Sales Account Manager in Slough

Permanent Salary: £31-32,000k per annum + bonus & benefits

Hours: Annualised hours, 37 hours per week (excluding breaks)

About the QEII Centre

We are the QEII Centre, the largest dedicated conference and exhibition space in central London. Our venue offers world-class facilities for high profile conferences, conventions, exhibitions, and events, hosting over 400 national and international events each year. Our clients are central to everything we do and as such, continuous improvement of our customer service is vital. We are proud to have won many prestigious awards over the years. We believe that our people are the key to our success and employees sit at the heart of our work, from our award-winning in-house caterers QEII Taste, through to our experienced AV and IT teams (QEII Live). Everything we do is underpinned by our Values and our dedication to putting our clients first.

Sales & Marketing

We are looking for a Sales Account Manager to work as part of the reactive sales team. They will be the first point of contact for clients. The primary responsibility of the role is selling the facilities at QEII Centre to the UK corporate and agency market, employing sales skills to help achieve an overall team target of £8.5m for next financial year, and challenging forward sales revenue targets from existing and new clients. In addition, the jobholder will be responsible for managing several key client accounts to gain maximum profitability whilst maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.

QEII benefits will include:

• Bonus scheme (discretionary) calculated on corporate and individual performance.
• Membership of the Civil Service Pension Scheme
• 25 days' annual leave, with an additional day per year to a maximum of 30 days & 1 privilege day
• Subsidised staff restaurant/coffee bar
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• On site cycle rack
• 3 days paid volunteering
• Participation at staff events; celebratory, educational, team
• Access to learning and development tailored to you
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• Regular employment engagement activities
• Dynamic, hybrid-working environment

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates should apply by submitting the following documents:

• A tailored CV, setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements, of no more than two pages. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
• A personal statement, showing how you meet the criteria of the person specification evidence, of no more than 500 words.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

The closing date for applications is 29th January 2026 @ 23.59 GMT. We will be sifting applications using Experience from your job history, qualifications and personal statement from 30th January – 3rd February 2026. Interviews will take place week commencing 6th February 2026. For candidates invited for interview, this vacancy is using the Civil Service Success Profiles Framework, and we will be assessing Strengths, Experience, Behaviours and Technical Skills. Successful candidates will be invited back for a second interview, week commencing 16th February 2026. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Further Information

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We recruit by merit based on fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or you feel that recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner's Recruitment Principles, you may make a complaint, by contacting the HR Department in the first instance.

Important Note: Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Counter-terrorist-check and the process can take up to 8 weeks to complete. Please note that successful candidates will need to pass the CTC security checks – this requires you to have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.