Event manager jobs in London, greater london

Are you an expert in stewardship and donor care, and have experience in managing Individual Giving income streams?

Designed by families, for families, The Ark was opened in September 2019 by the Mayor of London. The grounds offer wheelchair accessible outdoor experiences, including a Woodland Walk through a 7-acre nature reserve, a hydrotherapy pool and overnight suites for families to be close to their loved ones. At The Ark we are able to provide Specialist Care and Nursing for babies, children and young people, supporting their full clinical, emotional, social and practical needs. We have created a space where children who are seriously unwell are accepted as they are, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence.

Rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, the charity has had a sustained period of growth over the last two years and we are looking for high quality employees to come and be a part of that success.

Our expert staff and trained volunteers provide clinical, emotional and practical support for families across North and Central London and Herts Valley. We carefully adapt our support for every child and offer it wherever it is required - whether in their home, their community or at our state-of-the-art children’s hospice building, The Ark, in Barnet.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Supporter Engagement Manager position is a pivotal role in the Public Fundraising team, comprising seven specialist Fundraisers.The post-holder is responsible for driving growth in our Individual Giving programme through a mix of acquisition and retention campaigns.

Key internal relationships include the Head of Supporter Engagement and the Fundraising management team.

The post-holder will work closely with the Fundraising Data Manager and the Community Engagement Manager on collaborative income generation and Supporter engagement activities.

The post-holder will be instrumental in shaping the Individual Giving and Supporter cultivation strategies geared towards increasing our Cash and Regular Giving Supporter base.

The Individual Giving programme includes Cash Appeals, Regular Giving (including Door-to-Door recruitment), Hospice Lottery, Challenge Events, Legacies and Supporter Care. There is a strong focus on digital fundraising.

ABOUT YOU

You will be a dedicated, organised and experienced Individual Giving specialist, with proven expertise in Supporter stewardship.

You are by nature a proactive, hands-on, team player. You thrive in an environment where no two days are the same.

The Public Fundraising team is part of the wider Income Generation and Communications team based in our hospice, at The Ark. We are a close-knit, highly supportive, high-performing team of 19. There is continuous collaboration. We help each other whenever we can. This set-up inspires you. As does the knowledge that your fundraising will have a direct, positive and lasting impact on the lives of the babies, children and the families we support.

Please refer to the job description for more information on this role. 

Please note - we are only accepting direct applications for this role

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, we kindly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

JOB TITLE:

Fundraising & Partnerships Manager 

RESPONSIBLE TO: 

Director of Fundraising

LOCATION: 

Home based 

DURATION: 

30-35 Hours Per Week - Permanent 

SALARY/GRADE: 

Grade 6.4 (£36,043) PA FTE 

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Fundraising Team 

• Nation Directors 

• Public Affairs and Communications Team 

• Membership Team 

• Donors, Volunteers and families

ABOUT YOU 

You will have proven experience in fundraising, business development, or partnership management, with a track record of generating income and building strong external relationships. Ideally, you will have experience developing fundraising plans, pipelines, or income streams from an early stage, and will be comfortable working in an environment where processes, opportunities, and supporter journeys are still evolving. 

You will be confident identifying and pursuing new opportunities, developing compelling proposals and cases for support, and managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including corporate partners, community fundraisers, volunteers, and individual supporters. 

We are looking for someone who is proactive, self-motivated, and creative, with strong communication and relationship-building skills. You should be comfortable working independently while also collaborating effectively with colleagues across fundraising, marketing, and operational teams. 

Most importantly, you will be motivated by the opportunity to help grow sustainable income that supports children, young people, and families across the UK. 

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE 

We are looking for a confident, ambitious, and entrepreneurial Fundraising Manager to help grow sustainable income for Adoption UK by building and developing strong relationships with corporate partners, supporters, volunteers, and local communities. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys creating fundraising plans from the ground up, developing new partnerships, and turning ideas into sustainable income. The role is ideally suited to someone who thrives in a developing fundraising environment and is motivated by the opportunity to shape and grow underdeveloped income streams into long-term success. 

This is an opportunity to help shape the development of a strategic and sustainable approach to fundraising, while continuing to deliver hands-on income across a diverse portfolio. 

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supported by the Director of Fundraising, take ownership of developing, delivering and monitoring fundraising events and activities in line with our fundraising strategy. 

• Lead on key income streams to maximise net income and develop sustainable income streams for short, medium and long-term growth. 

• Monitor and evaluate progress against plans using management information and budgets to produce reports and forecasts as required 

• Deliver effective supporter journeys to improve supporter experience, retention, and long-term engagement. 

