Events & Hospitality Manager
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an Events & Hospitality Manager based in Carlisle.
The Role:
As the Events & Hospitality Manager you will lead on the creation and delivery of the Trusts commercial events and hospitality strategy to grow commercial income, widen our reputation and build on our brand.
You will create, source and manage a range of events, including weddings, room hire, commercial catering events and family events such as sing-along with Disney, fashion shows, and seasonal performances.
Alongside our core family event activities, such as family festivals and sleep-overs. To work with commercial operators, local business and community groups to ensure high standards for event delivery are maintained at all times.
You will collaborate with the marketing co-ordinator in the implementation and monitoring of the Museum’s marketing and promotional activities. Strong communication and digital marketing skills as well as a creative and dynamic approach are key factors to this role.
Our aim is to produce and programme culturally diverse events which are accessible to all. We achieve success by providing the client and their audience with a venue that works for the promotion of their brand, message or audience’s enjoyment within a unique museum setting.
The Candidate:
We are looking for someone who has a proven track record of sourcing and co-ordinating events or similar activities and who can deliver events within timescales and budgetary targets. This will involve the hire of a lecture theatre seating 100, a Garden Restaurant seating 100, a Function room seating 50, a Meeting room seating 50 and Library seating 12, alongside a range of unique gallery spaces within the museum. You will manage and deliver the income target, providing information, guidance and a support service for those holding events which require assistance from other museum departments such as education, curatorial and maintenance.
Benefits:
23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, free city centre parking, contributory pension scheme, family friendly policies.
The Company:
One of the top places to visit in Carlisle, the Museum brings historic collections, contemporary art and family fun together and welcomes over 250,000 visitors each year.
First opened as a museum, library and School of Art in 1893, but the site has been occupied by some of the city’s richest families since the 17th century. Since then the museum has gone through many changes. Most significantly with a major expansion opened by the Queen in 1991, the opening of the Millennium Gallery and the Rotunda in 2001 and the redevelopment of the ground floor level in 2011 to become the popular Roman Frontier Gallery.
We look after a collection of national and international importance on behalf of the City of Carlisle. From armour belonging to the notorious Border Reivers; Roman finds from underneath the City, to stunning works by the Pre-Raphaelites; the Museum’s collection is remarkable in its breadth and depth.
The Role:
As the Events & Hospitality Manager you will lead on the creation and delivery of the Trusts commercial events and hospitality strategy to grow commercial income, widen our reputation and build on our brand.
You will create, source and manage a range of events, including weddings, room hire, commercial catering events and family events such as sing-along with Disney, fashion shows, and seasonal performances.
Alongside our core family event activities, such as family festivals and sleep-overs. To work with commercial operators, local business and community groups to ensure high standards for event delivery are maintained at all times.
You will collaborate with the marketing co-ordinator in the implementation and monitoring of the Museum’s marketing and promotional activities. Strong communication and digital marketing skills as well as a creative and dynamic approach are key factors to this role.
Our aim is to produce and programme culturally diverse events which are accessible to all. We achieve success by providing the client and their audience with a venue that works for the promotion of their brand, message or audience’s enjoyment within a unique museum setting.
- Lead on the development and improvement of the Museum’s commercial event activities. Reviewing and reporting on commercial income and expenditure.
- Be an ambassador for the Museum, the key point of contact for wedding and other commercial events for clients, before, during and after the event.
- Manage the administrative duties including the implementation and monitoring of the Museum’s on-line booking system and promotional activities.
The Candidate:
We are looking for someone who has a proven track record of sourcing and co-ordinating events or similar activities and who can deliver events within timescales and budgetary targets. This will involve the hire of a lecture theatre seating 100, a Garden Restaurant seating 100, a Function room seating 50, a Meeting room seating 50 and Library seating 12, alongside a range of unique gallery spaces within the museum. You will manage and deliver the income target, providing information, guidance and a support service for those holding events which require assistance from other museum departments such as education, curatorial and maintenance.
Benefits:
23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, free city centre parking, contributory pension scheme, family friendly policies.
The Company:
One of the top places to visit in Carlisle, the Museum brings historic collections, contemporary art and family fun together and welcomes over 250,000 visitors each year.
First opened as a museum, library and School of Art in 1893, but the site has been occupied by some of the city’s richest families since the 17th century. Since then the museum has gone through many changes. Most significantly with a major expansion opened by the Queen in 1991, the opening of the Millennium Gallery and the Rotunda in 2001 and the redevelopment of the ground floor level in 2011 to become the popular Roman Frontier Gallery.
We look after a collection of national and international importance on behalf of the City of Carlisle. From armour belonging to the notorious Border Reivers; Roman finds from underneath the City, to stunning works by the Pre-Raphaelites; the Museum’s collection is remarkable in its breadth and depth.