Events Manager
Job Introduction
We have a fantastic opportunity that has come available to join our team at The National Gallery as an Events Manager. The role will involve working with work with the Head of Events and back of house team to develop and maintain all aspects of the
Peyton Events offer, ensuring we remain at the forefront of the industry and lead with innovation and
brand relevance.
Our heritage is built on catering and hospitality experience and fuelled by our passion for exceptional food and service. For over 40 years we have been providing bespoke catering and hospitality services for sports stadia, racecourses, visitor, attractions, historic venues, major events and premium airline lounges. Recognised across the globe for hospitality, we help create exceptional moments at extraordinary events such as Royal Ascot, Tour de France and RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
For more information on the company see Careers in Sports and Leisure
Role Responsibility
Working with the wider events and catering team you will develop and maintain all aspects of the Peyton Events offer to customers, ensuring we remain at the forefront of the industry and lead with innovation and brand relevance. Through client and supplier engagement this role is responsible for the professional, creative and innovative delivery of events. The role requires a strong organiser who can adapt to a wide range of fast paced catering environments. The role will also include the following:
- Manage creative process, developing events, setting scope of work and priorities, providing feedback on creative, securing approvals, and overseeing final event delivery
- Ensuring all client needs are met throughout the planning process, adapting to budgets without compromising event style or operational delivery
- Produce accurate, detailed event packs in a timely fashion for clients, operation teams and kitchen brigades
- Ensure ongoing communication with Third Party suppliers and revising quotes as appropriate
- Engage in upselling opportunities wherever possible for both food & beverage and equipment
- Ensuring that all events are planned accurately, logistics are appropriate to ensure that events are delivered accurately as per each bespoke specification.
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience of managing events
- Good interpersonal skills
- Flexibility and can perform well under pressure.
- Demonstrative customer focus and service skills
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work load and manage time.
- A calm and accepting view to change and the ability to react to this quickly and efficiently
- Computer literacy in work processing, spread sheets and database programmers and show willingness to learn new systems
- Flexibility to work at events
Package Description
Up to £35,000 + bonus
We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more
About the Company
In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 37,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business
At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business.