• Work alongside the Director of Fundraising to develop and implement processes and policies. 

• Grow and diversify income across corporate partnerships, community fundraising, events, individual giving and digital activity. 

• Develop compelling proposals and pitches for corporate partners, clearly articulating social value, impact and return on investment. 

• Build and manage a strong corporate prospect pipeline using research, data and structured follow-up to convert opportunities. Identify opportunities to sponsor projects and activities. 

• Collaborate with marketing colleagues to develop assets and digital campaigns to support fundraising appeals and events. 

• Work with all Adoption UK teams to support local fundraising activities in each of the four nations including membership and community teams. 

• To ensure good working practices in line with Equality and Diversity policies and a pro-active approach is taken to equality, diversity and inclusion issues. 

• In compliance with the Code of Conduct, demonstrate high standards of personal conduct, courtesy and integrity. 

• Ensure full compliance with Adoption UK’s Safeguarding policies and procedures, reporting concerns in line with internal policies.

• Any other duty as required by the line manager commensurate with the post. 

Person Specification criteria

Knowledge  And  Experience 

• Experience of a fundraising, marketing, or event management role (E) 
• Experience of delivering multiple projects on time and to budget (E) 
• Ability to devise operational plans and deliver them effectively, and proven experience of planning and managing income generating activities and events    (E) 

Qualificationsand  Education

• Professional fundraising qualifications (D) 
• Marketing qualifications (D) 
• Event Management qualifications (D) 
• CIOF Diploma in Fundraising Management/equivalent professional experience/membership of CIOF (D) 

Skills and Abilities 

• Delivers high quality work with minimal supervision and direction (E) 
• Able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, be competent with Microsoft Office (E) 
• Ability to assimilate and analyze financial and statistical information, including budget monitoring, management, and financial control (E) 
• An exceptional administrator and coordinator with excellent organisation and writing skills (E) 
• Communicate, engage and secure positive external relationships with stakeholders and supporters (E) 
• Has the capacity to deal with complex issues and is good at problem solving (D) 
• Self-starter, used to working to deadlines and delivering against KPIs (E) 
• Able to work communicate and engage with internal senior stakeholders effectively (E) 

Accountability

• Developing fundraising opportunities (E)  
• Event administration (D) 
• Stewardship and relationship management (E) 
• Contribute to departmental strategic goals, in liaison with the Director of Fundraising (E) 

Behaviours 

• Takes pride in Adoption UK and promotes its values and mission in all interactions with external stakeholders. 
• Demonstrates commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of role at all times. 
• Contributes to an open and honest culture 
• Encourages challenge and creativity, transparency and consistency. 
• Leads by example. 
• Offers outstanding service to members. 
• Promotes cross functional team working, sharing skills and knowledge 
• Communicates clearly, seeking clarity when unclear and valuing the opinion of others. 
• Valuing the opinion of other. Treating colleagues and other stakeholders with respect. 
• Takes pride in own development, committed to achieving high standards and agreed objectives. 

Main duties

Special Events: 

• Supporting the co-ordination and delivery of our special events programme. 
• Manage the core elements of special events delivery such as the co-ordination of auction prizes, guest lists, guest requirements, admin and communications.
• Source ‘money can’t buy’ silent auctions items and raffle prizes and act as the main point of contact with the auction company.
• Support with ticket and tables sales for all special events.
• Deliver high quality supporter care and exemplary stewardship to special event guests.
• Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to produce event materials including event programmes. 
• Ownership of planning and delivery of our Christmas Carol Service with the support of the Head of Supporter Engagement. 
• Support the Philanthropy Officer with the organisation of our annual cultivation event. 
• Support the Head of Supporter Engagement to identify opportunities for income growth from special events with a view to developing a new Special event within the portfolio to attract new supporters/audiences. 
• Support with stewardship and delivery of our signature challenge event.
• Monitor special events within the sector, looking for emerging trends and sharing insights with the wider team.
• Support the Challenge Event Manager as needed 
• Ability to work evenings and provide on-the-day event support.
• Maintain efficient data and administrative processes for special events, including 
• income tracking and guestlist management on the database. 
• Be an ambassador at events, supporting the delivery of The Passage’s vision and ensuring that the charity’s profile and reputation are enhanced. 
• Ensure that appropriate and compliant risk assessment, health and safety procedures, protocols and policies are implemented for all special events.

Budgets and Finance: 

• Support the Head of Supporter Engagement in tracking and recording income and expenditure for events and ensuring they are delivered within agreed budgets. 

