Operations Manager (Events) – Part-time (3 days)

Location: Teddington

Salary: £55,000 FTE (pro-rata £33,000)

Reports to: Managing Director | Team: ~10 (+ temps)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful, growing, conference and events agency, in an essential operational leadership role. You will work directly with the MD and will be the anchor at the centre of the organisation. You will lead a small driven core team of 10 plus occasional temp support to help prepare the company for future growth.

What you’ll do

• Run day-to-day event operations: planning, budgets, suppliers, on-site delivery
• Build/improve processes across CRM, finance ops, workflows, data/MI & compliance
• HR/People ops: recruitment coordination, onboarding, policies, training, payroll liaison, first-line ER
• Procurement: source and negotiate with venues/suppliers; manage contracts, SLAs and cost control
• Track commercials: forecasting, margins, contracts, and risk logs
• Engage senior stakeholders (clients/partners/board) with clear plans, KPIs and post-event reviews

What you’ll bring

• Operations leadership in events/conferences (or similar)
• Proven process build and adoption; calm with senior stakeholders under pressure
• Strong commercial acumen and confidence with data/MI
• Working knowledge of HR admin and procurement best practice
• Comfortable with modern CRMs, project tools and Excel/Sheets

Our values: Integrity • Team • Enthusiasm • Responsibility & Accountability • Communication

Contract: Permanent, 3 days/week (0.6 FTE), with scope to increase as we grow, if wanted

Apply: Send your CV plus a cover letter explaining what has motivated you to apply for this role and what you can bring.