IGC Events Manager

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Salary from £43,277 to £51,714 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance. 

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. The IGC is a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and a set of resident country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, the IGC is majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The IGC Events Manager will play a leading role in ensuring that the IGC delivers events that advance our strategic needs, meet our high standards and boost our reputation, and represent value-for-money. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all events at the IGC, leading on IGC-wide events and providing expert advice to all other teams organising events, many of which are in, Africa, South Asia and Middle East.

The role includes:

• Designing and managing core, IGC-wide and UK-based events.
• Providing advice and leadership over the IGC event lifecycle, incl. overseeing a diverse, annual portfolio of around 50 events per year.
• Conceptualising and running new events to showcase the IGC’s work, incl. at global forums.
• Overseeing all the events processes and maintaining high operational standards.
• Managing the IGC events calendar.
• Travel to support international events across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
• Line management of the Communications and Events Officer.

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience of planning and successfully delivering a range of international events.
• Strong operational skills (financial literacy, contract management, project management).
• Confidence working internationally and in cross-cultural contexts.
• Proficiency with a range of digital platforms and tools (incl. CRMs).
• Excellent communications skills, including writing and relationship management.
• A team-player, collaborative attitude balanced with initiative.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in all work.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the job description and person specification.

To apply for this post, please click on the 'Apply' button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please us the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Annelise Andersen (a.andersen3@lse.ac.uk).

The closing date for receipt of applications is 17 October 2025 (23.59 UK time), with interviews scheduled to take place on 30 October 2025. Regrettably, we are unable to accept late applications.

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