Special Events: 

• Assist with other team projects as needed, working together to deliver a high-quality portfolio of community projects and activities. 
• Support and attend fundraising events as required. 
• Adhere to the highest standards of community fundraising best practice as set out in the Fundraising Regulator Fundraising Code of Practice and ensure that all activities comply fully with the relevant Data Protection obligations and any other legislation. 

General responsibilities

• In conjunction with your Line Manager to continuously develop the role to ensure that all tasks are being undertaken in an effective and appropriate manner which meets the strategic aims and objectives of The Passage. 
• To participate in internal/external meetings as required, and attend training events, conferences and other functions, as necessary. 
• To participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal and help in identifying your own job-related development and training needs. 
• To ensure that all The Passage policies and procedures are being adhered to. 
• To contribute to the effective implementation of The Passage’s Diversity and Equality Policy as it affects both The Passage and its work with vulnerable adults. 
• To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high-quality standard of work, and to always work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of The Passage1.
• Undertake any other duties that may be required which are commensurate with the role. 

Desired experience

This person specification sets out the essential abilities and qualities which are used in the selection criteria for the post. When completing your supporting statement, please address criteria E1 to E11 and K1 to K7 demonstrating your understanding and knowledge and give evidence of your experience and abilities. 

• E1 - Experience of supporting or delivering special events. 
• E2 - Experience of recruiting new fundraisers and providing excellent stewardship. 
• E3 - Creative thinker with the ability to take the lead, initiative and problem solve 
• E4 - Experience of managing external suppliers. 
• E5 - Understanding of how to use insight, data and market trends to identify opportunities and make recommendations. 
• E6 - Experience of tracking income and expenditure targets. 
• E7 - Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with people at all levels, over the telephone, email and face-to-face. 
• E8 - A track record of generating and building strong, lasting relationships with supporters. 
• E9 - Competent in the use of online databases such as Salesforce. 
• E10 - Competent in the use of mailing platforms e.g. Dot Digital and design sites e.g.  Canva 
• E11 - Working in the charity sector. 

Desired knowledge

• K1 - Special events, fundraising and trends. 
• K2 - Ability to work under pressure, keeping calm and thinking clearly. 
• K3 - Digital fundraising and online fundraising platforms. 
• K4 - Excellent organisation & time management skills. 
• K5 - Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and take responsibility for your own workload, handle multiple priorities and to work independently. 
• K6 - GDPR and all relevant fundraising regulations. 
• K7 - Shared passion for the work and values of The Passage. 

About us

The Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre is an educational charity whose mission is to educate young people about who Jews are and the contributions they have made to society. Our free workshops are integrated with the National Curriculum and rooted in academic research. Since launching in January 2024, we've reached over 5,800 students and built partnerships with schools across England, Scotland and Wales.

We're now entering an ambitious phase of growth, developing deeper relationships with select Focus Schools and building towards a national reach of 25,000 students per year.

The role

This is far more than a management job. As our first School Partnerships Manager, you'll lead our outreach to schools and play a central role in shaping how the Centre develops and grows. Working closely with the Director, you'll drive the number of schools accessing our programmes, deepen relationships with existing partners, and help design our Focus School programme from the ground up.

You'll spend your time:

• Building and stewarding relationships with teachers, heads of department, and senior school leaders
• Proactively identifying and contacting prospective partner schools through outreach, networking and events
• Managing the full partnership lifecycle, from first contact through booking, delivery and follow-up
• Shaping our Focus School programme and contributing ideas for curriculum development
• Representing the Centre at conferences and educational events

This job is for you if…

• You have experience working directly in or with schools, and understand what motivates teachers and senior leaders
• You've worked in relationship management, outreach, partnership development, sales or business development
• You're a confident, persuasive communicator - comfortable on outreach calls, in writing, and presenting in person
• You're self-motivated, well organised, and thrive in a small, ambitious team
• You're genuinely committed to our mission and excited to help shape a young charity at a pivotal moment
• You're committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in everything we do.

About the role

We are seeking a Branch Finance Manager to provide financial oversight, compliance support and business services across our national branch network and National Support Centre.

You will play a key role in ensuring strong financial control, accurate reporting and consistent compliance across branches, working closely with staff and volunteers to strengthen financial governance and operational effectiveness.

Alongside core finance responsibilities, the role supports wider business services including procurement, contracts, insurance, fleet and health & safety.

