This is not an ordinary events job and Downtown in Business is not an ordinary business organisation.

Downtown in Business is looking for an ambitious, energetic, and highly organised Events Manager to join our team and take a leading role in delivering one of the most exciting business events programmes in the UK.

From exclusive roundtable discussions with political and business leaders to major conferences, awards dinners, private lunches, international events, and receptions at the heart of Westminster, no two weeks at Downtown are ever the same.

Our events bring together some of the most influential figures in business, politics, local government, property, regeneration, sport, media, and culture. Previous speakers and guests have included prime ministers, cabinet ministers, metro mayors, council leaders, leading entrepreneurs, and the chief executives of some of Britain’s biggest organisations.

For the right person, this role offers an incredible opportunity to build an exceptional network, develop valuable commercial and leadership skills, travel to major UK cities and establish, a strong personal profile within the business community.

The role

As Events Manager, you will be responsible for helping to plan, promote and deliver Downtown’s extensive programme of events across Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Lancashire, and Cheshire.

You will manage events from the first idea through to successful delivery, working closely with speakers, sponsors, venues, members, partners, and the wider Downtown team.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Developing and managing a busy programme of conferences, dinners, awards, roundtables, and networking events

· Identifying and securing high-profile speakers and contributors

· Managing venues, suppliers, guest lists, schedules, and event logistics

· Building strong relationships with Downtown members, sponsors, and partners

· Helping to develop commercially successful event concepts

· Promoting events through email, social media, and Downtown’s communications platforms

· Ensuring every event is professional, engaging and unmistakably Downtown

· Attending and managing events across the UK, including occasional evening commitments

Who we are looking for

You may already have experience in events, hospitality, membership organisations, business development, or communications. Equally, you may be an outstanding emerging talent ready to take the next step in your career.

More important than a conventional CV will be your attitude, personality, and appetite to succeed.

You will be:

· Exceptionally organised and comfortable managing several projects at once

· Confident, personable, and able to communicate with people at every level

· Commercially aware and enthusiastic about developing new ideas

· Calm under pressure and focused on finding solutions

· A strong writer with excellent attention to detail

· Interested in business, politics, cities, and the issues shaping the UK

· Willing to travel and occasionally work outside standard office hours

· Ambitious for yourself and for the organisation you represent

Why join Downtown?

Downtown in Business has spent more than two decades connecting people, influencing policy and championing business-led economic growth.

This role will place you at the centre of that activity.

You will gain access to people, places, and conversations that few conventional events roles can offer. You will be encouraged to contribute ideas, develop new concepts and take genuine ownership of projects. You will work with an ambitious team in an organisation that moves quickly, thinks differently, and is entering an exciting new period of growth.

There will be hard work, early starts, late finishes and the occasional last-minute change of plan. There will also be outstanding experiences, extraordinary connections and opportunities that could transform your career.

If you want a quiet nine-to-five job, this isn’t for you.

If you want to build a network, strengthen your profile, test yourself and become an important part of one of the UK’s most influential business organisations, we would love to hear from you.

Salary

£35,000 plus performance bonuses

Benefits

· Pension

· 20 days holiday plus bank holidays

· Christmas shutdown

· Birthday off

· Medicash scheme

· Training and Development

To apply, please send your CV and a short covering letter explaining why you are the right person for Downtown in Business to chris.mckenna@downtowninbusiness.com by Monday 7th September.