Overview

Events Programme Manager - London

Purpose of role: London & Partners supports the growth journey of over 1000 businesses each year. The Event Programme Manager delivers some of our most important community events supporting start-ups and scale-ups, our peer-to-peer networks and sector community events (including Demo Days, Pitching Sessions, Overlooked and Founders groups). The position holder will also project manage our annual summit and build strong relationships with high-profile speakers in the tech ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Annual Summit & Networks
  • Curate and deliver the elements of the annual summit every November, owning any project management.
  • Build meaningful relationships with Partners and key stakeholders both internally and externally.
  • In collaboration with the wider Marketing directorate, lead and plan brand, marketing and communications strategy ensuring effective execution to achieve consistent, high-quality messaging and increased brand recognition. This may include cross-channel marketing campaigns; digital; social media; thought leadership content creation; PR opportunities.
  • Contribute to the creation of processes to monitor and evaluate the different deliverables of the summit and develop reporting tools to continue to build and improve on delivery.
  • Support the team to secure sponsorship funds, collaborating with the Partnerships team to support ongoing engagement of those Partners.
• Events and Communities
  • Work with the Head of Communities to feed into our strategy for community events, peer-to-peer networks and sector community events (including Demo Days and Overlooked and Founders groups).
  • Deliver a programme of community events, leading on content creation, curation, and delivery and ensure all events are of a very high quality and well attended. Where appropriate host or facilitate these events.
  • Liaise with the L&P sector leads (including Life Sciences and Creative Industries) to include high-quality speakers and develop content relevant to our communities and sector growth trends.
  • Manage engagement with our alumni communities and ensure they are aware of relevant L&P opportunities.
  • Ensure feedback (NPS) is monitored to continuously improve event satisfaction.
  • Support the partnerships team to identify potential commercial partnership conversations in relation to wider L&P programmes.
  • Perform data analysis and create data driven insights on programme content, Partners and community to inform critical decision making and programme content planning.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills to manage a range of stakeholders and experience in establishing good relationships and alliances with internal and external networks.
• Experience in curating and delivering regular high-profile events.
• Experience in public speaking, including presenting and moderating.
• A track record of collaborating with others to deliver results.
• Able to develop innovative ideas and solutions to plans, challenges and objectives through creative and strategic thinking.
• Able to demonstrate resilience and adapt positively within ambiguous and fast changing priorities and cultural agendas.
• Able to demonstrate self-awareness seeking out challenges and opportunities to improve both personal and organisational performance.
• Clear, engaging and articulate communicator, able to convey a motivating and compelling sense of purpose, direction and success to key stakeholders.
• Able to manage and deliver multiple projects and programmes of work alongside each other with available resources measuring and monitoring performance throughout.
• Excellent interpersonal/customer service skills, ability to lead by example.
• Ability to effectively develop and implement work plans and ensure all tasks are delivered to the required standards.
• Ability to achieve deadlines and targets, monitor performance of the matrix team and take corrective action where necessary.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of senior stakeholder representatives, partners and customers.
• Attention to detail with high professional standards.

What you’ll get

• To join a fast paced, flexible and inclusive social enterprise
• Hybrid working environment
• 30 days’ holiday in addition to UK public holidays
• Excellent employer pension contribution and Medical Cash Plan

Other notes

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. London & Partners encourages applications from people of any background. We also appreciate flexibility in working patterns and welcome discussion about flexibility at interview (full-time, job-share, part-time).

We encourage applications from all sections of the community.