Public Events Manager

Public Events Manager

Royal Air Force Museum Closing date: Fri, 01 May 2026

Artform: Museums
Role: Creative
Contract: Permanent
London

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

The Museum is looking for a Public Events Manager.

Job Description

Public Events Manager
Permanent
Full-time
Midlands
£30,000 per annum

The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity, with two sister sites at London and Midlands. Our purpose is to share the RAF story, past, present and future - using the stories of its people and our collections in order to engage, inform and inspire. Our Vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story - the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

We have two public sites (London and Midlands) and a stored collection (Stafford). Our trading company and active fundraising supplement Grant in Aid which comes through the Ministry of Defence.

We are pleased to announce a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic Events Team. We are looking for an experienced programmer and event professional to deliver exciting and popular events at our Midlands Site.

Working in a small and friendly team, the role will involve managing a busy year of dynamic events aimed at our family audience. You will also use your creativity to grow and develop the programme in future years.

Candidates must have experience in delivering large scale public facing events as they will be responsible for events such as the Midlands Food Festival, Themed Weeks and Summer Events Programme.

The ideal candidate will be creative, highly organised, flexible, pro-active and have lots of initiative and energy. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a high standard of both verbal and written English are essential requirements as is a high level of client service and event health and safety experience. Strong proficiency in budget management is also required. The post holder will be required to work weekends, early mornings, evenings and occasionally overnight as necessary.

The post will be based at our Midlands location (in Cosford, Shropshire). Travel between the Museum's sites will be required from time to time.

Job Requirements

Demonstrable and proven experience of working within a busy public events function.
Demonstrable and proven management level experience.
Strong project or event management skills.

Job Responsibilities

To work with Head of Events and Catering to develop our Public Events strategy, that articulates the long-term objectives of the programme across all Museum sites and audience
groups.
To lead the development of the annual public events plan for Midlands. This plan will provide a schedule for each event that comprises the programme and outlines our key commercial
and visitor experience goals for each event.
To lead the implementation of the public events programme at Midlands. This will include taking responsibility for the management of major public events and the delegation of
selected elements of the programme to the Public Events Executive, where appropriate.
Take lead responsibility for the management and development of 1 FTE. This will include all aspects of objective and appraisal setting and the development of all training and development objectives.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Public Events Manager
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Museums
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Fri, 01 May 2026
  • Location:
    London
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Job: Public Events Manager

Job: Public Events Manager

Organisation: Royal Air Force Museum

Postcode: NW9 5LL

How to Apply

To apply:

• Please download the full job description on our website at: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/public-events-manager-5/

• Please click on the following link to apply for this role. You will be taken to our applicant tracking system – https://royalairforcemuseum.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=9f078177-10d5-4633-a023-0d4fbdf831d8

• Closing date for applications: Midnight on 1 May 2026

• Interviews will take place on: 14 May 2026