Guildhall Business Development Manager

Contract: 12-month fixed term

Workplace Attendance Category for this role is:

Workplace plus - you'll attend your workplace most of the time but will have the option to work for 1 day a week at home.

An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic sales and marketing professional with excellent administrative and communication skills to join our high-performing, small commercial events team.

Guildhall is a world-class venue with a diverse range of clients including international companies, major public bodies and charities. The events and sales team is responsible for organising commercial events at the historic London Guildhall in the heart of the Square Mile. You will be joining the City of London Corporation, an organisation committed to supporting and promoting the City as the world's leading international finance and business centre.

Our aim is to maximise the commercial use of the venue consistent with the City's own requirements. The team manage some 500 events each year, ranging from high profile corporate events and award ceremonies to large charity fundraisers and concerts.

Leading a sales team of two, you will have oversight and line management of the team with a focus on both proactive and reactive sales.

Main Responsibilities:

• Maximise the commercial use of the venue consistent with the City's own requirements.
• Draft, develop and implement the Guildhall venue marketing strategy
• Promote Guildhall as an event venue through industry memberships, trade shows, showcases, social media and promotional material.
• Proactively initiate and develop relationships with new and existing clients, and suppliers and strengthen relationships with industry partners
• Line management of the reactive sales team
• Deputise for the Private Events Manager as required

Ideal candidate:

• Minimum two years' experience of working within a Sales and Marketing role promoting an events venue / company, developing marketing strategies and initiatives to increase business
• Previous line management experience
• Experience of proactively developing and managing relationships with clients and other industry stakeholders
• Ability to identify new markets and trends
• Ability to adapt approach and style depending on audience
• High quality written and oral communication skills
• Experience of analysing financial and sales data to help build new business and improve service
• Proficient across social media platforms
• Natural flair for networking, self-driven and enthusiastic about success in role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please see the Job Information Pack in the attachments section.

Closing date: 12 noon on 24 February 2025

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If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable. We are committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay across the whole organisation and against external sectors.

Because our roles are so varied, we don't have a 'one size fits all' policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you'll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It's important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here .

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we're meeting our attendance needs.