Key responsibilities

Branch finance & compliance

• Oversee branch financial returns, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance
• Support financial analysis and modelling for branch activity and planning
• Provide guidance and training to branches and volunteers on financial systems and processes

Business services

• Support HR administration, insurance, data protection and facilities management
• Manage procurement and supplier contracts, ensuring value for money
• Support improvements to operational systems and processes

Governance & controls

• Maintain and support financial policies and compliance frameworks
• Assist with investigations into financial or compliance issues where required
• Support consistent financial controls across the branch network

Operational support

• Support stock management systems for retail, events and branch supplies
• Assist with health & safety compliance and assurance
• Support fleet management, including contracts, insurance and maintenance

About you

You are a qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, MAAT or equivalent) with strong experience in financial management, control and reporting.

You will bring:

• Experience in management accounting and financial analysis
• Understanding of charity finance and SORP (desirable)
• Experience supporting compliance and operational processes
• Strong communication skills with non-finance stakeholders
• A practical, solutions-focused and analytical approach
• Confidence working across teams, branches and volunteers

You will be:

• Organised, proactive and detail-focused
• Comfortable in a hands-on, operational role
• Collaborative and able to influence across a wide network
• Motivated by improving systems and organisational effectiveness
• Flexible and willing to support wider organisational needs
• Able to facilitate good working relationships with a varierty of people and personalities

Why join us

This is an opportunity to play a central role in strengthening financial governance and operational effectiveness across a national charity, directly supporting improved outcomes for retired racing greyhounds across the UK.

Event & Engagement Coordinator

Remotely based in North West England with one day a week based in Manchester office. 9‑month fixed‑term contract / placement.

Job Purpose:

To plan, coordinate, and deliver a range of local events across North West England, ensuring each event is well-organised, inclusive, and engaging for local communities. The Local Event & Engagement Coordinator will collaborate closely with partners, local authorities, suppliers, volunteers, and members to deliver high-quality, unique and memorable experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

· Event Coordination
Plan and manage logistics for a variety of local member events, making sure all events are accessible and attractive to both existing and potential members.

· Liaise with relevant external and internal contacts such as venues, suppliers, CSSC’s ticketing platform, Head Office departments, and volunteers.

· Complete all relevant compliance work such as risk assessments and public liability checks.

· Develop and manage event budgets, ensuring value for money and accurate financial tracking.

· Oversee event setup and breakdown where applicable, managing on-site logistics and resolving any issues on the day.

· Recruit and coordinate volunteers to assist with events.

· Evaluate event success through feedback, data collection, and post-event reporting.

· Digital Engagement
Promote events via social media, email campaigns, posters, and local press in collaboration with marketing teams.

· Manage and grow the North West’s CSSC TikTok presence, including content planning, filming, editing, posting, and community engagement.

· Create engaging, on-brand short-form video content tailored to target audiences.

· Monitor performance metrics and use insights to optimise content strategy and increase reach and engagement.

· Stay up to date with emerging social media trends, tools, and platform updates.

Key Skills & Experience:

Essential:

· Proven experience in planning and delivering events.

· Strong organisational and time-management skills.

· Ability to manage budgets and handle multiple projects simultaneously.

· Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

· Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required.

· Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.

· Ability to analyse member insights to inform event planning and attract potential new members.

· Ability to work collaboratively with regional teams to support membership growth and positive member experiences.

· Ability to build rapport with volunteers and identify the support needed for successful event delivery.

· Confidence in using IT systems and ticketing platforms to promote events across appropriate channels.

Desirable:

· Experience working with community groups, charities, membership organisations or not for profits.

· Knowledge of health and safety and safeguarding procedures.

· Familiarity with marketing or PR for events.

· First Aid or event safety training.

· Previous experience with ticketing platforms or willingness to learn.

· Understanding of how comms and events align with one another.

· Data literacy or willingness to understand some basic data analytics

Who are we looking for?

· Energetic and positive, bringing enthusiasm to everything you do.

· Excited by change, seeing new opportunities and possibilities.

· Keen to succeed with a strong development mindset.

· Passionate about delivering great events and experiences.

· Open to feedback, always looking for ways to improve.

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year.

We are now looking for a Senior Events and Ceremonials Manager to join us on a permanent, full-time basis, working 36 hours per week. Due to the nature of this role, there may be a requirement to work outside of normal working hours particularly evening and weekends.

The Benefits

• Salary £48,000 - £57,177 per annum, depending on experience 
• 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is a unique opportunity to take a lead operational role in delivering some of the UK’s most high-profile and nationally significant ceremonials and events, set within London’s most iconic parks.

The Role

As Senior Events & Ceremonials Manager, you will be at the heart of complex, multi-agency operations—leading planning, readiness and on-the-ground delivery. You’ll act as a key operational decision-maker, working closely with partners including government departments, the police and other statutory agencies to ensure safe, seamless and high-quality delivery.

With a primary focus on St James’s Park, you will play a critical role in coordinating ceremonial activity while also contributing to a wider programme of major public events. These include:

• Trooping of the Colour
• Remembrance Sunday
• State Occasions

About You

To be considered as a Senior Events and Ceremonials Manager, you will need:

• Proven experience delivering major events or ceremonies in a multi-agency setting
• Strong operational planning and decision-making skills, particularly in live environments
• Experience working with statutory authorities (e.g. police, local authorities)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• A solid understanding of event safety, licensing and compliance
• The ability to lead teams, coordinate resources and stay calm under pressure

We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed so if you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.

The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Senior Events and Ceremonials Manager, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

Events and Communications Officer - TechFirst (London and South East)

Salary: £32,000

Help bring TechFirst to life through inspiring events and engaging communications

Are you an organised and creative communicator who enjoys bringing people together? Do you have experience supporting events, creating engaging content, and ensuring stakeholders have a great experience?

We're looking for an Events and Communications Officer to support the successful delivery of the Tech First programme across the region.

Working alongside the Education Engagement Coordinator and Partnerships Coordinator, you will play a key role in coordinating events, promoting opportunities, communicating with stakeholders, and showcasing the impact of the programme.

About Us

STEM Learning’s vision is a world-leading STEM education for all young people across the UK. We are dedicated to improving young people’s lives through the power of STEM and believe great STEM education builds knowledge and skills that are vital for everyone.

To achieve this, we provide a range of support to formal and informal education, including subject-specific professional development for teachers and other educators, quality assured resources, support for STEM Clubs, and student-facing experiences. We also lead the STEM Ambassadors programme, which enables 28,000 volunteers to share their enthusiasm and expertise with young people and teachers throughout the UK via classroom activities, career talks, etc.

TechFirst is a new national, government funded programme helping young people develop technology skills, explore future careers, and connect with employers and industry professionals.

By bringing together schools, employers, volunteers, and community partners, we create inspiring opportunities that help young people develop the confidence, knowledge, and aspirations needed for the future workforce.

The Role

This varied and exciting role combines event coordination, stakeholder communications, and programme promotion.

You will support the planning and delivery of events, workshops, careers activities, and employer engagement opportunities across the region. You will also develop communications that encourage participation, celebrate success, and raise the profile of the programme amongst schools, employers, volunteers, and partners.

From coordinating event logistics and participant communications to producing newsletters, case studies, and social media content, you will help ensure that all stakeholders have a positive and engaging experience of the programme.

Our Ideal Candidate

You will have experience supporting events, communications, stakeholder engagement, or programme delivery activities.

You will be highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

You will have strong written and verbal communication skills and be confident creating content for a variety of audiences and channels.

A proactive and collaborative approach is essential, as you will work closely with colleagues across the regional team to maximise engagement and programme impact.

Most importantly, you will be enthusiastic about helping young people access opportunities that can inspire their future education and career choices.

The role holder will be required to undertake travel across the region and occasional evening work to support events and stakeholder engagement activities.

By joining us, you’ll:

Contribute to exciting, high-profile STEM initiatives that have a lasting impact on students and employers alike.

Work alongside passionate colleagues dedicated to shaping the future of STEM careers.

Be supported by a collaborative and dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and creativity.

Gain the opportunity to grow professionally.

Our Benefits

30 days holidays plus bank holidays (plus your birthday)

Access to an attractive pension scheme

Our full-time hours are 37 hours per week

Up to 3 paid volunteering leave days per year

A comprehensive employee assistance programme

Access to a voluntary staff benefits scheme including cycle to work loan scheme; health cash back plans; free eye tests; discounted vouchers and much more

Location

Home-based within the region, with regular travel to schools, colleges, partner organisations, and programme events.

Team meetings will take place in our London office and the postholder should expect occasional travel to our HQ at the National STEM Learning Centre in York.

Next Steps

Click to apply and you will be directed to our website.

You will be asked to submit your CV and a cover letter explaining what interested you in the role and why you think you are our ideal candidate. Please indicate which location you are applying for (London or South East).

Closing date: 9am - 19th June 2026

1st stage interviews: w/c 22nd June and 29th June 2026 (online)

2nd stage: Full day assessment centre - Thursday 9th July 2026 (in person in London)

Do you want to be part of the team at a charity which has a 135-year history of combating the challenges arising from deprivation and social exclusion in East London?

