners, delivering impactful work across education, research and wider society.
Description
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the University to enable effective event delivery
- Identify how events support strategic goals and set clear, measurable objectives
- Forecast demand for key events such as graduations and open days
- Provide expert advice on event strategy to senior leaders
- Stay informed on industry trends to continually improve the events programme
- Develop and deliver the annual events calendar aligned to strategic priorities
- Introduce innovative ideas to enhance event impact and engagement
- Ensure the right systems and resources are in place to support delivery
- Provide leadership and guidance on best practice in event management across the University
- Manage large budgets and procurement, ensuring value for money
- Ensure all events meet compliance standards, including health and safety and risk management
- Maintain high standards for event communications, brand and messaging
- Support senior leaders with clear and confident advice on delivery
- Ensure all events have clear objectives aligned to strategic goals
- Evaluate performance and use insights to improve future events
- Embed a consistent approach to stakeholder engagement through events
- Act as a brand ambassador, ensuring consistency across all event activity
Profile
- Strong experience managing large budgets and leading procurement activity
- Proven leadership skills with experience managing teams and performance
- In-depth knowledge of event regulations, compliance and risk management
- Extensive experience in stakeholder and customer relationship management
- Demonstrated success delivering large-scale, complex events
- Strong understanding of best practice in event management
- Experience working with senior leaders, boards and within matrix organisations
- Proven ability to develop and deliver impactful event strategies
Job Offer
A competitive salary ranging from £64,331 to £67,971 per annum. Generous annual leave entitlement of 30 working days, excluding bank holidays. Access to a season ticket loan scheme and a comprehensive pension scheme. Participation in reward and recognition programmes and staff networks. Additional benefits, including a cycle-to-work scheme.