Events Manager (Estates)

Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. It is also the oldest art and design university in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world‘s number one art and design university for a remarkable ten consecutive years, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 – the worldwide survey of academic and industry opinion.

Due to an internal promotion, The Royal College of Art (RCA) is seeking an experienced Estates Events Manager to join our dynamic Estate Management division. As a world-leading institution for art and design, we are committed to delivering exceptional exhibitions and academic events both on and off our campuses.

Position Overview: As the Estates Events Manager, you will play a pivotal role in planning, executing, and delivering the college's exhibitions and key academic events. You will work collaboratively with the wider Estates team, ensuring the smooth and successful management of events encompassing built environment, security, safety, and service requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the full delivery of the events schedule in collaboration with the show management team.
• Project plan estates activities, ensuring timely communication with relevant team members and stakeholders.
• Liaise closely with students, operations managers, marketing departments, and other key stakeholders to ensure successful event delivery.
• Oversee and control the Estates overall and individual show budgets.
• Shape all show content from an Estates perspective, working closely with show committees and management teams.
• Manage relationships with show partners, talents, and key associations.
• Work on-site during events to manage relationships with internal professional services, students, and contractors.
• Conduct post-show reviews, reconciliations, and analysis.
• Guide the Estates team, ensuring regular training and development.
• Provide policies, procedures, and documents for events, continuously improving them based on lessons learned.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience in event management, including developing and implementing operational plans and event programmes.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and lead teams to achieve corporate objectives.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with an eye for detail.
• Experience in managing multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Positive attitude with a commitment to delivering high-quality results.

What You Are Good At:

• Natural leader and motivator.
• Relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strategic, commercial, proactive thinker, and planner.
• Organized with an eye for detail.
• Experience in managing organizational presence at shows and events.
• Understanding of effective pre- and post-event communications.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a prestigious institution.
• Professional development opportunities.

If you are a proactive, organized, and passionate individual with experience in event management and are looking for an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of exhibitions and events at The Royal College of Art, we would love to hear from you.

Please see Information Pack for further details.

Application deadline: 11.59pm on 25th April 2024

Interview are likely to be held 1st May 2024

The Royal College of Art (RCA)  aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected. 

We recognise the broad range of experiences that a diverse staff and student body brings and how this  strengthens our research and enhances our teaching. In order for RCA to remain a world-leading institution we are committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles throughout all of our processes, from application through to appointment.

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