Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century?  As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as ‘everyday’ health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.

Amazing opportunity has arisen for an Event Operation Manager to make a difference and ultimately save people’s lives!  This varied role will form a key part of the Operations team working as part of the regional leadership team and will report to the Head of Event Operations.  The successful candidate will play a key and important role and will be accountable for the planning and operational delivery of event cover within their region/designated customers.  Ensuring safe, effective, high quality medical provision at events for attendees in their time of need.  Event examples include The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Pride events, Wimbledon and Great North Run. 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working & TOIL, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days. 

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You:

• Knowledge of event industry best practice/compliance/regulatory requirements
• Experience of managing budgets and implementing cost control measures to enable successful achievement of forecasted business performance
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate and build effectively at all levels with
• internal and external stakeholders both verbally and in writing
• Experience in building and leading high-quality result focused teams

About the Role:

• Lead planning of event medical and first aid cover within their region / designated customers whilst ensuring regional compliance with national standards, internal policies and event legal requirements.
• Ensure that costs, budgets and finances for events are managed effectively with a focus on minimising unnecessary expenditure.
• Work closely with Volunteering Delivery Managers to ensure the management of volunteer capacity numbers are matched to the activity demand.
• Drive the implementation of the Health and Volunteering Business Plan within the Event Operations Team and champion awareness across Regional networks. 

About Us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, at www.sja.org.uk

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.   At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.   

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.