Events Operations Manager

The Rhodes Trust; Oxford; Híbrido; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

30 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension scheme

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Personal development opportunities

University gardens access

Cycle to work scheme

Electric car scheme

Descripción de la vacante

The Rhodes Trust in Oxford is seeking an Events Operations Manager to deliver operational and logistical excellence for Rhodes Trust Programmes and Rhodes House Ltd events. The role is predominantly on-site at Rhodes House with hybrid working and no direct line management.

You will coordinate across departments, help grow client base and revenue, and ensure successful events from planning to delivery, while upholding the Trust's values of inclusion, growth and innovation.

Formación

• Experience in event planning and operational delivery.
• Ability to guide clients to their ideal event.
• Collaborative team member with proactive organisation.
• Strong relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Excellent time management and attention to detail.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and database entry.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver operational and logistical excellence for internal Rhodes Trust Programmes and external Rhodes House Ltd events.
• Coordinate across Rhodes House departments to ensure successful events.
• Support development and acquisition of clients to meet revenue targets.
• Operate predominantly on-site at Rhodes House; no line management responsibilities.

Conocimientos

Event planning

Client guidance

Team collaboration

Relationship building

Time management

Communication

MS Office

Database entry

Herramientas

Event Temple

Mews

Descripción del empleo

Events Operations Manager

Salary £XXXXXXX per annum plus benefits

Permanent, Full Time

Location: Rhodes House in central Oxford, hybrid working

About the Rhodes Trust

The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford.

Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity's challenges.

In recent years, we have also partnered with several other remarkable organisations to create the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, Atlantic Institute, Schmidt Science Fellows, RISE and Oxford Next Horizons.

To learn more about our vision visit The Vision of Rhodes Trust

The role

The Events and Operations Manager is responsible for delivering operational and logistical excellence in the delivery of internal Rhodes Trust Programmes and external commercial Rhodes House Ltd events.

The successful candidate will encourage cooperation across departments at Rhodes House who will work collaboratively to ensure the successful delivery of events. The post holder will also support the development and acquisition of clients for the Rhodes House Ltd events, ensuring achievement of revenue targets to contribute to the Rhodes Trust.

The Events and Operations Manager will operate predominantly on-site at Rhodes House. Please note, this role doesn't include line management of a team.

Essential skills, experience and qualifications

• Experience in event planning and operational delivery
• An in depth understanding of what is required for a successful event and experience in guiding the client to their perfect event.
• Excellent team player with a positive attitude whiles also being able to act independently.
• Ability to build strong working relationship with immediate colleagues.
• Proactively focused and organised with good attention to minute details.
• Ability to meet varying deadlines.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent software skills, including proven experience with Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and database entry
• A deep commitment to the values, ethos and mission of the Rhodes Trust. Role modelling the Trust's organisational values of commitment, inclusion, belonging, growth and innovation.
• Carrying out any other duties relevant to the role, as requested.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience using event temple (event management software) and mews (accommodation management software)
• Experience working in both academic and commercial venues.

Benefits of working here

We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each other's thinking and generate new ideas.

• 30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays
• Competitive pension scheme
• Generous family leave schemes
• Private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Personal development opportunities
• Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car scheme

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.