Company Name: London & Partners
Location: London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Type: Full Time
Salary: NA
Job Description:
Events are at the heart of how London & Partners connects people, showcases London on a global stage and brings our programmes, partnerships and ideas to life.
We are looking for an exceptional events leader to shape the future of our Corporate Events function and build a centre of excellence that delivers outstanding experiences across the organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines strategic vision with operational expertise — a leader who knows what great event delivery looks like and can create the structures, standards and culture needed to deliver it consistently.
As Head of Corporate Events, you will lead the next stage of our events journey: establishing a high-performing function that enables teams across London & Partners to deliver impactful, creative and professionally produced events. You will bring together strategy, governance, production expertise and collaboration to ensure every event — whether physical, virtual or hybrid — is delivered to the highest standard.
Working closely with teams across Marketing, Communications, Creative, Operations and programme delivery, you will help transform ideas and objectives into seamless event experiences that engage audiences and support London & Partners’ mission.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic leadership and governance
In this role, you will:
- Establish and lead a centralised Corporate Events function, creating clear ways of working across the organisation.
- Build an events centre of excellence that supports consistent, high-quality and scalable delivery.
- Develop and embed production best practice across compliance, sustainability, accessibility, diversity and inclusion, and net-zero standards.
- Implement clear ownership, decision-making processes and RACI frameworks.
- Create preferred supplier and preferred venue frameworks that drive consistency, quality and value.
- Provide strategic direction for how events are planned, resourced, delivered and measured across London & Partners.
Operational excellence
- Oversee the end-to-end logistics and production of mid- and large-scale or significant events, including physical, virtual and hybrid formats.
- Ensure events are delivered professionally, creatively, efficiently and in line with organisational standards.
- Introduce tools, templates and frameworks that improve planning, delivery, measurement and repeatability.
- Manage contracting, procurement, budget oversight and financial tracking for events.
- Improve event processes, reducing duplication, unnecessary meetings and inefficient ways of working.
- Ensure strong risk management and operational control across the events portfolio.
Partnership and stakeholder management
- Act as the primary events partner to delivery teams, Corporate Communications and Operations.
- Work with content owners to translate event objectives and audience needs into high-quality event experiences.
- Provide advice and guidance to teams delivering smaller events where needed.
- Partner closely with Marketing, Communications and Creative teams to ensure brand alignment and audience experience excellence.
- Build strong relationships with suppliers, venues, technical partners and creative vendors.
- Use supplier and partner relationships to drive quality, innovation, value and consistency.
Team leadership and development
- Lead and develop the Corporate Events team, creating a high-performing and collaborative culture.
- Define team structure, roles and responsibilities across the events function.
- Build subject-matter expertise within the team.
- Coach and support team members, identifying development opportunities.
- Support capability building across the wider organisation, helping colleagues understand how to plan and deliver effective events.
- Create a culture of excellence, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
Continuous improvement and impact
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce cost and maximise value-in-kind.
- Oversee post-event reviews and wash-up processes to capture learning and improve future delivery.
- Ensure event performance is measured effectively.
- Help demonstrate how events contribute to London & Partners’ organisational goals.
- Use insight, feedback and data to improve the quality, consistency and impact of the events portfolio.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
We are looking for an experienced events leader who can bring structure, creativity and operational excellence to a busy and varied events environment.
The successful candidate will bring:
- Proven experience leading a large-scale events or event production function.
- Strong experience designing and implementing effective operating models, governance and processes.
- Deep knowledge of event logistics, production, supplier management, contracting and budgeting.
- Experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder events across varied formats, including in-person, virtual, hybrid and ideally international events.
- Strong understanding of venue sourcing, technical requirements, accessibility, sustainability and compliance standards.
- Excellent planning, prioritisation and resource-management skills.
- Strong financial acumen, including experience managing event budgets, procurement and supplier contracts.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders, content owners and cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Confidence operating in a commissioner-producer model, where delivery teams own event objectives and content, and the events function leads production and execution.
- Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams.
- A solutions-focused and agile approach, with the ability to work at pace across multiple concurrent projects.
