Events Manager (Freelance)

Engagement: Freelance, 3 to 4 days per week, May through October 2026, with potential to develop into a longer-term arrangement

THE ROLE

You will lead the delivery of a programme of senior events across SHGH from May through October 2026. The work spans conferences, political and corporate dinners, and bespoke roundtables.

This is a high-trust role. Our audiences are typically senior business leaders, parliamentarians, government representatives, regulators, and media, founders and investors. We need someone who can run point with principals, hold their own with senior delivery partners, and bring a programmer's eye for what makes a serious event land

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead delivery of senior events across SHGH, end-to-end, from concept and programme design through to run-of-show and follow-up.
• Westminster Conference, 23 June 2026. Manage venue, AV, programme, briefings, run-of-show and chair experience, working with Innovation Arts on session design.
• Dinner and roundtable programme. Design, invitation strategy, briefings and follow-ups across political dinners, member dinners, founder and investor convenings.
• Longer term potential to contribute to building our events capability, helping us develop a stronger and more strategic events offer over the engagement.

ABOUT YOU

• Five or more years of senior events experience.
• Background running events at organisations including (but not limited to) think tanks, policy institutions, businesses, start-ups, trade associations, VCs, start-up communities, and accelerators is particularly relevant.
• Comfortable running events for senior audiences, including senior business leaders, parliamentarians, founders, investors and regulators.
• Track record of creative design-led events.
• Strong project management discipline combined with an instinct for what makes content land in a room.
• Proactive, comfortable with ambiguity, able to step into a moving programme and bring it to a higher standard.
• Discreet and politically astute
• Available to start in May 2026.

PRACTICALITIES

• 3 to 4 days per week, flexibly distributed (with intensity around major event moments).
• London-based
• Engagement runs to October 2026 in the first instance, with potential to convert into a longer-term role as our events function develops.
• Some evening event delivery required.
• The role is contracted and paid via SHGH.

ABOUT US

SHGH is a group of cross-border advisory firms, guiding clients through an unprecedented period of change in policy, politics, regulation, and sustainable growth. SHGH companies include strategy and communications consultancy Stonehaven, international sustainability consultancy Robertsbridge, and cross-border economics, research and policy firm Public First. As a group we have offices in London, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, and Washington DC.

You’ll join an integrated consultancy that combines political insight, business strategy, and communications expertise to deliver change that matters. You’ll work alongside colleagues with diverse skills, gain exposure to senior clients, and have real opportunities to develop your career as part of our ambitious and supportive team.

Events are central to how we work: convenings that bring senior decision-makers, business leaders, founders, investors and policymakers into the same room to move arguments forward. We are investing in this capability and looking for a senior freelance events professional to help us deliver and shape it.

TO APPLY

Please use the application form below to send a CV and a short paragraph on the most demanding event you have delivered in the last two years (who it was for, what made it land, what you would do differently). Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

SHGH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal opportunity and equal pay regardless of background, including race, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in this recruitment process, please get in touch.

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