Senior Event Manager
Glasgow Life Closing date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026
Artform: Events
Role: Creative
Contract: Hybrid
Scotland
- Full time
- £50k+
- Apply now
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for a Senior Event Manager to join our Events team.
Job Description
You will be a part of the Events team, playing an essential role in leading a portfolio of event bidding, delivery and activation ensuring strategic alignment with the Glasgow Event Strategy. Educated to degree level or equivalent employment experience in a similar role within a major events environment, that works across event bidding and event delivery Proven track record in project management and delivery of large-scale internationally significant events and projects Proven experience in managing major events and/ or projects with multiple partner organisations including stakeholder management and reporting (including against targets) to City, National and international bodies. Proven experience in establishing governance, project planning, reporting and teams to deliver major events and projects Experience of lead responsibility for controlling budgets circa £1M+ Excellent knowledge of, and existing relationships with, event industry partners, programmes and organisations. Excellent communications skills including producing regular high-quality reports and presentations to key stakeholders. Experience managing a team, and managing teams of minimum 4+ Ability to communicate and work in partnership with multiple internal and external partners and stakeholders across hierarchies. Ability to write reports at a strategic and tactical level for major events and projects Ability to prioritise workload within a multi-disciplined environment, meeting pre-determined deadlines and ensuring work is accurate and methodical. Ability to travel nationally and internationally as required for your role
Job Overview
- Job Title: Senior Event Manager
- Salary: £50k+
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Events
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Hybrid
- Closing date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026
- Location: Scotland | view on Google Maps
Job: Senior Event Manager
Job: Senior Event Manager
Organisation: Glasgow Life
Postcode: G1 1LH
How to Apply
- Contact name: Jonathan Dawson
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Glasgow Life
The reason we exist is to:
1. Improve people's mental and physical wellbeing through culture and sport.
2. Support the city’s visitor economy and enhance its reputation as a great place to live, work, learn, and visit.
3. Generate funds through culture and sport programmes. We then re-invest in the charitable activities which support our vision.