Event Delivery Manager

Job Title: Event Delivery Manager

Location: Salford Quays

Salary: £29,000 per annum plus staff benefits

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: 40hrs per week

The Lowry is an internationally acclaimed cultural landmark situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, one of the world's most exciting culture and media destinations. Within our building we have a number of flexible event spaces, where we host a range of special events.

The Role:

We are looking for an Event Delivery Manager to join our dynamic Hospitality department and be responsible for setting up and delivering events, whilst providing the highest quality of service. No two days are ever the same, and you will work across all Hospitality areas of the business on events such as weddings, seminars, Christmas parties and graduations.

About you:

You will have excellent communication, customer care, and people management skills. This role is fast paced and varied so you'll need to be able to think on your feet and adapt to changing situations. You will thrive under pressure, stay calm in a crisis and love knowing you've been an integral part of the success of an event and delivering a premium service to our clients. You will have knowledge and expertise in delivering events from both a catering point of view and client liaison perspective.

You will be working with one of the best teams in the business and with some high-profile clients. This really is one of those roles where we can genuinely say that no two days are the same!

Sounds interesting? Well, the role also has a number of staff benefits including:

• Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets
• Free car parking at MediaCityUK just a few minutes' walk from The Lowry building
• Generous annual leave entitlement - including your birthday off
• Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within The Lowry building

Please note that Media City is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options - bus, car, tram and bike.

Additional Information:

The application deadline for this vacancy is 15 April 2024 at 9am. Previous applicants need not apply.

Interviews are provisionally planned for Wednesday 24 April 2024.

For more information, please download the recruitment pack. To apply for this position please submit your CV and a covering letter by clicking on 'Apply for this job' via the vacancy on The Lowry's Careers page. Your application should describe how you would apply your knowledge, experience and skills to fulfil the main duties and responsibilities of the post.

To ensure fairness during our shortlisting process, we ask that you remove all personal details (such as name, age, location, ethnicity, marital status etc) from your CV and covering letter before uploading. This reduces the risk of any potential bias during our recruitment process and ensures that all shortlisting is based on skills, experience and suitability for a role. Thank you for your understanding.

The Lowry is committed to creating an inclusive workforce by reflecting and representing the diversity of Salford and the UK. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of The Lowry - whether that is to work in our creative or support roles. We particularly encourage applications from the following two people groups who are currently under-represented in our work force and in the wider performing and visual arts sector; those people who experience racism and marginalisation, including those from African, Caribbean, North African, LatinX, South Asian, East Asian and South East Asian heritage and their diasporas, those who are disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent or have long-term health conditions.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Delivery Driver Manager, Delivery Manager, Event Manager, Event Delivery Manager, Event Stock Support Manager may also be considered for this role.