Commercial Hire Event Manager

About the role:
As the Commercial Hire Event Manager, you will be responsible for managing commercial events and conferences in the Clore Education Centre, Galleries, and Great Court spaces. Your role will involve ensuring that both internal and external users receive a consistently high level of service. You will liaise with clients to identify their requirements, manage support services to meet those needs, and oversee the successful delivery of events on the day.

Key areas of responsibility:

1. Manage, plan/organise to support the delivery and management of the event operation throughout the Museum event spaces dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and suppliers.
2. Operate to British Museum standards and procedures in accordance with the client’s specific requirements.
3. Involvement with operations processes, such as Event and Security Briefs, Risk Assessments, Permit to Work Clearances, scheduling and booking Contractor’s Desk Vehicle gate deliveries by suppliers and clients.
4. Liaise with Information Services, Audio Visual, Facilities and Security departments on a regular basis to ensure smooth delivery of events and create pro-active solutions to building works and service issues that may affect delivery of events and filming.
5. Work as part of a team to support, manage and deliver high profile events and conferences.
6. Other duties as assigned.

About you:

1. Experience of managing conferences or events, with the ability to manage associated support services.
2. Experience of dealing with health and safety issues.
3. Computer Literacy.
4. Project management experience.
5. Event or conference management in a conference centre, multipurpose event space or other unique venue.
6. Excellent client/customer management.
7. The ability to manage a number of tasks or events at the same time.
8. Ability to work independently and in a team.
9. Clear communicator.

You have a proven track record in managing conferences and events, with the expertise to handle associated support services. Your experience includes addressing health and safety issues, and you are computer literate. Project management is one of your strengths, and you excel in event or conference management within a conference center, multipurpose event space, or other unique venues.

You possess excellent client and customer management skills, and you can efficiently manage multiple tasks or events simultaneously. You are a clear communicator, capable of working both independently and as part of a team. Your dedication to delivering high-quality service makes you an asset in executing successful events and conferences.

About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

1. Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
2. Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme.
3. Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions.
4. Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
5. Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans.
6. Professional and personal development opportunities.
7. Employee Assistance Programme.
8. Discounts on food and gift shop purchases.

Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description. If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics.