Director of Event Operations

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading events organisation based in London is seeking a Director of Event Operations to oversee 20+ mass participation events across the UK. The successful candidate will manage logistics, team leadership, and supplier negotiations, ensuring the smooth delivery of high-energy outdoor events. This hands-on role requires extensive travel and a passion for adventure in a field-based environment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in complex, large-scale event operations.
• Proven project management skills across concurrent projects.
• Confidence in leadership and motivating teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning and delivery of UK-wide mass participation events.
• Manage a large community of event crew and volunteers.
• Lead event logistics, infrastructure, and risk processes.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Budget management

Logistics planning

Negotiation

Job description

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Director of Event Operations – Outdoor Events

London-based + UK-wide travel | Competitive package

Are you a hands-on leader who thrives in the outdoors and loves delivering high-energy, high impact events?

This is a unique opportunity for someone with operational leadership experience and a passion for adventure to join one of the UK’s most respected mass participation events organisers.

Executives in Sport Group are exclusively partnering with a nationally recognised mass participation events business to appoint a Director of Event Operations, a pivotal role at the heart of a growing calendar of iconic outdoor experiences.

The Role

You’ll lead the full operations lifecycle for approximately 20 mass participation events each year, covering planning, logistics, supplier management, risk oversight, and weekend delivery. This is a hands-on, field-based role where you’ll be a visible, active leader on the ground, often camping alongside your team during multi-day events.

Key responsibilities include

• Overseeing the planning and delivery of 20+ UK-wide mass participation events
• Managing a growing delivery team and a large community of event crew and volunteers
• Leading event logistics, infrastructure, and risk processes
• Negotiating with suppliers and ensuring strong cost control
• Constantly evolving systems and operational standards to support growth
• Working weekends on-site, with compensation via flexible time off

What We’re Looking For

• Strong background in complex, large-scale event operations, ideally mass participation or endurance formats
• Proven project management skills across concurrent, overlapping projects
• Someone who loves the outdoors and is excited to be hands-on at events
• A confident leader of people, able to support and motivate teams in fast-paced environments
• Commercially aware and confident managing budgets and negotiations
• Comfortable with extensive travel and time away from home during the event season

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