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<h2>Job introduction</h2>
We are looking for an experienced House and Event&nbsp;Manager to join our busy Operations&nbsp;team and manage multiple events at The Brighton Centre
The post of House and Event Manager will be required to manage events at the Venue, ensuring all client event detail, timelines and logistics are correctly interpreted, disseminated and adhered to and a customer-focused service is maintained at all times during the Venue’s annual events programme; amounting to 255 occupied event days, welcoming 250,000 leisure customers, 50,000 conference delegates and managing 125 client accounts.
 Interview date: (TBC)
For an informal discussion, please contact (Don Hurley) - (Operations Manager) <a href="mailto:Don.Hurley@brighton-hove.gov.uk" target="_blank">Don.Hurley@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a>
<h2>About the role</h2>The Brighton Centre is an internationally known venue of considerable scale; it hosts conferences, events, exhibitions, meetings, festivals and concerts with a capacity of up to 5,500. The Brighton Centre sells in the region of 250,000 tickets per annum for its live entertainment programme consisting of approximately 90 live performances and holds on average 20 major conventions per year, amounting to a combined total of approximately 255 occupied event days per annum. This contributes to an annual economic impact to the City of Brighton &amp; Hove of circa £1bn per annum, contributing to 18,000 jobs in the local areaThe post holder will ensure that the Venue is always presented to the highest standards and remains compliant to best working practice during non-event days, providing management of all working personnel, contractors, and crew.Working within an ever changing business environment, the post-holder needs to possess a strong quality driven customer focus, combined with a demonstrable ability to plan and monitor complex business change in an uncertain environment whilst managing events on site and processing large amounts of information on a daily basis. Alongside this, the post-holder will be managing multiple accounts, all with different desired outcomes and each with the potential to bring in large amounts of revenue to the Tourism &amp; Venues Section. Attention to detail and understanding diverse needs is vital, with the ability to read situations quickly and think globally, understanding the impacts of each decision made on other areas of the business. Please read our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/how-apply-job-council" target="_blank">Apply for a job at the council</a> pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/application-form-guidance" target="_blank">Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> and (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/supporting-statement-guidance" target="_blank">Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.<h2>Additional information</h2>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.&nbsp;Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us" target="_blank">Why work for us&nbsp;</a><h2>Company information</h2>Encouraging a diverse workforceOur city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton &amp; Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/fair-and-inclusive" target="_blank">fair and inclusive</a> actions, our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/becoming-anti-racist-city" target="_blank">anti-racism strategy</a> and the work we are doing to <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace" target="_blank">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).</a>

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