National Events and Venue Hire Delivery Coordinator

English Heritage Ltd; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading heritage charity is hiring a National Events and Venue Hire Delivery Coordinator. This role involves ensuring the successful delivery of events, managing safety and quality, and engaging with diverse teams and stakeholders. It offers a hybrid working model and an opportunity to positively impact community heritage experiences. Candidates should have event delivery experience in outdoor or heritage settings and a full driving license.

Benefits

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions up to 10%

Flexible hours

Career progression opportunities

Free access to heritage sites for friends and family

25% discount in shops and cafes

Qualifications

• Experience delivering events in outdoor or heritage settings.
• Ability to prepare event management plans effectively.
• Proven track record of managing multiple tasks and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and quality standards during events.
• Act as the on-site contact to ensure smooth operations.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance event programs.

Skills

Event delivery experience

Risk assessment preparation

Multitasking

Collaboration

Full UK driving license

Job description

National Events and Venue Hire Delivery Coordinator

Title National Events and Venue Hire Delivery Coordinator Location Flexible, based at one of our regional offices (York, London, Swindon), hybrid or homework. Salary From £26,409 p.a., depending on location / 36 hours per week / Permanent Job type Fixed Term Contract Ref 16246

Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.

Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.

That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.

We are looking for a minimum of 2 National Events & Venue Hire Coordinators to join our Events & Venue Hire Delivery Team. The roles are full time and fixed term basis until January 2027. Based in either one of regional offices, hybrid or homework, you will be working within a national team and required to travel throughout the country.

Benefits

• Salary from £26,409 p.a., depending on skills, experience and location
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%
• Flexible hours
• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
• Subscriptions to professional bodies
• Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members
• 25% discount in our shops and cafes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave
• Options to buy additional leave
• An inclusive working atmosphere everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs
• Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact, supporting and delivering exceptional events and venue hires across English Heritage's unique and inspiring locations.

As National Events & Venue Hire Delivery Coordinator, you will ensure high standards of safety, quality, and customer satisfaction. Whether taking the lead on delivery or supporting our site teams, you will be a vital link between our operational teams, central colleagues, and external stakeholders ensuring seamless planning and execution of events and hires.

During events and hires you will be the on-site point of contact ensuring smooth operations and excellent customer experiences. This means you will be someone who is comfortable with health and safety legislation and licensing requirements, ensuring our events and hires comply within those as well as our own policies.

Working in collaboration with the National Events and Venue Hire Delivery Team, the Visitor Experience Creative Producer and Programmer, and the Venue Hire Sales Team, you will contribute and identify opportunities to enhance the events and venue hire programme

Qualifications

• Experience delivering events and venue hires in outdoor, heritage, or high-profile settings.
• Experience preparing event management plans and risk assessments.
• To be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• To be able to work collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• A Full UK driving licence.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing the 12th of January 2026 either at our English Heritage Bristol Office or on MS Teams.

If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Ella Harrison, National Events and Venue Hire Programme Lead, at [e-mail]. No agencies please.

Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/ You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/

Everybody's welcome at English Heritage

Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.

We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.

You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.