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Event and Staffing Manager/Lead

RunThrough Events
Organisation
RunThrough Events
Salary
£28k – 32k plus up to 10% annual performance bonus
Location
Events (various locations) / Office-based (Manchester, Trafford Park M32 0ZH) / Remote working
Contract type
Permanent (Full time)
Closing date
22 May 2025
Job Description
Company: RunThrough
About Us: RunThrough is the UK's largest and Europe’s fastest growing running events company, dedicated to delivering exceptional running experiences and fostering a vibrant community of runners. We are in an extremely exciting period of growth, with 270 events planned and 300,000 entrants expected in 2025. As we expand our reach and continue to build our team, we are looking for a passionate Staffing Manager to join us on this exciting journey.

THE ROLE
We are looking for an experienced Staffing Manager to join our rapidly growing events team. You will be responsible for overseeing the recruitment, coordination, and management of all event day staff and volunteers, ensuring our events run smoothly, and leading the staffing team.

Job Description
As Event Staffing Manager, you will be working directly with our event management team to deliver running events across the UK while leading the recruitment of and communication with event day staff and volunteers.

Key Responsibilities:

Event Staffing Management:
- Lead, motivate and manage a small team of staffing executives, ensuring they are aligned with the company’s goals.
- Conduct regular performance reviews and provide feedback and support to team members.
- Oversee the recruitment process for volunteers and paid event staff, ensuring we achieve targets.
- Develop strategies to attract and retain quality staff and volunteers.
- Act as a key point of contact between the staffing team and event operations teams, ensuring clear and effective communication
- Manage staffing logistics for events, ensuring all positions are filled and duties are being carried out as required.

Event delivery:
- Collaborate with the event team to plan and execute events
- Assist in setting up, managing, and dismantling event sites, ensuring that all elements meet our high standards.
- Support with the delivery of events as Event Village team member/lead on event days
- Active participation in debriefs after events
- Interacting with the wider running community to enhance reputation and engagement
- Creating new relationships with runners who come to our events

Personal Specification:
- Have the ability to motivate others and create strong team dynamics
- Have a genuine interest in working in live events, an interest in running/sport and be a fast learner.
- Be comfortable speaking to people from different backgrounds, building relationships and helping the team to grow out marshal and volunteer community
- Experience managing a team, with strong leadership skills.
- Experience working with volunteers or large groups.

Essential:
- Competent in Excel and data analysis for tracking volunteer targets & KPIs
- Able to work to strict deadlines and calm under pressure
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to carry out manual tasks
- Desire to learn, develop and advance personal career prospects
- Passion for delivering faultless events with a customer-centric focus
- Willing to work on weekends (Start: 5-6am | Finish: 12pm-2pm) on a rota basis (average of 2 weekends per month)
- Full UK manual Driving Licence and willing to drive a van

Desirable:
- Experience working live events
- Keen interest in and knowledge of running and sport
- Previous experience driving a van
- Personable and confident in social situations
- Strong organisational and multitasking abilities, with excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills.

BENEFITS
We Love What We Do
- Free entry to any RunThrough race for you and your family
- Deeply discounted race entries for your friends
- £70 race entry fund to participate in non RunThrough events
- £200 RunThrough Kit voucher
- 20% Sport Shoes discount
- Regular social group runs with the team in the great outdoors
- Flexible working hours to fit around training and exercise
- Free personalised coaching provided by our partners New Levels Coaching
- Free tea, coffee and snacks in the office

We Create Solutions
- We offer professional development opportunities to upskill you and expose you to new areas of the business
- We organise personal development opportunities through team building workshops, management training, guest speakers and much more

We Are There For Each Other
- We provide access to training that will help you to foster your relationships - mental health awareness, sign language, communication skills etc
- Monthly 121 welfare check ins with our HR manager in addition to your 121 sessions with your line manager
- A culture of compassion and camaraderie - we are all here to support each other

We Build Relationships
- Free regular team socials with your regional teams
- Bi Annual full team socials with the whole RunThrough team
- We provide work placements within our subsidiary brands - Runners Retreats, New Levels Coaching, RT Kit, Sports Media Agency, RT Foundation
- Free membership to the RunThrough Run Club - a place where you can meet and train with other members of the community

We Are Innovators
- Opportunity to take on side projects in areas of personal interest
- Mentorship from the senior and national leadership teams to develop leadership skills
- Opportunities to travel overseas and work on some of our events in Europe, NA, Australia and the Middle East
- Opportunity to pitch and explore new venue ideas for running, trial and triathlon events

Education: Bachelor’s (preferred)
Start Date: As soon as possible.
How to apply
Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter outlining their relevant experience and suitability for the role to careers@runthrough.co.uk.
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