Director of Conferencing
Hours: Full-Time, 36.25 per week (0.8 FTE may be considered)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £71,566 to £75,914 depending on experience
Location: Cambridge, CB2
The Role
The Director of Conferencing is a new role, created to lead the strategic development and delivery of this organisation's conferencing business, which provides a vital income stream to enable them to sustain their core educational mission. The role-holder will manage key client and partner relationships, and drive revenue growth and profitability through strategic market positioning, while remaining sensitive to the needs of their community and the rhythms of the academic year. In addition, the role-holder will have overall responsibility for the events team including support services.
The Director of Conferencing is a senior, multi-faceted role, involving sales strategy, financial planning, forecasting, marketing and communications, and operational delivery. The role-holder will play a crucial part in motivating and guiding colleagues across multiple departments to achieve an annual revenue target of £4 million+, and through this, to make a contribution to College income of £2 million per year.
About the employer
Our client is the second oldest of the 31 colleges in Cambridge. Regarded as one of the most progressive and informal, they are renowned as a college that achieves academically at the highest levels, whilst also being welcoming, forward-thinking, and inclusive.
Located in the heart of Cambridge city centre, this college is extraordinarily beautiful and famed for its gardens on “the Backs” (the famous backs of the colleges that overlook the River Cam). Their gardens are widely renowned as some of the best in Cambridge and are valued by all members of the college, as well as their guests. The Old Court, a Grade I listed building, is the centre of the college and is unique among the ancient colleges in having maintained its architectural integrity over the course of its history.
Salary and Benefits
The annual salary will be up to £71,566 and £75,914 depending on experience. An additional, performance-related bonus will be considered if the role-holder exceeds targets for income generation, profitability and the satisfaction of the wider College community. In addition to this the post holder would be eligible for meals on duty. This is a permanent role at 36.25 hours per week. The role will require working outside office hours for some events.
They also offer membership of a defined salary sacrifice pension contribution scheme, a Healthcare cash plan and parking.
The closing date is Tuesday 6 October 2026 at 9am
Shortlisted applicants being interviewed shortly afterwards.
No agencies please.