Our mission at St. Hilda’s East is to equip our service users with the resilience to navigate modern life. We welcome everyone into our spaces and work together to deliver engaging activities, promote social contact and ultimately enrich lives. 

Located in Tower Hamlets, we welcome people of all ages to our large, friendly community centre in Shoreditch where we offer a wide range of activities promoting wellbeing and social connections. Our services include sensory play for Under-5’s, youth programmes, wellbeing activities for those experiencing mental health issues, bilingual advice, and activities to reduce social isolation and enhance physical and mental wellbeing for older people. We also run a day centre in Shadwell, where we care for elders from the Bangladeshi and other communities. 

We have a unique relationship with our founders, the Guild (alumnae) of Cheltenham Ladies’ College, we are located on the fringes of the City, and we generate income from hiring out space in our community centre. These opportunities make the Marketing & Fundraising Manager position varied and interesting, with plenty of possibility to grow and develop in the role. 

Job Purpose:

The Marketing & Fundraising Manager will play a key role in developing and implementing St Hilda’s East’s marketing strategy and will take the lead in organising fundraising events and securing funds from individual donations, and rental and room hire income.

They will lead on communications with external stakeholders through the development and implementation of SHE’s marketing plans and social media strategy. There will be a particular focus on strengthening our unique link with the Guild (alumnae) of Cheltenham Ladies’ College, as well as with parents and pupils of the school – to raise awareness of the impact of St. Hilda’s East and to organise joint events. The postholder will work alongside freelance fundraisers who focus on maximising grant income.

It is not essential to have experience in the non-profit sector; we would love to hear from you if you have experience in sales and marketing in a commercial environment and are looking to bring your talents to the charity sector.

This job is for you, if you:

• possess excellent writing skills and a passion for communicating our charitable mission, possibly moving into the charity sector for the first time
• have the ability to develop and mantain positive relationships with a diverse range of people including high net worth individuals, partners, colleagues, and service users 
• have a proactive and creative approach to solving problems and researching and developing new sources of income 
• have the ability to manage multiple priorities, effectively balancing operational and strategic expectations.

Benefits

You will have access to an Employee Assistance Program, Training & Development support, flexible working arrangements, and 25 annual leave days plus bank holidays.

Closing date for applications: 26th June 2026 at 23:30, however, applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and might close early if the position is filled

Interviews: Week of 8 June and ongoing

Our Recruitment Policy: St Hilda's is committed to racial justice and wider inclusion and diversity. We are working towards a goal where our team fully reflects the diversity and difference in lived experiences of our local community.

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The Navigators is a Christian discipleshp charity working across the UK. We are seeking an organised and proactive Events Executive to provide maternity cover and lead the delivery of our key external events, including the National Conference and launch of our Alongside course.

The role involves co-ordinating event logistics, managing budgets, working closely with internal teams and helping ensure events are used effectively to engage people with our work and support the growth of a movment of 'Alongsiders'.

We offer a friendly and supportive team to work with, the opportunity to take responsibility for two high profile events based on solid foundations from previous successes and a competitive remuneration package.

We would ideally like to have a candidate working fully or hybrid from the Southampton Office. However we are willing to consider applications from exceptional candidates who would only be able to take the post working fully remotely from within the UK with the ability to travel to events. 

The attached candidate pack contains more details about our work, the role and the person description for this post.

Please note that there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practicing Christian.

An exciting opportunity for a dynamic communications lead to shape and deliver impactful communications, marketing, and engagement strategies that amplify the charity’s brand, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and advance its mission to improve social mobility for young people.

Communications and Marketing Manager

The Charity

We're on a mission to help 50,000 young people aged 9-24 years increase their social mobility by 2027. We've already supported 43,000, and we need your expertise to help us to do more. Our proven programmes inspire and mentor young people to increase their fi nancial independence, social mobility and create happier, safer communities. We believe in a world where no-one’s background ever holds them back.

Main Purpose of the Role (Sole Lead)

Strategy & Leadership

- Lead all communications activities, marketing, and engagement strategies.

- Monitor and evaluate strategy effectiveness with KPIs, ensuring brand consistency and report to the leadership team and Board of Trustees.

Marketing & PR

- Drive brand visibility and profi le-raising initiatives by establishing deep-rooted connections with key media influencers and journalists.

- Prepare charity spokespeople for media appearances.

- Create marketing assets that attract, engage, and retain new business.

- Social Media: Create and execute dynamic strategies to grow engagement.

