Head of Corporate Events

Head of Corporate Events

Final date to receive applications: 13 August 2026

Department: Marketing, Destination and Commercial

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Compensation: £70,000 - £71,289 / year

Events play a powerful role in how London & Partners engages stakeholders, showcases London, builds our reputation and connects audiences with our programmes.

We are looking for a Head of Corporate Events to lead the next stage of our events function, creating a centre of excellence that delivers high-quality, creative and professionally run events across the organisation.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who can combine strategic direction with outstanding operational delivery. You will lead the Corporate Events team, establish consistent ways of working, and ensure our mid- to large-scale events, whether physical, virtual or hybrid, are delivered efficiently, creatively and to the highest standards.

You will work closely with teams across London & Partners, including Marketing, Communications, Creative, Operations and programme delivery teams, helping translate their objectives and content into seamless event experiences. You will also lead our approach to event production, supplier and venue management, governance, sustainability, accessibility, budget oversight and continuous improvement.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced events leader who enjoys building structure, improving delivery, developing teams and creating memorable event experiences that support organisational impact.

In this role, you will:

• Establish and lead a centralised Corporate Events function, creating clear ways of working across the organisation.
• Build an events centre of excellence that supports consistent, high-quality and scalable delivery.
• Develop and embed production best practice across compliance, sustainability, accessibility, diversity and inclusion, and net-zero standards.
• Implement clear ownership, decision-making processes and RACI frameworks.
• Create preferred supplier and preferred venue frameworks that drive consistency, quality and value.
• Provide strategic direction for how events are planned, resourced, delivered and measured across London & Partners.

You will also:

• Oversee the end-to-end logistics and production of mid- and large-scale or significant events, including physical, virtual and hybrid formats.
• Ensure events are delivered professionally, creatively, efficiently and in line with organisational standards.
• Introduce tools, templates and frameworks that improve planning, delivery, measurement and repeatability.
• Manage contracting, procurement, budget oversight and financial tracking for events.
• Improve event processes, reducing duplication, unnecessary meetings and inefficient ways of working.
• Ensure strong risk management and operational control across the events portfolio.

You will:

• Act as the primary events partner to delivery teams, Corporate Communications and Operations.
• Work with content owners to translate event objectives and audience needs into high-quality event experiences.
• Provide advice and guidance to teams delivering smaller events where needed.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Communications and Creative teams to ensure brand alignment and audience experience excellence.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, venues, technical partners and creative vendors.
• Use supplier and partner relationships to drive quality, innovation, value and consistency.

As a people leader, you will:

• Lead and develop the Corporate Events team, creating a high-performing and collaborative culture.
• Define team structure, roles and responsibilities across the events function.
• Build subject-matter expertise within the team.
• Coach and support team members, identifying development opportunities.
• Support capability building across the wider organisation, helping colleagues understand how to plan and deliver effective events.
• Create a culture of excellence, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

You will:

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce cost and maximise value-in-kind.
• Oversee post-event reviews and wash-up processes to capture learning and improve future delivery.
• Ensure event performance is measured effectively.
• Help demonstrate how events contribute to London & Partners’ organisational goals.
• Use insight, feedback and data to improve the quality, consistency and impact of the events portfolio.

We are looking for an experienced events leader who can bring structure, creativity and operational excellence to a busy and varied events environment.

The successful candidate will bring:

• Proven experience leading a large-scale events or event production function.
• Strong experience designing and implementing effective operating models, governance and processes.
• Deep knowledge of event logistics, production, supplier management, contracting and budgeting.
• Experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder events across varied formats,…