Job Title: Venue and Events Officer
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £24,000 – £25,000 per annum
Job type: Permanent / Full time
About us:
Bletchley Park is a vibrant heritage attraction, open daily to visitors, revealing the secrets and telling fascinating stories of the secret British World War Two codebreaking operations. The mission of the Bletchley Park Trust is to attract, engage and educate people from all over the world in order to inspire them with Bletchley Park’s crucial role in World War Two.
Our people, staff and volunteers, are our biggest resource and we are committed to value, invest in and nurture our people. One of our six strategic goals is to be the best we can in how we lead, manage and invest in our people. Bletchley Park is a great place to work and we are committed to making it even better.
About the role:
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Venue and Events Officer to join our Operations team.
Reporting to the Venue and Events Manager, you will support with the museum’s private and corporate events offer, helping with the successful delivery of events for corporate partners, sponsors, and supporters and private events, promoting Bletchley Park as a unique and exciting venue and building upon the reputation of the Trust as a venue of choice.
Key responsibilities:
- Accurately maintain event plans
- produce risk assessments
- collaborate effectively across the various departments to support with the smooth delivery of each corporate and private event, to a high standard and within budget.
The ideal candidate:
To be successful you will have excellent administration and organisational skills and be confident communicating at all levels. You will be a team player, able to demonstrate your ability to work to deadlines and effectively coordinate and motivate others, whilst maintaining high standards and a calm professional approach.
You will have good numeracy skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office software, including Word and Excel. Previous experience of planning and coordinating event delivery would be an advantage.
This is a hands-on role, which will include some heavy lifting to facilitate the set up and effective turnaround of event spaces.
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week, usual hours of work are Monday to Friday between 9.00 and 17.00, you will also be required to work early evening / weekends to support with planned events, as needed.
Benefits:
- Company pension scheme
- BUPA wellbeing cash plan
- 33 days holiday per annum, inclusive of statutory holidays.
- Friendly work environment
Closing date for applications: Monday 24 July 2023
This is a site-based role, located in Bletchley, Milton Keynes.
The Trust operates a policy of compliance with the law on grounds of non-discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, age, nationality or disabilities. No smoking is permitted in any offices or buildings.
If you feel you could be an asset to our team then please click the APPLY button to send your CV and cover letter.
Candidates with experience of; Events Organiser, Events Planner, Events Officer, Events Assistant, Events Administrator, Exhibition, Conference Officer, Conference Coordinator, Conference Assistant, Event Supervisor, Events Manager, Event Management and Marketing Assistant may also be considered for this role.