Stakeholder Engagement & Events

- Draft and publish Quarterly board reports, annual reports and other documents.

- Oversee and deliver high-quality event communications.

- Plan and create engaging newsletters and appeals.

- Source and develop compelling stories from stakeholders.

Digital Campaigns & Management

- Website: Develop and update produce high-quality, engaging content.

- Create SEO Strategy, tracking performance and updating website content.

Skills Required

- Ability to think strategically, manage goals, and develop and implement Communications and Marketing strategies.

- Creative fl air and strong communication skills, both oral and written, including the ability to draft high-quality documents for a range of audiences

- Strong interpersonal and infl uencing skills, with the ability to form positive relationships at board level and people from a range of backgrounds

- Enthusiastic and self-driven, able to think quickly, plan and act independently

- DE&I understanding an advantage

Benefits

Hybrid Working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

This role sits at the heart of Medical Justice, ensuring the organisation runs smoothly and effectively. You will play a key role in connecting people, systems, and processes, enabling us to respond efficiently and compassionately. You will be the first point of contact for anyone calling Medical Justice, providing welcome and support to clients, their family members and volunteers. You will support the coordination of clinician visits, manage essential organisational systems, and contribute to the accurate recording and reporting of our work.

We are looking for someone with proven experience across administration, operations, IT, and finance, ideally within an NGO or human rights organisation. You will be highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing a varied workload, with experience in office coordination, maintaining systems, and supporting teams to work efficiently and collaboratively. Your contribution will help ensure our clinical evidence, advocacy, and casework can achieve meaningful and lasting change.

There will always be opportunities to learn and grow in this role. We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting the team to challenge the health harms associated with immigration detention, and who is eager to play a key role in developing new initiatives, strengthening the organisation, and driving greater efficiency for the whole team.

Location: North London, the role is hybrid with 3 days based in the office each week.

Reports to: Head of Operations

Salary: £33,000 per year

Contract:  Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

About Medical Justice:

Medical Justice works to uphold the health and associated legal rights of people in immigration detention and provides medical evidence, so the devastating health harms of detention are understood and acted on. Our paid and volunteer clinicians visit people held in immigration detention, document scars of torture, assess deterioration in health, and challenge medical mistreatment. We use medical evidence to secure lasting change through research, policy work, and strategic litigation. We work with parliamentarians and the media.

How to apply:

Please read the candidate pack carefully, you will need to send a completed application form and CV to be considered for this role. The application form can be downloaded from our website by clicking the 'Redirect to Recruiter' button below.

Application close on Thursday 2 July at 23:30. We are unable to accept any incomplete or late applications.

We welcome applications from refugees and other migrants, and from people with lived experience of detention, which could include detention in another country, or in the UK (immigration detention in an IRC or prison or being placed in institutional asylum accommodation such as military barracks).

We are part of the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative. The network supports inclusive recruitment of people with lived experience of the UK asylum or immigration system. If this is your experience, you can find useful resources on their website.

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A successful Fundraising Events Coordinator will have:

• Experience in creating Risk Assessments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with diverse audiences
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work to strict deadlines
• Have knowledge of licensing regulations
• Strong understanding of GDPR principles and best practice
• Ability to use email campaign software and CMS platforms
• Ability to work independently while being an effective team player
• High attention to detail and a methodical approach
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Experience negotiating and managing external suppliers

A successful candidate will have:

• GCSE (or equivalent) English and Mathematics
• Proven Project Management experience involving, working with multiple partners and stakeholders
• Experience in event management
• Experience of budgeting, financial planning and working to income/expenditure targets
• Experience of writing business proposals
• Experience presenting to Senior Leadership, Board or equivalent audiences
• Experience of fundraising / sponsorship
• Holds a full clean driving license
• Flexible approach to working, including availability for out of hours events

Previous experience in a similar role is advantageous but not limiting in this position.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The closing date is Friday 5th June 2026. However, we will be interviewing during the advertising period and reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Your Mission 

You’ll deliver a growing portfolio of owned, third-party and DIY Challenge Events, while also supporting wider fundraising events across CALM. 

• You’ll join an ambitious team, fresh off its biggest fundraising year to date

• You’ll help shape meaningful experiences for thousands of fundraisers 

• You’ll turbocharge your professional skills across fundraising, events and communication 

• You’ll help prevent suicide and make a life-saving difference for people struggling with life

Not bad, right? Plus, you’ll get to work in an inclusive, collaborative and development-focused environment, and receive excellent benefits, including a nine day fortnight, unlimited annual leave, enhanced pension scheme, and access to therapeutic and wellbeing services.

