Senior Events and Ceremonials Manager

Company: The Royal Parks
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Location: London
Job Description:

Reference: TRP0025 Type: Permanent Location: London, England Industry: New Media and Internet

The Benefits

  • Salary £48,000 – £57,177 per annum, depending on experience
  • 26 days’ annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
  • Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
  • Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
  • Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Offices in a beautiful location

This is a unique opportunity to take a lead operational role in delivering some of the UK’s most high-profile and nationally significant ceremonials and events, set within London’s most iconic parks.

The Role

As Senior Events & Ceremonials Manager, you will be at the heart of complex, multi-agency operations – leading planning, readiness and on-the-ground delivery. You’ll act as a key operational decision-maker, working closely with partners including government departments, the police and other statutory agencies to ensure safe, seamless and high-quality delivery.

With a primary focus on St James’s Park, you will play a critical role in coordinating ceremonial activity while also contributing to a wider programme of major public events. These include:

  • Trooping of the Colour
  • Remembrance Sunday
  • State Occasions

About You

To be considered as a Senior Events and Ceremonials Manager, you will need:

  • Proven experience delivering major events or ceremonies in a multi-agency setting
  • Strong operational planning and decision-making skills, particularly in live environments
  • Experience working with statutory authorities (e.g. police, local authorities)
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • A solid understanding of event safety, licensing and compliance
  • The ability to lead teams, coordinate resources and stay calm under pressure

The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

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Posted: May 30th, 2026