Supporter Events Manager

About the role:

The British Museum is embarking on one of the most significant cultural redevelopment projects undertaken anywhere in the world. The Masterplan will transform the Museum for the 21st century while staying open, maintaining the founding commitment to keep the collection safe and accessible to the public for generations to come.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing an annual calendar of high-quality events for Supporters and Members, making best use of resources to ensure Supporters feel valued. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, delivering and managing the Member events programme, alongside liaising with wider Development with a particular focus on events for the Museum’s Patrons.

Key areas of responsibility:

- Design an event programme for Members of the Museum’s adult and child membership schemes to engage Members with the Museum and its collection, increasing retention rates and overall satisfaction.
- To take responsibility for Member events including managing the budget, forecasting and delivering income, and evaluating audience needs and past event performance.
- To support the Museum’s Patrons’ programme and the stewardship of wider Supporters by working to plan and execute a suite of events for Patrons and other Museum Supporters including talks, tours and exhibition-related events.
- Additional responsibilities include managing the Supporter Events Coordinator, working with the Head of Supporter Engagement to identify key opportunities for recruitment and retention of Members.

About you:

- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Experience of managing both largeand small-scale events
- Experience of following relevant legislation and health and safety guidance, including preparing risk assessments
- Able to manage delivery teams which may include freelancers, curators and volunteers
- Strong understanding of event design, development, delivery and review
- Experience of effectively managing a budget
- Imaginative and engaging spoken and written communication skills
- Excellent stakeholder relationship skills

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gallery.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

- Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
- Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
- Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
- Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
- Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

The interviews are expected to take place on 8 August.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

We specifically encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority groups who are underrepresented within our senior roles.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 3 days a week in addition to the ability to work events outside of normal office hours as required.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

Museum Website: https://bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_8257.aspx