Senior Events and Partnerships Executive

Job Title: Senior Events and Partnerships Executive

Location: Salford

Salary: Up to £26,000 – £28,000 per annum (Experience Dependent)

Job Type: Fixed Term (2 Years), full time (37.5 hours a week)

The Lowry is an internationally acclaimed cultural landmark situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, one of the world’s most exciting culture and media destinations. We are committed to celebrating the unique heritage of the location, putting communities and people at the heart of all we do.

About the role:

The Senior Events and Partnerships Executive will play a key role in supporting the delivery of The Lowry’s annual calendar of stewardship, recruitment and fundraising events, as well as the day-to-day stewardship and administration of The Lowry’s key corporate partnerships including processing ticket bookings, renewals, and coordinating requirements around venue visits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Stewardship and day to day delivery of The Lowry’s major corporate and in-kind partnerships;
• Arrange all ticket bookings including Quay Club and restaurant reservations.
• Be responsible for all partnership administration including managing ticket allocations, processing renewals, coordinating visits, and facilitating special requests.
• Support with partnership activity delivery and liaise closely with other Lowry departments to ensure benefits are fully delivered.
• Guest list management (invites and RSVPs), ticket processing, briefing note writing, travel and accommodation arrangements and logistical support.
• Attend and support the delivery of a range of Advocacy events (including Gallery Private Views) and Supporters events throughout the year.
• Supporting with the delivery of the department’s income generating fundraising events throughout the year (ranging from Golf Day to Gala dinners around shows).
• Lead on all communications to partners such as new season launches, our annual review, activity reporting and organisational updates.
• Regularly provide social media content for the web team and link in partners where appropriate.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Creative thinking in terms of partnership engagement and event management.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise workload and work to strict deadlines.
• Excellent networking, negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Good understanding of financial processes.
• A passion for the arts and a commitment and enthusiasm for the activities and aims of The Lowry, including our Learning & Engagement work.
• Solid experience of developing and delivering a range of events – both in terms of scale and objectives.
• Solid experience of account management and delivering partnership activity.
• Knowledge and experience of database management and understanding of the Data Protection Act.
• Experience of building and maintaining meaningful relationships with partners (or clients).
• Willingness to work outside normal hours as and when required.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience of CRM databases and box office systems.
• Thorough and effective qualitative and quantitative reporting skills including data collection and analysis.
• Ability to work to targets and within agreed budgets.
• Knowledge of development and corporate fundraising within the Arts or charitable sector.
• Experience of working within an arts organisation or experience of working in an events management role in the creative or charitable sector.

Benefits and package:

• Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets.
• Free car parking just a few minutes’ walk from The Lowry building.
• Generous annual leave entitlement and a paid day off for your birthday!
• Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within The Lowry building.

Please note that MediaCityUK is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options – bus, car, tram and bike.

The application deadline for this position is Monday 27 February 2023 at 17:00.

Interviews will take place on Friday 3 March 2023.

For more information, please download the recruitment pack. To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter by clicking on ‘Apply for this job’. Your application should describe how you would apply your knowledge, experience and skills to fulfil the main duties and responsibilities of the post.

To ensure fairness during our shortlisting process, we ask that you remove all personal details (such as name, age, location, ethnicity, marital status etc) from your CV and covering letter before uploading. This reduces the risk of any potential bias during our recruitment process and ensures that all shortlisting is based on skills, experience and suitability for a role. Thank you for your understanding.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Events Organiser, Events Planner, Events Officer, Events Assistant, Events Administrator, Event Supervisor, Events Manager, Front of House, Event Management and Marketing Executive, Communications Manager, Event Support, Partner, Database Management, Stewardship, Partnership Administration.