Events Apprentice - Events Management
Tate Eats
London (SE1 9TG)
Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 25 November 2025)
Posted on 12 November 2025
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Summary
Tate Eats is unique in the cultural world, a hospitality business whose purpose supports the vision and reach of Tate in all four of its galleries. All our profits are returned to Tate championing the right to the richness of art for everyone. We are looking for a passionate, knowledgeable Events Apprentice to join our Events Management team.
- Training course
- Event assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9.00am- 5.00pm Potential out of hours work due to events may be needed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 10 October 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
We are looking for a passionate, knowledgeable and experienced Events Apprentice to join our Events Management team on a fixed-term basis until 31 May 2027!
To support the Tate Events department with administrative and operational tasks to be a profitable business and adhere to Tate Eats’ Standards, ensuring that Tate Events delivery exceeds customer expectations.
- Attend initial production meetings with suppliers and clients to understand the events scope, objectives and technical ambitions.
- Support the Event Manager during site visits with production suppliers and clients advising on room layout, power limitations and access times.
- Support Event Managers during event load-ins by coordinating production setup, ensuring loading bays open on time, checking that lift drivers are in position and confirming power and lighting requirements have been set by the facilities team.
- To support the Tate Events team creating and editing Event information using our Events Systems Programme, Artifax – distributing event schedules to all Gallery Stakeholders.
- To support the Tate Events team with raising balance and final invoices.
Where you'll work
53 Bankside
London
SE1 9TG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED
Training course
Event assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Operational: Gather facts and collate information in response to a brief or request, like searching for the right location and venue for an event.
- Operational: Respond to requests from the different functional teams and carry out a variety of daily and weekly tasks to assist in the planning and preparation of an event.
- Operational: Provide assistance onsite at an event by registering delegates or by helping to assist the onsite team with a variety of tasks.
- Operational: Manage your time effectively by understanding how to prioritise tasks according to their importance and urgency for the stakeholders of an event.
- Operational: Use software packages to create word processing and spreadsheet documents.
- Operational: Contribute to reports, event project plans and written presentations for clients
- Operational: Use a range of event technology platforms and in-house bespoke software systems and databases.
- Operational: Show careful attention to regulations and internal policies.
- Professional: Listen, interpret, understand, vocalise and respond to clients’ needs.
- Professional: Speak and write clearly in order to prepare written communications or provide instructions that are needed for a client, supplier or team member.
- Professional: Build rapport and trust with the stakeholders of an event so that stakeholders can collaborate well throughout the planning and organisation processes.
- Professional: Question effectively to ensure understanding of what is required from clients or colleagues.
- Professional: Have the skills to maintain relationships with colleagues, suppliers or clients once they are built, and be able to repair them when they are damaged.
- Professional: Work effectively within a group environment to prepare for, deliver and/or follow up after an event takes place.
- Commercial: Assist in the preparation, management and reconciliation of event budgets by collecting information, checking data and making calculations.
- Commercial: Show how commercial awareness has been applied through task and time management, specifically using efficient and effective measures to conclude a project in the most proficient way.
Training schedule
Event Assistant Level 3 Standard
Apprentices learn the skills they need on the job with the guidance of a development coach who is an expert from industry. You will finish your apprenticeship with a recognised qualification, valuable industry experience, money, and substantial opportunities for promotion.
Training is a blended learning delivery model: online learning, classroom sessions, work-based training, independent research, workplace projects, one-to-one support and training. Your training will include:
- Preparing for your apprenticeship
- Preparing for your employer
- The need for events
- The expectations of your customers and clients
- Knowing your stakeholders and vendors
- Event logistics
- Event rules and regulations
- Making technology work for your event
- Analysing event success
- Preparing for your event
For a full overview of the event assistant standard please click on the following link: https://creativealliance.org.uk/apprenticeships/events-assistant-level-3.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Tate Eats is unique in the cultural world, a hospitality business whose purpose supports the vision and reach of Tate in all four of its galleries. All our profits are returned to Tate championing the right to the richness of art for everyone. Our business is multi-faceted, we run restaurants, cafés and bars while delivering a vast range of events from film premieres to boardroom lunches.
https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/food-and-drink-tate-modern (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Staff meal allowance, Performance & service awards, Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health Allies, Producer & Supplier Trips, Great discounts in our shops and catering outlets, Free entry to exhibitions for you, your friends and family.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Tate is committed to developing their employees - This is a fixed term contract and there is no guarantee of a role beyond the contract.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000201.
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Closes in 10 days (Tuesday 25 November 2025)
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