Salary range: £61,653 - £65,181 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

An Exciting Opportunity for a Sales and Marketing Manager

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

The Sales & Marketing Manager leads a small sales team that exists to maximise commercial income generated from advertising and sponsorship, the Film Office and from hiring out events spaces in The Drum and The Base at Brent Civic Centre. The Drum is Brent Council’s flagship conference and events centre hosting a range of events including conferences, weddings, filming and corporate functions. No two days are the same in this role. You will shape and implement a marketing strategy to drive business to our flagship events spaces within the spectacular and award winning Brent Civic Centre. You will seek out opportunities to maximise the profitable usage of these spaces and generate new ideas for income generation, including from our Film Office and advertising and sponsorship opportunities.

The Person

This is a fantastic and rare opportunity for a proactive and customer focused Sales & Marketing professional who is keen to build on our success over recent years and continue to grow our commercial income that helps protect council services in Brent.

We are looking for a strong commercially minded leader with attention to detail and a passion for income generation and delivering service excellence.

You will be personable and build rapport with existing and potential clients and internal stakeholders easily. You will be experienced in venue sales and adept at delivering a range of events including weddings, conferences, meetings and large-scale events. You will have experience working with a broad range of clients and understand the challenges of managing a multi-purpose venue with a variety of stakeholders.

You will thrive in a busy environment with competing priorities and multiple opportunities for income generation and above all you will be a customer-focused team player capable of leading a small but high performing income generation team.

Why join us?

We know people achieve their best when they feel valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:

Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

Closing date: 6 May 2026 (23:59)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the essential requirements on the Job description. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk.

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