Conference & Events Operations Executive

5 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom RunThrough Full time €24,000 - €28,000

Event Operations Executive START DATE: ASAP
JOB TYPE: Full-time (Including weekend work)
SALARY: £24k – 28k (Depending on experience) plus up to 10% annual performance bonus
HOLIDAY: 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Manchester (travel is involved for events)
TYPE OF WORK: Events/Office-based/Remote working
WORKING HOURS: 42 hrs per week - flexible schedule including weekend and evening events, office days & WFH

About Us: RunThrough is the UK's largest and Europe’s fastest growing running events company, dedicated to delivering exceptional running experiences and fostering a vibrant community of runners. We are in an extremely exciting period of growth, with 270 events planned and 300,000 entrants expected in 2025. We are looking for someone with a passion for running and events to join a young, passionate and growing company.

As Event Operations Executive, you will be working directly with our event management team to deliver running events across the UK while coordinating with third-party vendors, organising event elements such as food, drinks, photography, entertainment, and equipment, as well as creating our internal briefing documentation.

Collaborate with the event team to plan and execute events.
Assist in setting up, managing, and dismantling event sites, ensuring that all elements meet our high standards.
Interacting with the wider running community to enhance reputation and engagement.
Active participation in debriefs after events.
Manage relationships with vendors and suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of services and infrastructure for events.
Negotiate contracts and monitor performance to ensure that all vendor requirements are met.
The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working in live events, an interest in running/sport and be a fast learner.
They will be comfortable speaking to people from different backgrounds, building relationships and developing relationships with new and existing vendors and suppliers.
Ability to carry out manual tasks
Passion for delivering faultless events with a customer-centric focus
Willing to work on weekends (Start: 5-6am | Finish: 12pm-2pm) on a rota basis (average of 2 weekends per month)
Full UK Driving Licence and willing to drive a van
Experience working live events
Previous experience driving a van
Deeply discounted race entries for your friends
~£70 race entry fund to participate in non RunThrough events
~£200 RunThrough Kit voucher
~20% Sport Shoes discount
~ Regular social group runs with the team in the great outdoors
~ Flexible working hours to fit around training and exercise
~ Free tea, coffee and snacks in the office

We offer professional development opportunities to upskill you and expose you to new areas of the business
~ We organise personal development opportunities through team building workshops, management training, guest speakers and much more
~£400 personal electronics allowance (available after 6 months of employment)


We provide access to training that will help you to foster your relationships - mental health awareness, sign language, communication skills etc
Bi Annual full team socials with the whole RunThrough team
We provide work placements within our subsidiary brands - Runners Retreats, New Levels Coaching, RT Kit, Sports Media Agency, RT Foundation
Free membership to the RunThrough Run Club - a place where you can meet and train with other members of the community

Opportunity to take on side projects in areas of personal interest
Opportunities to travel overseas and work on some of our events in Europe, NA, Australia and the Middle East
Opportunity to pitch and explore new venue ideas for running, trial and triathlon events


Start Date: As soon as possible.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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