The Organisation
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats, and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park, and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces, including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK, with tens of millions of visits every year.
We are now looking for a Head of Events and Filming to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 36 hours per week.
The Benefits
* Salary of £65,000- £75,0000 per annum, depending on experience, plus an on-call allowance
* 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays
* Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
* Hybrid/ agile working options
* Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
* Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
* Learning and development opportunities
* Cycle to work scheme
* Offices in a beautiful location
This is a fantastic opportunity for a strategic thinker to drive commercial growth, command complex operations, and protect the legacy of The Royal Parks.
You will lead the development and delivery of a high-impact events strategy, identify and unlock new revenue opportunities, optimise ticketing and sponsorship activities, and oversee the management of high-value tenders and contracts."
What’s more, you will also benefit from a collaborative working environment with access to excellent learning and development opportunities designed to help you flourish in your career.
The Role
This is a high-impact leadership role at the heart of The Royal Parks’ events programme, combining strategic vision, commercial acumen, and operational command. You’ll drive income growth through innovative event strategies, lead complex negotiations with senior stakeholders, and oversee the seamless delivery of world-class events across London’s most iconic green spaces. From shaping multi-million-pound tenders to managing live event command and crisis communications, you’ll be the senior figure ensuring every event protects the parks’ heritage, ecology, and public value while delivering exceptional experiences for millions of visitors.
Additionally, you will:
* Lead on licence variations to extend and improve commercial outputs
* Serve as TRP’s senior representative in complex event discussions with Government and key London agencies, ensuring the charity’s interests are upheld
* Ensure continuous improvement by embedding a culture of learning, conducting post-event reviews, and implementing operational feedback into future planning
About You
To be considered as an Head of Events and Filming, you will need:
* Relevant degree or professional qualification in event management, business, commercial law, or a related field
* Incident Command System (ICS) or other emergency management training, and Health & Safety certification (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH Managing Safely)
* Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to generate revenue growth whilst balancing this with public access, sustainability, and reputational protection requirements
* Exceptional leadership, decision-making, and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop the team especially during high-pressure or time-sensitive operations
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity please send your CV and covering letter to Gilly Tajasque Gilly@regananddean.co.uk