Head of Events in London

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead the Turing’s evolving events portfolio, creating experiences that bring together influential voices from science, technology, policy, industry and beyond. You will set the direction for our events and convening activity, ensuring we focus our resources where they can have the greatest impact. From the Turing Lectures and scientific conferences to stakeholder showcases, dinners and briefings, you will help us reach the right audiences and create events that strengthen our reputation, relationships and influence.

This is a strategic role, but in a small team you will also be comfortable getting hands-on. You will lead on overseeing delivery and budgets, advise senior colleagues on where we should invest our time and resources, and help us build new approaches to sponsorship and partnership income. Working across Communications and Engagement and with colleagues throughout the Institute, you will help establish events as a critical part of how the Turing convenes, engages and communicates.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will be an experienced events leader with a strong track record of shaping and delivering events portfolios from strategy through to evaluation. You will bring excellent commercial and financial judgement, including experience managing budgets, securing sponsorship or partnership income, and making evidence-based decisions about which activities to deliver, support or decline. Comfortable combining strategic leadership with hands-on event management, you will have experience leading a small team and managing suppliers, temporary resources and external partners. Strong influencing and interpersonal skills will be essential, enabling you to advise senior and scientific colleagues, manage expectations and translate complex content for different audiences. You will also demonstrate a thorough understanding of inclusive, accessible and safe event delivery, including health and safety, data protection and EDI principles.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Shape and lead the Institute’s events portfolio, ensuring activity is aligned with our strategic priorities, reaches the right audiences and delivers maximum impact.
• Lead and develop a small events team, combining strategic leadership with hands-on project management and delivery when needed.
• Develop sponsorship and partnership opportunities, building a more commercial approach to events and identifying opportunities to generate income.
• Advise on the Turing’s events and convening activity, including our presence at external conferences, working with senior, scientific and professional colleagues across the Institute.
• Oversee event budgets, suppliers and operations, ensuring events are well managed, inclusive, accessible, safe and effectively evaluated.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 6th December at 23:59 (London, UK BST/GMT). We reserve the right to close this vacancy early or to interview suitable candidates before the closing date if enough applications are received.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This full time post is offered permanent. The annual salary is £70,000 - £75,000 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies. The Alan Turing Institute is based at the British Library, in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter. We offer a flexible, hybrid approach to working, recognising the benefits of both remote working and in-person collaboration. Office attendance expectations may vary depending on the role, team and organisational needs, and may evolve over time. The hiring team will be happy to discuss the current arrangements during the interview process.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The Alan Turing Institute is committed to creating an environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated fairly. We value diversity of background, experience, and perspective, and are proud to be an inclusive employer. We warmly encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from groups currently under-represented in our sector. If you feel passionate about this role but don’t meet every single requirement, please apply - we recognise that great candidates may bring strengths beyond the criteria listed.