Head of University Events

About the Role
This role is responsible for the strategic leadership of all events, ceremonies and other high-profile stakeholder engagements across Queen Mary. The role holder acts as a leader across the University to ensure the effective decision-making, planning, execution and evaluation of all university events throughout the year. This system-level role requires close collaboration with all levels of academic and Professional Service leadership throughout Queen Mary’s Faculties and PS Directorates. The role holder is also responsible for leading (whether formally or through a community of practice) Queen Mary’s community of events professionals and (as the university’s disciplinary lead for events) ensuring all events follow best practice in stakeholder management and event experience, compliance and risk management, and return on investment.

About You
You should have experience and skills in major procurement and the management of large budgets; team and people management and leadership, including performance management; knowledge of relevant legislation and regulation in relation to events and venue operations, with the experience of managing risk assessments, implementation of controls and related actions; customer/stakeholder relationship management in relation to events; working with senior leadership teams and/or Boards and Committees; leadership and matrix management within a large and complex organisation. You should also have proven knowledge of current standards and best practice in the field of event management. Proven experience of developing and delivering compelling event and/or related strategies is also an advantage.

About the Department
Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK’s leading research universities, committed to improving social justice and achieving the previously unthinkable. The External Relations Directorate is responsible for the University’s external activities, including communications and marketing, events, student recruitment and admissions, international affairs, and alumni relations and development. The role of Head of University Events sits within the Communications team.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

To apply for this role please contact Olivia Bishop <oliviabishop@michaelpage.co.uk> at Michael Page.

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