Corporate Events Manager

Description:

Stevenage Borough Council is seeking a dynamic and experienced Corporate Events Manager to join their award-winning Leisure, Culture, Arts, and Parks Services team. This is a permanent full-time role (37 hours per week), offering a hybrid work model based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

Stevenage is currently undergoing one of the largest regeneration programmes in the East of England, with £1 billion investment, including a state-of-the-art £43 million leisure centre. The Events Manager will be pivotal in the delivery of the town’s unique and high-impact event programmes, some of which draw audiences of up to 30,000 attendees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the full lifecycle of community and large-scale corporate events, from concept through to on-the-ground execution

• Manage large event budgets and negotiate with specialist event contractors and external stakeholders

• Handle all licensing, safety compliance, and operational planning associated with public events

• Ensure top-tier customer service and visitor experience

• Represent the council and work collaboratively with senior leadership teams, elected members, and external partners

• Support wider service delivery across culture, parks, and leisure initiatives

Candidate Requirements:

• Strong background in events management, ideally within public sector or high-profile community programming

• Proven ability to manage high-pressure, high-visibility roles with large audiences and complex logistics

• Strong leadership, innovation, and project management skills

• Politically astute and confident engaging with senior stakeholders

• Availability to work unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends when required

Benefits:

• Pension Scheme: Career average scheme with dependants' benefits

• Holidays: 25 days rising to 31 days (depending on length of Local Government service)

• Flexible Working: Subject to operational requirements; part-time and job share options available

• Learning and Development: Access to a wide range of professional development opportunities

• Leave Options: Emergency, maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave available

• Health & Wellbeing:

  • Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support)

  • Discounted gym membership

  • CSSC membership for various discounts

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Stevenage Credit Union for low-interest loans

• Transport: Season ticket loans and discounts on public transport

• Unions: Membership options available for employee representation