Audio Visual Manager

Why Southwark?

Kickstart your next career chapter in one of London’s most vibrant boroughs.
Southwark Council is seeking an Audio Visual (AV) Manager to take centre stage in leading our AV services across iconic sites including Tooley Street, Queens Road, and Bournemouth Road.

At Southwark, you’ll be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking council that puts people, technology, and service excellence at its core. You’ll have the platform to shape AV services that truly make an impact, supporting collaboration, innovation, and the borough’s strategic vision.

Here’s why this role is a game-changer:

• Shape the future of AV excellence – delivering seamless, cutting-edge experiences for internal and external events.
• Work at the heart of London’s civic life – engaging with senior stakeholders, elected members, and external partners.
• Lead with impact – managing a talented team and driving continuous innovation across AV services.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide strategic leadership and hands-on oversight for all AV services across Southwark’s key sites.
• Deliver flawless AV experiences for meetings, events, and high-profile engagements.
• Lead, motivate, and develop the AV Services Team, setting performance standards and fostering continuous improvement.
• Manage AV assets, including testing, servicing, software upgrades, and inventories.
• Take ownership of relationships with external AV suppliers, ensuring performance against KPIs.
• Champion a customer-first approach, liaising with clients and resolving issues with professionalism.
• Oversee health & safety compliance, risk assessments, and preventative measures.
• Coordinate AV technician rotas and provide leadership during live events.

What We're Looking For

• Strong knowledge of modern Audio-Visual systems, trends, and event technology.
• Substantial hands-on AV and event production experience – ideally in-house or with an AV supplier.
• Proven track record in managing sound, lighting, and IT for large-scale events.
• Experience of budget setting, control, and monitoring.
• Excellent leadership and people-management skills that inspire confidence and respect.
• Outstanding customer service skills with the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, from AV technicians to senior executives.
• Sharp problem-solving ability with an eye for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Tech-savvy with Microsoft Office proficiency and the ability to get the best from digital tools.
• Enjoy a balanced approach with flexible home working.

Additional Information

About Southwark Council

Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities.

Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Benefits and more information:

Working for Southwark Council – Southwark

Salary Range: £44,430 - £51,663

Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on the 6th of October 2025

Interview Date: The 20th of October 2025

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities.

This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative.

We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian, and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care.
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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