Events and Engagement Manager

Job summary

The Events and Engagement Team plays a key role in engaging the public in the Senedd’s work. The team leads on activity that showcases the Senedd as a focal point of Welsh public life, both as a building and an institution. We strive to engage communities across Wales, engaging diverse audiences to increase their levels of understanding of the Senedd’s work, and how they can get involved to use their voice.

As one of the Senedd’s Event and Engagement Managers, you will play an integral part in managing and delivering a dynamic and professional programme of community and Senedd led events and activities on the Estate and in communities all over Wales to promote an understanding of the democratic process through active participation, and include the delivery of events on the Senedd estate and in the community.

You will support the Events and Engagement Service with major events, estate takeovers and corporate calendar events. You will provide advice and assistance to multiple service areas, customers and stakeholders whilst identifying opportunities for continued improvement.

As we prepare for the Seventh Senedd term, the team will be also continue to deliver a programme to engage and communicate with communities all over Wales, and you will also identify new ways of engaging with our target communities across Wales off-site and / or through virtual means, working closely with other teams in Engagement Services to achieve our objectives.

The post sits within the Engagement Service, and the successful candidate will report to the Senior Events and Engagement Manager.

Job description

1. Plan, design, deliver, and evaluate engagement programmes that showcases the Senedd’s work across Wales, and celebrates diversity and inclusion.
2. Create, lead on and deliver specific Senedd led events and campaigns ensuring effective communication, liaising and co-ordinating with supporting teams and Service Areas. Provide Event Management advice and assistance to all relevant departments and organise multiple events simultaneously.
3. Explore opportunities for the Senedd to be represented in events across Wales in a way that is creative, innovative, engaging and impactful.
4. Working with key partners to ensure success, use the Senedd estate in a meaningful way through exemplar events that leave a positive impression of the Senedd and its work with attendees, participants, and organisers.
5. Support the department’s work in planning activity in a timely manner.
6. Support colleagues in the delivery of major events such as homecomings, official openings, Summer Shows
7. and any such event that positions the Senedd as a focal point and at the heart of Welsh civic pride.
8. Support colleagues in the Events and Engagement team to manage external partners, contractors and stakeholder relationships.
9. Manage effective administrative systems to ensure the efficient and streamlined delivery and management of the events programme including supporting the management of risk, governance, budget and service KPIs.

Person specification

1. Significant Event Management experience including creating, developing, implementing and managing events and other engagement activities, both in person and virtual event platforms.
2. Experience of working effectively with stakeholders. groups, and individuals to engage communities.
3. Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to provide the best service to a wide range of customers including senior officials, special guests and VIPs.
4. Excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritise multiple and varying tasks to competing deadlines

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,523, Welsh Parliament contributes £10,870 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Selection process details

Candidates are required to complete an application form through our recruitment portal addressing the job specific and desirable criteria.

Closing date: 23 March 2026

Your application must be submitted before midnight on the closing date.

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Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Angharad Thomas
• Email : angharad.thomas@senedd.cymru
• Telephone : 03001100123

Recruitment team

• Email : jobs@senedd.wales

Further information

https://senedd.wales/work-opportunities/

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