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Events and Experiences Coordinator, Imperial War Museum

  •  East
  •  Â£25k-30k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes August 1, 2025
  •  Amelia Gates
  •  careers@iwm.org.uk
  • #Museums

Description

Job Description

The Events and Experiences Co-ordinator at Duxford manages the development, planning and operation of several commercial activities based around IWM's collection of historic exhibits. This role will oversee, manage and deliver a variety of commercial activities from Site Hire and Car Clubs, Ticketed Events and Experiences such as Photography Evenings, Birthday Parties and development of Major Events such as the IWM History Festival.

They will also be creating content for our other experiences, such as aircraft for photoshoots, and speakers for lecture days. The successful individual will be responsible for ensuring events are delivered on time and to the set budgets, while also ensuring that all participants have a great time.

As such, the post holder will need experience of delivering and planning events in a historic venue and working in a heritage site, confident in planning and delivering events. Managing budgets and a good attention to detail are also key skills in this role.

For a full list of duties and the person specification (which your application will be marked against) please view the Job Description.

Job Requirements

  • Educated to A level standard or equivalent.
  • Proven experience in a similar position.
  • Good experience of Word, Outlook and Excel.
  • Good working knowledge of health and safety for events, including writing risk assessments and method statements.
  • Experience of logistically planning, producing and delivering a range of events and experiences.
  • Good knowledge of ticketed and public events and an understanding of working in a heritage setting.
  • Good understanding of commercial values and the importance of income generation / profitability.
  • Experience in creation of budgets and budget management.
  • Experience in negotiation of costs to ensure costs are managed and kept in line with budget.

How to Apply

Please apply via the IWM jobs page.

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