Events and Communications Manager, Urban20 London 27

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the marketing, communications and audience engagement strategy for the Urban20 London Summit 2027 and associated programme.
• Coordinate communications activity across partner organisations to ensure consistent messaging, branding and audience engagement.
• Manage relationships with communications agencies, creative suppliers, media partners and key stakeholders.
• Lead the Urban20 Marketing and Communications Working Group, bringing together partners to deliver an integrated communications programme.
• Deliver multi-channel marketing campaigns across media, digital, social, email and visual communications platforms.
• Create and coordinate content, campaigns and stakeholder communications that maximise the profile and impact of London's U20 Chair year.
• Work closely with event delivery teams to integrate communications activity into event operations, delegate experience and programme delivery.
• Support the planning and delivery of Summit activity, including stakeholder engagement, logistics and delegate management.
• Manage marketing and communications budgets, procurement activity and supplier performance to ensure value for money.
• Monitor and evaluate communications performance, using data and insight to improve campaign effectiveness and audience reach.

Requirements

• Experience of developing and delivering high-profile, multi-channel communications and stakeholder engagement campaigns for complex programmes, events or international initiatives.
• Knowledge of the structure of London Government, particularly the respective roles of Local Authorities, the Mayor and GLA and National Government; and a good understanding of how political events are managed and administered in London and nationally.
• Experience of planning and supporting event operations, logistics and delegate management for complex events involving multiple stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Experience of operating in a politically sensitive environment and handling communications in this environment.
• Managing a large budget to deliver a high-profile campaign, working with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of using data, insight and evaluation to inform marketing and communications strategy.
• Experience of planning and delivering operational comms for a major event.

Benefits

• GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
• In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.