Vacancy: Senior Event Manager in Swindon

Key responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development and ongoing refinement of the organisation’s events strategy, ensuring a coherent portfolio aligned to business and member objectives.
• Lead the planning and delivery of a diverse programme of BCS owned and external events, including flagship events including awards, member events, forums and webinars.
• Act as the senior event lead for assigned programmes, providing clear ownership, direction and delivery oversight.
• Work cross functionally to align events with acquisition, engagement, reputation building and revenue goals.
• Manage event budgets, forecasts and reporting, ensuring financial discipline and strong return on investment.
• Build and manage relationships with venues, suppliers, sponsors and external partners.
• Ensure excellence in member and attendee experience across in person, hybrid and virtual formats.
• Oversee all operational aspects of events, including venue management, event related suppliers, production, accessibility, risk management and on the day delivery.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications colleagues to shape and deliver event messaging, and promotional plans.
• Provide clear briefs, timelines and guidance to internal stakeholders contributing to events.
• Create and shape sponsorship packages, collaborating with the Sales team to pitch and sell opportunities directly to clients and external partners.
• Ensure all events meet brand standards, governance requirements and health and safety obligations.
• Use data and feedback to evaluate performance and drive continuous improvement across the events portfolio.
• Develop best practice processes, templates and guidance to support consistent, high quality event delivery.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK upon application.

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What we offer

• Hybrid Working
• 27 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Birthday leave
• Paid Christmas office shutdown
• Private Medical Insurance and/or Health Cash Plan
• Life assurance (x4 salary)
• Income protection
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Free BCS membership
• Financial wellbeing support
• Unum Help@Hand (including access to EAP, online GP consultations, wellbeing support, retail discounts and more)