Role title: Events Manager
Role type: Permanent full time
Role grade: Health Services Manager Level 1
Department and location: Curran Foundation, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.
Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.
About the role
- Lead events end-to-end, from planning and administration through to RSVPs, logistics, venue operations, production, event delivery, pack-down and post-event follow-up.
- Bring creativity, professionalism and attention to detail to deliver engaging, high-quality events for donors, supporters, leaders, VIPs and key stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships and collaborate with internal teams, event owners, suppliers, venues, contractors and Marketing to ensure every event is seamless and well coordinated.
- Take ownership of budgets, procurement and supplier negotiations, identifying opportunities to maximise value and leverage sponsorship or in-kind partnerships.
- Use your initiative, sound judgement and strong communication skills to identify opportunities to strengthen stakeholder relationships and continuously improve the way events are delivered.”
About you
- Experienced event professional with 5+ years’ experience planning, coordinating and delivering small to medium events from concept through to completion, with a consistent focus on quality and exceptional outcomes.
- Hands-on and highly organised, with strong experience across event logistics, venue operations, staging, production, setup, pack-down and delivery.
- A confident multitasker who can manage competing priorities, coordinate staff, volunteers, contractors and suppliers, and keep events moving in a fast-paced environment.
- A strong communicator and relationship builder, with the confidence to work with executives, major donors, sponsors, VIPs, government stakeholders, suppliers and internal teams.
- Commercially minded and proactive, with experience managing budgets, procurement and supplier negotiations, strong attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills and proficiency in Microsoft 365, Planner and CRM/event management systems such as Blackbaud NXT.
What we can offer you
- Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
- Seamless NSW Health Mobility: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements
- World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
- Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
- Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
- Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
- Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 21 September 2026. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.
Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies
