Victoria and Albert Museum
Corporate and Private Events Manager
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The Role
We're looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Corporate and Private Events Manager on a permanent basis to join our busy income-generating events team.
Working within the Corporate Events team you will promote, sell, plan and deliver events across V&A multi-site venues for private and corporate clients. The team sits within the Development department and run over 160 events a year, bringing in unrestricted income of over £2 million a year. You will use your experience within a busy events environment to work with a variety of clients planning events from sales enquiry to on-the-night delivery, with a collaborative and can-do attitude engaging with both internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- To answer event enquiries, undertake site visits across V&A multi-site and oversee events to a high standard.
- To proactively sell and market V&A event opportunities, with the support of the rest of the Corporate Events Team.
- To deliver full and effective supervision of all contractors (e.g. caterers, florists, lighting and production companies), ensuring all procedures and guidelines are available and understood.
- To ensure that the Museum is treated with respect, that Health & Safety guidelines are adhered to, and that the Museum is returned to normal for the public after each event.
- To ensure that day-to-day documentation around events is thorough with consistent management of invoices, briefing and Security documents, Risk Assessments etc.
- To liaise with Museum colleagues to maintain the ‘events diary’ multi-site and ensure accurate information on any gallery re-fits, closures, access, opening policies etc. that may impact on the successful delivery of events.
- To be well informed of the Museum’s Public Programme including knowledge of forthcoming exhibitions.
- To work in liaison with the Corporate Partnerships team to promote corporate event opportunities to current Corporate Members and Sponsors, and deliver events for active partnerships.
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Who Are We Looking For
- Significant and demonstrable experience in a comparable events environment within a broad range of arts/heritage venues.
- Highly professional, confident and well-presented with a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
- Excellent planning and time management skills: good at working under pressure, prioritising and managing multiple requirements.
- Excellent written, numerical and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail. Ability to confidently juggle administrative work of varying types at periods of high demand.
- Ability to be a team player, both within the Corporate Events team and the wider Development Department and Museum as a whole.
- Confident people skills – ability to work with a broad range of people (from VIPs to private clients to caterers) often during time pressured events.
- Demonstrable ability to pivot quickly to the demands and requirements of high-level clients and VIPs with professional demeanour, whilst upholding the security and protection of the Museum’s fabric and collections.
- Availability to work outside normal office hours and across multiple V&A London sites.
- An understanding of fundraising including corporate membership schemes and sponsorship is desirable.
- Interest in the work of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety obligations.
- Good contacts and a network in the events industry is desirable.
- Good understanding of social media and how it can be used as a marketing tool is desirable.
- Shares our Values of Sustainability, Equity, Creativity, Collaboration and Generosity.
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What’s in It for You?
- 29 days of holiday + public holidays each year
- 5.5% employee pension contribution, 10% employer pension contribution (post-probation)
- Life assurance scheme (to value of 4 x annual salary)
- Family-friendly policies e.g. enhanced maternity + paid carers leave
- Free sanitary products for all employees across our sites
- Free entrance to many major museums and exhibitions
- Benefits platform offering discounts at major retailers
- & many more
Full job description and list of benefits on our website
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