Development Events Manager

It’s knowing every detail is in place to deliver memorable and meaningful events. It’s bringing the expertise that helps shape our future, developing inspiring ways to build lasting relationships. This is what makes a career with Royal Collection Trust so exceptional.

Our Commercial Development team plays a key role in building meaningful relationships and creating engaging opportunities that connect supporters with the work of Royal Collection Trust. Working closely with senior stakeholders and the Head of Commercial Development, you’ll lead the delivery of a high‑profile programme of development‑led events, private views and exclusive visits that support fundraising and stewardship objectives.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced events professional to grow their career as an operational lead, develop leadership skills, and make a significant impact as an ambassador for Royal Collection Trust.

Key Responsibilities: Lead the planning and delivery of Royal Collection Trust’s development led events programme, including private views, bespoke tours and supporter events, ensuring exceptional standards are delivered. Line manage the Development Events team, providing leadership, direction and support to build a high‑performing and collaborative culture. Translate the Commercial Development strategy into a compelling events programme that supports fundraising, stewardship and income generation objectives. Act as senior operational lead on events, overseeing end-to-end delivery, guest experience, logistics and on‑site management. Build strong working relationships across the wider organisation (such as Visitor Operations, Security, Finance teams) as well as with external partners to ensure seamless delivery. Manage event budgets, income and expenditure, ensuring accuracy, value for money and effective reporting. Lead post-event evaluation and reporting, using insights to continuously improve performance and supporter engagement. Represent Royal Collection Trust with confidence and authority, acting as an ambassador and champion for its charitable vision and aims.

Essential Criteria: Experience delivering high quality, high profile events in a development, fundraising, cultural, heritage or hospitality environment. Experience of providing clear operational leadership in a busy, fast-paced environment with proven ability to manage complex events with multiple stakeholders, priorities and timescales. Strong project management skills, with excellent organisational ability and attention to detail. With an analytical yet responsive approach and sensitivity to reputational risk, the ability to make sound judgement when leading the team and operations. Confident and persuasive communicator, able to brief senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships with supporters and partners. Commercially aware, with a clear understanding of income generation and stewardship through events. Experience of people management, and development of others to foster a positive, supportive culture.

What we can offer: We know that to deliver our best work we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities. Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us. Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day. We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing. Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more employee discounts.

Find out more about the full range of benefits available to our employees here: Rewards and Benefits