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Senior Head of Events - Events Arena

Live Recruitment
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 3 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Join a leading group of venues in the live events industry with opportunities for career progression.
  • The role involves managing a team to deliver approximately 200 events annually while ensuring safety and commercial objectives are met.
  • Candidates should have previous senior delivery experience in an arena or stadia venue, along with strong leadership and health & safety knowledge.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, though the specific amount is not mentioned in the job description.
  • Enjoy a fantastic company culture with benefits including flexible working, discounts, free lunches, and health benefits.

Your chance to join an iconic group of venues who are leading the way in live events and shows.

THE COMPANY

Are you ready to take centre stage in the world of live events? If you’re passionate about crafting unforgettable experiences, providing strong leadership, ensuring client expectations and financial targets are achieved and service levels monitored through effective people, financial and event processes, this is your moment to shine!

This established group and their venues are the go-to for the UK’s largest corporate clients, exhibitions and conferences as well as iconic sporting events, podcasts, the biggest names in music and more.

With a fantastic company culture, career progression opportunities and a standout benefits package, this is a great time to join and further develop your career with an iconic brand.

THE ROLE

Bringing people together for extraordinary moments is their forte. From world-class concerts and comedy shows to thrilling sports and entertainment events their arenas are where memories are made. There is now an opportunity to work across multiple arenas in a senior delivery position.

This is a broad role that includes:

  • Leading the event management team to deliver circa 200 events within the arenas annually
  • Maintaining team performance
  • Ensuring procedures and processes are in place to oversee public safety & control
  • To be responsible for ensuring the Health & Safety requirements are adhered to
  • Strategic business direction and planning
  • Liaising with external contractors, organisers and stakeholders
  • Ensuring delivery against commercial objectives
  • Deputising for the Operations Director as required

THE CANDIDATE

The successful candidate will have previous experience gained from an arena/stadia venue within a senior delivery/operational position. You will be a confident line manager with excellent knowledge of H&S, crowd management and security to name a few. You will be commercially savvy and a great leader!

In return they offer the opportunity to work with a close knit and sociable team with flexible working and a host of great benefits including discounts, free lunches, health benefits and more…

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) in events, exhibitions and experiential. If this position isn’t quite what you’re looking for please visit www.live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

VAC REF: CC13936

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.