We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Events Production Manager (Community focused events) to join our Events Team at Enable!

About Us:  

Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.

At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:

Benefits:  

• 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
• Life Insurance
• Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
• A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
• Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
• Gym Membership

Reports to: Senior Events Producer

Based: Battersea  

Salary: £40,000-£45,000 per annum

Contract: Full Time (40 hours per week)

Work Arrangement: Office Based, Flexible working for Event Delivery

DBS: Basic 

Role Overview:  

Reporting to the Senior Events Producer, this role will be responsible for producing, delivering and running multiple events in the Enable calendar, including Summer in Battersea Park (a multi-weekend programme of free family entertainment and activities), Big Play Out (a free summer event for local children and young people), and other events produced by Enable. Alongside production management, this role will manage the programming of a range of live performances and activities for these events. The Events Production Manager will also coordinate the schools outreach programmes connected to Enable’s ticketed events and will support on-site across the full roster of Enable productions.

The Events Team is a busy, creative, tight knit group of vibrant professionals. We celebrate creative problem solving and integrity and produce high quality and innovative events. The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about creating community-focused events and thrives on variety in the type of events they manage. The person should pride themselves on five-star customer service for visitors and stakeholders alike and should have enthusiasm for going the extra mile to create moments of connection, inspiration and joy.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:   

Event Production 

• Managing the research, development, design, production, programming and delivery of allocated production events
• Engaging activity facilitators and performers for event programmes, and creating associated activity and stage schedules
• Sourcing and planning event infrastructure and supplier services for outdoor and indoor event sites
• Producing all relevant production paperwork, including but not limited to site plans, event safety management plans, and risk assessments
• Acting as the appointed site manager and assisting with the physical set up and dismantling of events, including the management of contractors and suppliers and the distribution and return of events equipment / stores and vehicles as required
• Booking and managing in-house and casual staff to assist with events and ensuring that all staff and on-site partners are fully briefed
• As required, acting as a personal licence holder at events under the relevant venue’s premises licence

Community and Stakeholder Partner Relationship Management 

• Liaising with existing community partners to develop events and projects and strengthen ways of working together
• Researching new connections across communities and exploring further opportunities to connect with stakeholder groups within production events
• Developing and maintaining excellent processes and policies for working with community volunteers, young people and performance groups
• Working with local schools to coordinate educational workshops and activity sessions

Operations 

• Updating Artifax (scheduling and event management system) with all event details and future event dates
• Liaising closely with the Events Team and other park-based services to ensure that production events are coordinated effectively within the wider events and activity schedule
• Maintaining a strong knowledge of Enable venues including any restrictions, rules or limitations and implementing these on site
• Liaising with suppliers and contractors to ensure that all paperwork is in order and site briefings and policies are clearly communicated
• Working closely with the Marketing and Communications team to ensure that each event has a clear communications plan and is promoted to relevant audiences and communities
• Working with other Enable teams to explore opportunities for collaboration and connections with other services e.g. leisure, parks, Putney School of Art and Design
• Providing excellent customer service and operational management on site to ensure the safety, enjoyment and comfort of all visitors

Admin and Finance 

• Managing production budgets and regularly updating budgets with all recorded income and expenditure
• Proactively seeking feedback from community and stakeholder partners and visitors to production events, and when necessary, escalating queries and complaints to the Senior Events Producer
• Line managing events team members throughout full event seasons and supervising a variety of event staff and contractors on-site during build, live and de-rig
• Seeking quotes for goods and services in line with Enable’s Procurement Code, and raising purchase orders
• Carrying out other duties as directed by the senior management

Skills and Experience: 

Essential 

• Proven and demonstrable experience of producing and delivering medium to large-scale public outdoor events
• A keen enthusiasm for creating events that celebrate community and connection
• Excellent budgeting skills and adaptability in creating impact and excitement within specific financial parameters
• Passion for creating events to entertain wide-ranging audiences and diverse communities
• Confidence and experience in running large scale event sites, leading on all operations and proactively addressing issues, queries and challenges as they arise
• Experience of booking workshop facilitators, activity leaders, artists and community performance groups
• Experience of researching, negotiating and coordinating quotes and logistics for event infrastructure and suppliers
• Confidence in producing all relevant production paperwork, schedules and briefings
• Exceptionally high standards of customer service and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate professionally in writing, by telephone or face to face, both internally and externally
• Ability to work under pressure across multiple projects and meet deadlines effectively
• Excellent team player with experience of line management and supervising event project teams
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel spreadsheets
• Flexibility to work weekends, early mornings and late nights as required and ability to manage your time accordingly

Desirable 

• Experience with Sage or other accounting software
• Experience creating event presentation decks on Canva or similar platforms
• Experience in premises and event licence application processes
• Personal Licence
• IOSH trained
• CAD trained
• Confident driver with clean UK manual driving licence

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a team that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.

If this role not quite right, however you are still interested in working at Enable then we encourage you to get in touch today on hr@enablelc.org.