Event Development Project Manager

The Royal Parks; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed charity managing parks is seeking a Project Manager in the Event Development team. This full-time role involves leading project visioning and tendering for major public events, ensuring sustainable commercial practices. Candidates should have strong project management and tendering experience, alongside a degree in event management or related fields. The position offers a competitive salary, generous leave, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Salary between £42,631 - £46,170

26 days' annual leave plus public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Hybrid working options

Private medical insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience working as a project manager within outdoor events or public parks.
• Knowledge of public procurement exercises and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Draft strategies for major public event tenders.
• Maintain detailed project plans and tender documentation.
• Support Event Development team project activities.

Skills

Project management experience

Tendering experience

Excellent communication skills

Good organisation skills

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in event management or equivalent

PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Overview

As one of our Project Managers in the Event Development team, you will play a vital role in project visioning, developing and tendering for a wide range of annual contracted events throughout The Royal Parks. Specifically, you will help support and deliver the commercial and strategic vision for our most significant major events and lead on the development of new event tender projects. You'll ensure that our commercial activities are sustainable and profitable whilst remaining consistent with our values and sympathetic to parkland activities. With this in mind, you will project lead on market research, commercial modelling, strategic and creative visioning, tender planning and contract development work.

Responsibilities

• Creating and drafting strategies for future tenders for major public events
• Preparing and maintaining detailed project plans and tender documentation
• Gathering event feasibility, market research data and information for event tenders
• Supporting the Event Development team project activities for event tenders
• Managing the day-to-day admin for event tender projects

Additionally, the role does not involve:

• Working on or managing events, as the hosting venue we do not organise events ourselves
• Booking event suppliers or entertainment

Qualifications

• Excellent experience working as a project manager within outdoor events or public parks
• Good knowledge and experience in tendering for event providers and contract administration within the events industry
• Excellent communication, presentation, proofreading and report-writing skills
• Good organisation skills
• The ability to work collaboratively and build effective relationships
• The ability to analyse information, make informed judgements, appraise performance, and manage risks
• A PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent Microsoft Project and/or Project Management experience would be beneficial to your application. A degree level education in event management or equivalent experience would be desirable.
• An understanding of the public procurement exercises (The Procurement Act 2023) would be desirable. IT literacy, including Microsoft Office products; Teams, OneDrive, Project, Planner, To‑do, SharePoint, PowerPoint & Sway, Lists and Viva, would also be advantageous.

About The Royal Parks

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year. We are now looking for a Project Manager in our Event Development team to join us on a full‑time, permanent basis to support and manage the Tender projects for our major events held each year in our parks.

Benefits

• Salary of £42,631 - £46,170 per annum, depending on experience.
• 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years' service
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Hybrid/agile working options
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful park location

Why Join Us?

This is an unmissable opportunity for talented professionals with project management, procurement and event tendering experience to join our wonderful organisation and get involved in some of the capital’s biggest major annual events. You will have the chance to see your strategy and vision come to life on the vast canvas of commercial events taking place in our parks. Taking the reins on new event development tender projects and supporting other high‑profile event tenders, you will be key to maintaining and expanding our reputation of excellence. So, if you want to help bring unforgettable experiences to life in some of London's most spectacular green spaces, we want to hear from you!