Events and Hire Coordinator

All Souls is a vibrant London church with four buildings used for ministry and venue hire. We seek a driven Events & Venue Hire Coordinator to grow West One Spaces, turning empty rooms into revenue and shaping the strategic use of our spaces.

Responsibilities

- Identify and pursue opportunities to hire All Souls' facilities, working strategically with the Events Manager to target under-used areas of our campus - Assess current processes to help improve them for clients - Work with the Events Team to ensure that venue hire and ministry remain appropriately balanced. - Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients  - Provide excellent customer service to enhance the reputation of All Souls as a venue. - Uphold the visions and values of All Souls Church in interactions with clients - Develop a marketing plan that promotes All Souls as a sought-after venue for events and work with the Communications Team and Events Manager to see it come to life - Manage the website and promotion of West One Spaces, our external hire site - Pursue new ideas and customers, actively seeking opportunities for our buildings.  - Work with the Events Manager to set sensible revenue targets and then work to achieve them - Work with the Events Manager to envision a sustainable future for venue hire at All Souls and then develop and implement this vision. - Oversee the coordination of events, ensuring smooth logistics and excellent execution. - Attend events when necessary, providing an on-site presence for more complex hires. - This may include some work outside standard office hours or on weekends.  - Understand and ensure compliance with all legal and safety regulations related to venue hire. - Draft and negotiating hire agreements with clients for the Event Manager to review, and ensure safeguarding policies and risk assessment are in place when appropriate - Working with the Finance Team to make sure invoices are sent out and paid in a timely manner - Team Fit - Work collaboratively with both the Events Team and the wider All Souls Staff to ensure that venue hire partners with other ministry objectives - View their work as part of the larger picture of God's kingdom

Required skills

Essential: - A committed Christian, in sympathy with the evangelical theology of All Souls - Have exceptional people skills and excellent communication, both with colleagues and with clients - Be able to balance lots of different tasks and directives - Flexible and adaptable as the needs of the team and the wider church shift - Demonstrate integrity and honesty in their interactions - Takes responsibility for projects and work to complete them - Initiative and have strong problem solving skills - Have experience in event coordination, sales, and/or venue management Desirable: - A good understanding of the events industry and venue hire practices. - Ability to contribute to achieving revenue targets.

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Applications Closing date: Sunday, 7th September 2025 at 23.59 Interviews: From Monday, 22nd September 2025 Start date: Subject to agreement All Souls Today In the centre of London's West End, All Souls Langham Place is a conservative, Anglican evangelical church. At the heart of all we do as a church is our desire to be 'All for Jesus!'We are deeply grateful for a diverse and international church family, a rich heritage and an exciting location and seek to use all God has given us in the extension of Christ's Kingdom. We recognise that we are only a small part of God's worldwide Church, so we aspire to a generosity and graciousness in our fellowship with other Churches while submitting ourselves to the authority of God's unchanging Word. We believe that Jesus is for all and we long to be all for Jesus. To find out more about our vision and values please visit allsouls.org/vision The All Souls Church family is diverse as the global body of Christ is diverse and as London is diverse. Applications are welcome from people from ethnic groups which are a minority in the UK. There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. We can only consider applications from those who have the right to work in the UK. Contact person: recruitment@allsouls.org