Commercial Event Manager (111227-0126)

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Rachel Hamilton-Shaw, Head of Sales & Event Management, at rachel.hamilton-shaw@warwick.ac.uk.

Lead planning excellence. Drive commercial value. Inspire an outstanding event team.

Warwick Conferences delivers exceptional meetings and events in a world-class academic setting. We are now seeking a Commercial Event Manager to lead our event planning function from contract confirmation through to event day, ensuring every client experience is commercially sound, operationally flawless and consistently exceptional.

Informal Queries

• For informal enquiries, please contact Rachel Hamilton-Shaw, Head of Sales & Event Management, at rachel.hamilton-shaw@warwick.ac.uk.

About You
As Commercial Event Manager, you will lead the Event Management and Sales & Event Management Teams, taking strategic and operational responsibility for how events are planned, coordinated and delivered once contracted.

You will act as the senior bridge between sales, operations and clients — ensuring seamless handover, disciplined planning, effective upselling and a calm, confident presence on complex or high-profile events. While you will oversee conversion performance for short-lead activity, your core impact comes from strong leadership, process excellence and commercial control throughout the event lifecycle.

Before submitting your application, please review the Job Description and the Person Specification.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

CLOSING DEADLINE: Wednesday, 11th February 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time).

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