Event Manager

UK Business Angels Association; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Business Angels Association seeks a Mid-Senior Level Event Manager for maternity cover from September 2025 to July 2026. This role involves leading flagship events, managing logistics, and collaborating on marketing campaigns. Ideal candidates should possess extensive experience in event production and a passion for excellence.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)

Company pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing end-to-end event production.
• Strong copywriting and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Proficient in sourcing venues and managing supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead key flagship events and ad-hoc events.
• Oversee logistics end-to-end for seamless event execution.
• Collaborate with marketing to create compelling content.

Skills

Event production management

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Copywriting

Budget management

Tools

HubSpot

WordPress

Zoom

Canva

Xero

Job description

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We’re looking foran ambitious Events Manager to join our team and deliver the annual event programme for UKBAA and external partners, while also driving new ideas from concept to completion.This is a maternity cover role to run from September 2025 to July 2026.

We arethe UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA), the national trade body for angel and early stage investing. We work with start-ups, scale ups and investors and work to:

• Improve connectivity for our industry by holding multiple flagship events throughout the year and through the development of online platforms.
• Train and support our industry with training and awareness workshops, best-practice guides, a new e-learning course and face-to-face support.
• Protect and represent our community through nationwide research projects, working groups and round tables and responses to key government white papers.

We work with over 200 member organisations including angel groups, VCs, accelerators, crowdfunding platforms, corporates, universities, science parks and government bodies. We also work closely with a number of major corporates and partners to further the goals of our ecosystem.

Your rolewill involve:

• Owning and leading our key flagship annual events (full day symposium, Awards Gala Dinner, and our two regional summits), and our ad-hoc events (including webinars, networking socials, and seminars).
• Initiating and nurturing partnerships with ecosystem stakeholders to amplify UKBAA’s brand and reach.
• Overseeing logistics end-to-end, from speaker and sponsor management to seamless on-the-day execution.
• Supporting a thriving ecosystem by delivering high-quality partner events, including pitch showcases, skills workshops, and thought-leadership panels.
• Collaborating with the marketing function to craft compelling event content, websites, and promotional campaigns.

We’re looking for someone with ambition and drive – someone eager to showcase their passion for excellence and bring fresh, innovative ideas to the table. You thrive both independently and in a team, and you’re naturally collaborative and people-focused.

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience managing end-to-end event production, from concept to delivery, through to post-event wrap-up.
• Confident in liaising with high-profile speakers and sponsors.
• The ability to engage and sell to our key partners and new audiences
• Strong copywriting and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Proficient in sourcing venues, negotiating rates, and managing supplier relationships.
• Skilled in budget creation and financial reporting.

Mindset & Approach

• Collaborative and solution-oriented.
• Comfortable with fast-paced environments and changing priorities.
• A genuine enthusiasm for innovation and elevating audience experience.

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with the start-up and early-stage investment space.
• Experience using platforms like HubSpot, WordPress, Zoom, Canva, and Xero.

The details:

• Hybrid working, one day a week in an office in London
• 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:30)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Company pension

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Investment Management

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