Events Manager

The Events Manager is a senior operational role within Liverpool Cathedral’s Enterprise team, responsible for the full lifecycle planning, management and delivery of a diverse portfolio of internal and external events, ensuring they are delivered safely, compliantly and to a high standard.

Liverpool Cathedral is a world-class, Grade I listed building and one of the UK’s most distinctive large-scale events venues. As a live place of worship, heritage asset and major visitor attraction, the Cathedral delivers a highly complex programme of corporate, commercial, cultural and civic events alongside daily worship and tourism activity. From major headline grabbing art installations, to classical concerts or pop gigs to awards galas.

Events at Liverpool Cathedral operate within a high-risk, regulated environment, requiring exceptional standards of safety management, safeguarding, operational planning and professional delivery, alongside strong commercial performance. The Events Team operates within the Cathedral’s Enterprise function as a professional events business, balancing commercial performance with the Cathedral’s mission and values. Income generated through events underpins the ongoing care, operation and activation of the Cathedral, supporting its role as a place of worship, culture, encounter and welcome.

Responsibilities

• Operationally accountable for the safe and sound event management planning, implementation and delivery.
• Responsible for production planning, safeguarding and overall compliance for assigned events.
• Produce and maintain all required professional event documentation.
• Manage the full lifecycle planning, management and delivery of a diverse portfolio of internal and external events, ensuring they are delivered safely, compliantly and to a high standard.
• Deliver a minimum of £200k turnover in the first year.
• Play a key role in strengthening the Cathedral’s reputation as a premium events venue.
• Work under the direction of the Head of Events within the Enterprise team, balancing commercial performance with the Cathedral’s mission and values.

How to Apply

To find out more and apply: https://www.cofepathways.org/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=10589

Deadline: midnight on 31/08/2026