Head of Events

This role is responsible for leading the overall events, sponsorship, and partnership strategy, working collaboratively with key stakeholders to enhance brand awareness, drive client and prospect engagement, and support lead and demand generation. We are seeking a highly organised, creative, and commercially driven individual who can deliver impactful initiatives and maximise return on investment across all activity. This role is offered on a fixed-term contract for 12 months.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive events, partnerships, and sponsorship strategy aligned to the wider marketing objectives.
• Manage relationships with key strategic partners, overseeing planning, delivery, budgeting, and performance tracking in collaboration with the Marketing Performance Analyst to ensure commitments are met and ROI is maximised.
• Collaborate with marketing and client-facing teams to ensure integrated promotion of events, partnerships and sponsorships across all relevant channels in a timely and consistent manner.
• Identify and develop new partnership opportunities, while strengthening and expanding existing relationships (e.g. Harlequins Rugby Club).
• Take a lead role, alongside the Head of Marketing, in commercial negotiations for key strategic partnerships, and oversee all partnership and sponsorship agreements across the business.
• Lead, develop and coach two direct reports (Events Manager and Sponsorships & Partnerships Executive), as well as providing guidance to the wider events team where appropriate.
• Oversee the end-to-end planning, execution and evaluation of all partnership-led events, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
• Provide oversight and guidance on all branch and team-led events, partnerships and sponsorship activity to ensure maximum value is achieved from each initiative.
• Ensure all communications maintain brand consistency in both tone of voice and visual identity.
• Maintain robust processes for version control and ensure all activities comply with regulatory and legal requirements.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven experience in project management, events, partnerships and/or sponsorship management, ideally within Financial Services or a regulated environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to assess strategic opportunities and clearly articulate value and ROI to internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams, with the ability to delegate effectively and manage workloads.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging with senior leaders and external partners.
• A proactive mindset with a keen interest in industry trends, bringing innovative ideas and seeing them through to execution.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to balance big-picture planning with operational delivery.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, optimise processes, and deliver efficiencies.

Qualifications:

• Degree-level education (or equivalent) in Marketing, Events Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• Candidates with proven leadership experience within events, partnerships and sponsorship functions are strongly encouraged to apply.

Demonstrate Our Values:

• We put clients first. If we do what’s right for our clients, the firm will do well, and we’ll all benefit.
• We act with integrity. We put others above self, and what’s right above what’s easy.
• We believe doing well and doing good aren’t mutually exclusive.
• We think long term. We act responsibly, taking a conservative approach that translates into a strong, stable firm for clients, wealth managers, associates, and shareholders.
• We value independence. We respect autonomy, celebrate individuality and welcome diverse perspectives, while encouraging collaboration and innovation.

Governance:

This role falls under the “First Line of Defence,” where accountability lies in identifying, assessing, controlling, and mitigating risks within the employee’s business area. At Raymond James, we uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethical conduct in line with FCA expectations. All employees are expected to demonstrate behaviours that support a culture of transparency, accountability, and fairness. This includes acting with honesty, treating clients and colleagues with respect, and consistently making decisions that reflect the best interests of customers and the integrity of the financial system. Adherence to the FCA’s Conduct Rules is not only a regulatory requirement but a core part of our commitment to maintaining trust and confidence in the markets we serve.