Job Title: Sales & Events Assistant
Accountable to: Senior Sales & Events Manager
Location: 21 Albemarle Street, London
Contract type: Permanent, full time, 35 hours per week, flexible work pattern; This role will involve working outside of office hours, including early mornings, evenings, and occasional weekends.
Salary: £27,500-£30k per annum, dependent on experience
About the role
The Royal Institution has been hosting a multitude of corporate and private events since 1800, ranging from high profile corporate dinners and drinks receptions to product launches and conferences. However, we don’t just sell an events space, we provide our clients with an unforgettable, historical experience at our stunning Grade I listed venue in the heart of Mayfair. All profits support our charitable activities, enabling us to engage and inspire future generations through the wonder of science.
Our small but busy venue hire team plans and delivers an average of 20 events a month, ranging from onsite filming to private meetings. We are responsible for the entire event management life cycle, including response handling enquiries, negotiating contracts, and planning and delivering events in partnership with our in-house catering and audio-visual suppliers to ensure a high-quality customer experience.
About you
We are looking for someone who is keen to work across all aspects of events, from sales, to event planning and delivery with some experience of working in events/hospitality/visitor attractions/multi-use venues. You will need excellent customer service experience, strong communication and organisational skills with the ability to build effective working relationships. Experience of using CRM software, specifically Salesforce, would be a plus.
In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including generous leave entitlement, enhanced sickness pay, matched pension contributions to 7%, and the chance to play a part in the future of the Ri.
Find out more at Venue hire | Royal Institution
Interested?
To apply, please download the full JD and person spec below and send us your CV and supporting statement, of no more than 500 words, explaining why you would like to be our new Sales & Events Assistant and how you meet the requirements of the role, to recruitment@ri.ac.uk by 9am Tuesday 6 May 2025.
We plan on interviewing as applications come in and we may close the application process early if we receive a strong field of applicants so please do apply as soon as you can.
We ask applicants to complete and return the recruitment monitoring form along with their application. The Ri is committed to equality of opportunity at all stages of the recruitment process. The information supplied in this form will be treated in strict confidence and will only be seen by Human Resources. It will not form part of the selection process. You may choose not to disclose some or all of the information requested in the form, and this will not affect your application in any way.