UK Management College
Events Management Lecturer
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Department: Academics
Location: Sunderland Campus
Position Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern: Working hours may vary based on academic needs
Reports To: Course Director
About UK Management College
UK Management College is a growing higher education provider delivering industry focused and career driven programmes. We work closely with academic partners, industry professionals, and employers to ensure our courses are relevant, inclusive, and aligned with real world practice.
We are proud to deliver the BA (Hons) Events Management programme in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth. This distinctive, design led course blends creative experience design with robust project and event management practice, preparing students to become confident, industry ready event professionals.
The Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Lecturer in Events Management to join our academic team. You will play a key role in delivering high quality, practice based teaching that equips students with the creative, technical, and professional skills needed to design, manage, and deliver impactful events.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, industry aligned programme that places live projects, creative problem solving, and real world professional practice at its core.
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Key Responsibilities
- Deliver engaging lectures, seminars, and workshops across events management modules.
- Teach across areas including creative project management and live event delivery.
- Experience design and audience engagement.
- Event marketing, programming, and communications.
- Financial, operational, and risk management.
- Client, stakeholder, and supplier relationship management.
- Entrepreneurship and creative business development.
- Design, assess, and mark coursework in line with academic and awarding body regulations.
- Support student learning, progression, and achievement, including personal tutoring responsibilities.
- Encourage creativity, resilience, collaboration, and critical reflection.
- Embed social impact, inclusivity, and ethical practice within teaching and assessment.
- Integrate digital tools, data informed approaches, and emerging technologies, including AI, into teaching practice.
- Contribute to curriculum development, quality assurance activities, and continuous enhancement.
- Engage with industry partners and support live briefs, festivals, and real world projects.
Essential
About You
- Subject expertise in events management, festivals, creative industries, or a related discipline.
- Experience delivering teaching or supporting learners in further or higher education.
- Ability to deliver engaging, experiential, and practice based teaching.
- Strong communication, organisation, and presentation skills.
- Industry awareness and a commitment to employability focused education.
- Passion for creativity, collaboration, and real world learning.
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Desirable
- Teaching qualification or willingness to work towards one.
- Industry experience or active research within events, festivals, or creative sectors.
- Experience teaching degree level programmes.
- Familiarity with industry aligned or professionally accredited courses.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Clear academic career progression pathways
- Collaborative and inclusive academic culture
- Private medical insurance
- Ongoing professional development and academic training
- Employee discount schemes
- Free on site parking
- On site canteen facilities
- Excellent transport links
How To Apply
If you are passionate about developing the next generation of event designers, producers, and creative leaders, and want to teach on a course where students actively create and deliver real world events, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now and join UK Management College in inspiring future events professionals.
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