Events Manager

Retail Events Manager (Part Time)

£36845 pro rata for 24 hours per week
Leicester based – LE3 1UT

  • UK driving licence essential for this role
  • Up to 42 days annual?leave?(pro rata), life?insurance?and sick pay
  • Enrolment in health cash back plan to cover?every day?healthcare needs
  • Free access to virtual GP,?Health?and Stress support plus gym discount
  • Cycle to work scheme / close to park and ride at Leicester Forest East
  • Subsidised short breaks at selected RAFA accommodation

RAFATRAD Ltd is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of the RAF Association, and all profits are covenanted back to the charity where we have a clear objective: to help sustain a resilient and empowered RAF community, including serving personnel, RAF veterans and their families.

About the role
This is a newly created role to run our yearly events programme. As you would expect, our busiest events activities are during the spring and summer months attending air shows and RAF and aviation themed events. We need you to be able to join the team in the office 2 days per week along with flexibility to work weekends on occasions. Reporting to the Head of Retail, this role leads the execution of the planned events calendar, co-ordinating merchandise range, the logistical arrangements including organising staff and volunteers, travel, accommodation and administrative requirements. Primary responsibilities include

  • Lead innovative sales tactics to achieve the event seasons annual financial targets.
  • Take ownership of retail event planning, including but not limited to location sourcing, site visits, operational planning, scheduling, staffing, and all other infrastructure.
  • Work within strict deadlines and cost parameters, achieving or exceeding event sales and profit targets.
  • Oversee permits, applications, and health & safety compliance.
  • Oversee cash handling pre and post-show, liaising regularly with our finance team to organise floats and cash-counting.
  • Manage and grow RAFATRAD’s shop in a box facility alongside the RAFATRAD Sales Team.
  • Be willing to attend multiple events throughout the season (dates are flexible).
  • During the off-season (October – March) other administerial duties will be required within the RAFATRAD Sales and Marketing team

About you
Our ideal colleague will be an experienced Events Specialist looking for a strategic management role with the confidence to bring your ideas, vision, wisdom and innovation to the team. As a confident and persuasive networker, you will have relevant experience in managing multiple events from the planning stages through to execution along with skills in marketing, communications or retail sales, A high level of IT proficiency is required for working with CRM systems, analysis and reporting. Previous line manager experience is highly desirable as you will be leading and motivating teams of staff and volunteers. A self-motivated, proactive and results driven team player will thrive in this role. We need you to have a full UK driving licence as you may be required to drive our events vans occasionally. Based within our HQ in Leicester we offer hybrid working for this role (not fully remote)

Closing Date 8am Friday 28 August

Due to the expected high volume of applications we may close this job advert early so please do not delay in applying, we’d love to hear from you

The RAF Association is a Disability Confident Employer. Please let us know if you require any assistance with your application.

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