Director of Conferencing

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: Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TL The Role The Director of Conferencing is a new role, created to lead the strategic development and delivery of Clare''s conferencing business, which provides a vital income stream to enable the College to sustain its 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 the College 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 Us Clare College is the second oldest of the 31 Colleges in the University of Cambridge. Regarded as one of the most progressive and informal, Clare is renowned as a College that achieves academically at the highest levels, whilst also being welcoming, ..... full job details .....