Events Manager

Events Manager
Lord’s Taverners
£38,000 - £42,000 (full-time, permanent)
Victoria, London – hybrid – 2 days pw in office

The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with the Lord’s Taverners in their search for a newly created Events Manager role. The charity exists to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. They work across the UK to provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential.

It's a hugely exciting year for the Lord’s Taverners who are celebrating their 75th anniversary! Particularly for the events team, there is a lot of activity happening across 2025 to celebrate this milestone and to raise vital income and awareness for the charity.

The Events Manager role is a newly created position that will lead on the high value, regional events programme and manage relationships with the passionate event Committees and volunteers that deliver these crucial fundraising events for the charity.  

The Role:

·       Manage a portfolio of volunteer event Committees, providing guidance to align with charity’s strategic goals and supporting them with delivery of a range of events including fundraising dinners, charity cricket matches, golf days, comedy nights and more

·       Lead on planning, budgeting, delivery and evaluation of regional special events to ensure consistent high quality across the regional events programme

·       Manage the 6-figure regional events budget, monitoring and evaluating during the financial year, and seeking opportunities to grow event income

·       Manage event suppliers including venues, production, speakers, catering and others

·       Secure gift in kind and pro bono supports for events, and support event Committees, volunteers and team members to do the same

·       Provide exceptional post event communications to donors and supporters, including thanking and prize fulfilment

·       Oversee event marketing and administration including ticket administration, marketing collateral, on the day event materials, and data management

·       Manage, support and inspire a team of two direct reports, Event Executives

About You:

·       An experienced events fundraiser who can demonstrate end to end management of a variety of special events, ideally including volunteer-led events

·       Track record of working with and developing effective relationships with event Committees and senior volunteers

·       Excellent communication skills, and ability to engage with senior internal and external stakeholders confidently

·       Experience of financial planning and can demonstrate achieving financial targets

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members

Closing Date: Sunday 9th February for CV and cover letter
Interviews: 1st stage WC 17th February, 2nd stage WC 24th February

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.