Harrow School
Commercial Events and Venues Manager at Harrow School
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Job Reference
EDV/2026/HS/78876
Location
5 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Greater London, HA1 3HP
Contract Type
Permanent
Contract Term
Full-Time
Salary
Please contact the Recruitment Team for salary information.
Hours Per Week
40
Weeks Per Year
All year round
Closing Date
Midnight, Fri 31st Jul, 2026
Positions Available
1
About This Role
Contract summary:
- Contract length: Permanent
- Working weeks: Full time, all year round
- Working hours: 40 hours per week, with some evening and weekend work to oversee events
- Salary: Please contact the recruitment team for salary information.
The role: Harrow School Enterprises raises funds for the development of the School and the provision of a world-class education experience using its beautiful estate, listed buildings and associated facilities. The School has an esteemed reputation for expertly hosting weddings, tours, national and international sports events, conferences, film locations and charity events. The Commercial Events and Venues Manager has a pivotal role in overseeing this wide variety of activities; promoting events online, liaising with clients, organising paperwork and logistics, and connecting with departments across the site to deliver memorable, smoothly delivered events that exceed the clients’ expectations. This is not a typical events role as most events take place during the school holidays, leaving welcome down time during the term to manage paperwork, plan, innovate, and keep more regular office hours. For more information please review the job description attached as a separate document to the advertisement on the School vacancies page.
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The skills:
This role will suit a candidate who relishes the opportunity to develop a broad portfolio of experience within their career rather than specialising in one type of event management. It is an ideal position for someone who loves variety, with no two days the same, working within a small team in beautiful surroundings. You will have solid hands-on experience of taking responsibility for motivating your team, managing events end-to-end ideally in a busy venue setting. You will be used to working with director-level managers; proposing new business opportunities, providing budgetary information and overseeing a superlative customer experience for our clients. Your excellent organisation abilities will allow you to manage multiple tasks with the correct paperwork so everyone is communicated with efficiently. Your strong written and verbal communication skills and tactful, approachable manner will enable you to build strong professional relationships throughout the School.
The Benefits Include
- free lunch
- free parking
- automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme
- use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track.
- subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.
The environment:
Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 835 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses.
Harrow School Enterprises Limited (HSEL) is the trading company of Harrow School. It is responsible for raising additional funds for the School through commercial activities such as events, filming, tours, weddings, educational courses, residential tenant groups and sports facilities hire. HSEL is also the head office for Harrow School Short Courses (HSSC), which is one of the leading providers of summer language courses for international students aged 8-17 years.
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Applications:
Applications will be processed as they are received and interviews may take place before the closing date, so early application is recommended.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.
Related Documents
- AD - Declaration Previous Conv...pdf
- AD - ICT Acceptable Use Policy...pdf
- AD - Job Applicant Privacy Not...pdf
- AD - Recruitment Selection Dis...pdf
- Commercial Events And Venues M...pdf
Contact Details
Recruitment Team
020 8872 8000
recruitment@harrowschool.org.uk
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