Sponsorship and Exhibition Manager (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 12 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,600 - £44,000 (depending on experience) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, WC1A 2SL |
| Company: | Association of Colleges |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 28 |
Summary
Job Advert
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced sponsorship and exhibition professional to join
our established Events team for a period of maternity cover. The team designs and delivers a calendar of specialist further
education events and an annual conference for educational professionals working across the FE College sector.
In the role of Sponsorship and Exhibition Manager, you will be working in a small but busy and fast-paced team. In this role you
will be responsible for proactively promoting, selling and managing events sponsorship and exhibition packages working closely
with a business development team on longer term partnerships as well as working with events managers to ensure exhibition
logistics are fulfilled. This role balances sales, account and logistics management and is varied and interesting.
To be successful in this position you will have excellent customer relationship skills, with the ability to manage successful
external relationships. You will possess great attention to detail coupled with the ability to manage competing and often urgent
tasks with ease. Additionally, you will demonstrate initiative and be able to work diligently under pressure whilst maintaining a
team-orientated approach to your work. Good IT skills and exhibition logistics management skills are also essential for this role.
Please note, this role will involve some UK travel, overnight stays and occasional long hours.
At AoC, we value trust, flexibility and professional growth. You’ll join a high-performing, mission-led organisation that offers
generous benefits, flexible working, and opportunities to develop your career while making a positive impact on the FE community.
About AoC [https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us]
AoC Values [https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/working-aoc/aoc-values]
Careers at AoC [https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/work-for-aoc]
Benefits at AoC [https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/working-aoc/aoc-rewards]
Please review the full job description and person specification, which outlines the role in more detail. If you have any questions
or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact the hiring manager, rachel.bedford@aoc.co.uk.
Hours:
Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week, fixed-term contract for up to 13 months
How to Apply
If you think you have the skills, experience, and attributes to hit the ground running in this position, we would welcome your
application. Click 'apply now' below.
To be considered for this role, your application must be submitted and received by 10am on 1 September 2025.
Interviews:
Date: W/C 8 September 2025
Location: Onsite, AoC London Office
AoC is committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not
discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race,
religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable
you to apply or attend any interview, please email us at careers@aoc.co.uk [careers@aoc.co.uk] to let us know or contact the HR
team via telephone: 020 7034 9900.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the AoC team.
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced sponsorship and exhibition professional to join
our established Events team for a period of maternity cover. The team designs and delivers a calendar of specialist further
education events and an annual conference for educational professionals working across the FE College sector.
In the role of Sponsorship and Exhibition Manager, you will be working in a small but busy and fast-paced team. In this role you
will be responsible for proactively promoting, selling and managing events sponsorship and exhibition packages working closely
with a business development team on longer term partnerships as well as working with events managers to ensure exhibition
logistics are fulfilled. This role balances sales, account and logistics management and is varied and interesting.
To be successful in this position you will have excellent customer relationship skills, with the ability to manage successful
external relationships. You will possess great attention to detail coupled with the ability to manage competing and often urgent
tasks with ease. Additionally, you will demonstrate initiative and be able to work diligently under pressure whilst maintaining a
team-orientated approach to your work. Good IT skills and exhibition logistics management skills are also essential for this role.
Please note, this role will involve some UK travel, overnight stays and occasional long hours.
At AoC, we value trust, flexibility and professional growth. You’ll join a high-performing, mission-led organisation that offers
generous benefits, flexible working, and opportunities to develop your career while making a positive impact on the FE community.
About AoC [https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us]
AoC Values [https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/working-aoc/aoc-values]
Careers at AoC [https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/work-for-aoc]
Benefits at AoC [https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-us/working-aoc/aoc-rewards]
Please review the full job description and person specification, which outlines the role in more detail. If you have any questions
or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact the hiring manager, rachel.bedford@aoc.co.uk.
Hours:
Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week, fixed-term contract for up to 13 months
How to Apply
If you think you have the skills, experience, and attributes to hit the ground running in this position, we would welcome your
application. Click 'apply now' below.
To be considered for this role, your application must be submitted and received by 10am on 1 September 2025.
Interviews:
Date: W/C 8 September 2025
Location: Onsite, AoC London Office
AoC is committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not
discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race,
religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable
you to apply or attend any interview, please email us at careers@aoc.co.uk [careers@aoc.co.uk] to let us know or contact the HR
team via telephone: 020 7034 9900.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the AoC team.