Event Operations Crew Chief in East Sheen - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

We have an exciting opportunity for an Event Production Crew Chief working in our Event Production team, who provide event crewing support to over 400 events per year.
Working on the ground you will work on the delivery of the set up and breakdown of events across Kew including weddings and private hire, visitor programming, fundraising events, official visits and large-scale outdoor events including Christmas at Kew and Kew the Music.
Hours of work: Full timeContract Type: Fixed Term (FTA)Contract end date: 1 yearDirectorate: Marketing & Commercial EnterpriseLocation: Kew Gardens, RichmondClosing Date: 05/05/2024 Working mainly outdoors, with evenings and weekend work included, you will have experience of leading a team and successfully rigging and de-rigging events and be a solution-focused person who understands what it takes to work to tight timescales.
This is a hands-on physical role managing and moving stocks of furniture, barriers, temporary structures and AV equipment and will include driving and loading of equipment in and out of multiple venues as well as outdoors.
You will work with the Event Production Manager to ensure the prioritisation and scheduling of crew tasks, ensuring that appropriate numbers of crew are allocated to each job and provided with the necessary instructions, briefing and tools.
You will also oversee the event crew to ensure that crew tasks are completed on time and to a good standard and that appropriate feedback is provided to clients.
We are looking for an experienced crew chief with excellent customer service, who can deliver results in a fast paced and deadline driven environment. An awareness of best practice in the events sector, including health and safety requirement and competent handling of Audio visual and tech equipment is desirable.
A natural motivator, your exceptional communication skills will enable you to build an effective working relationship with internal colleagues and external suppliers.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.
We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
Join us on our journey as protectors of the worlds plants and fungi.
The salary will be £26,581 per annum.
Our fantastic benefits package includesopportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership.We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking Apply.
We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interviewing disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
No agencies please.

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