SOUND LIKE A BIT OF YOU? HERE’S MORE ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Challenge Events team has seen a massive increase in fundraiser numbers this year. We’re hiring to unlock the full potential of this incredible community. Reporting into the Challenge Events Manager, you’ll boost our ability to grow our portfolio of events and connect personally with the incredible people who support CALM on a day to day basis. 

The reasons people fundraise for CALM can be deeply personal. They might have lost someone to suicide, used our helpline for themselves or someone they know, or they might want to support a lifesaving service. By understanding what drives them, you’ll shape and deliver event experiences that feel meaningful and memorable, strengthen their connection to CALM, and inspire them to keep coming back for more. 

Responsibilities

• Support on delivery of the Challenge Events portfolio, ensuring Challenge Event Fundraisers are staying on track - such as completing registration forms on time, and setting up fundraising pages

• Provide end-to-end operational support for fundraising events, including liaising with venues, partners and suppliers, obtaining quotes, coordinating travel and logistics, working with production teams, preparing materials, producing risk assessments, and creation of event documentation such as briefs, schedules and post-event evaluations

• Represent CALM at Events, including acting as an Event Day Lead, and attending wider CALM events

• Work with the Challenge Events Manager and Event Fundraising Lead to develop our portfolio of events, contributing ideas, analysing performance, identifying opportunities and putting ideas into action

• Steward CALM’s Challenge Event Fundraisers effectively throughout their journey when supporting CALM, to ensure they feel appreciated and inspired to fundraise for us

• Be the friendly voice of CALM, responding to enquiries through the website or phone in a timely manner

• Proactively craft and send personalised emails to fundraisers to drive retention and satisfaction

• Help with the management and optimisation of Event email automated journeys used to steward participants in the lead up to and after their event

• Help to devise and manage our event marketing strategy 

• Deliver stewardship calls to Event Fundraisers - welcoming them to the team after sign up, wishing them good luck before their event, or offering them fundraising guidance and support 

• Work confidently across key income platforms to ensure accurate setup, coding and reporting of fundraising pages, campaigns and donations, including JustGiving and Enthuse.

• Support on the maintenance of relevant pages on the CALM website

• Analyse feedback from fundraisers via our post event surveys and identify areas for improvement

• Engage with Fundraisers on our CALM Facebook groups - sparking conversation and fostering a supportive community atmosphere

• Recruit and manage volunteers to support at events

• Work with the wider organisation to improve processes and data management

• Support in other areas of Public Fundraising as required, including community fundraising and individual giving.

Your profile 

Competencies

Essential

• A strong understanding of challenge event fundraising and event delivery

• Able to take initiative, manage a varied work load with great organisational skills

• Passion for fundraising and understanding of the importance of providing excellent supporter care by telephone, SMS, and email

• Confident making telephone calls, with a friendly and empathetic telephone manner 

• A creative mind and ability to problem-solve

• A self-starter, happy and able to develop areas of work that might not have been done before 

• Excellent IT skills

• Willing to work occasional out of hours and weekends as required

• Understanding of CALM, why people choose to support us

• Act as a positive ambassador for CALM, working in line with our ethos, policies and branding 

Experience

Essential

• Experience in event delivery (preferably from within the third sector)

• Experience in a fundraising role 

• Experience in a customer or supporter facing role, interacting with customers/supporters on a day to day basis

Desirable

• Experience working with a CRM database (preferably Salesforce)

• Experience working with fundraising platforms, such as Just Giving and Enthuse 

• Experience of using email marketing tools and managing email campaigns

• Experience of using G-suite

Why work for us?

Reports to: Sally Rowley, Challenge Events Manager 

Contract: Permanent 

Benefits: Unlimited annual leave, Healthcare cash plan, 6% pension contribution, therapeutic services (after completion of probation), hybrid working & nine day fortnight

Based: London Waterloo twice a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays) / Remote Working (Mon, Tues & Fri), 9.30am - 5.30pm.

Salary: £30,000 - £33,000

A work environment that values creativity, personal growth and collaboration.

Applications for this role close on Sunday 28th June. 
 

About us:

We're the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - a suicide prevention charity fighting to reduce the devastating impact of suicide in the UK.

We run a life-saving helpline for anyone affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts, and our website has loads of tools and resources packed with practical advice.

We also run vital campaigns to increase awareness, smash stereotypes, and change the culture around mental health and suicide.

Safeguarding:

We are committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk in both physical and digital environments. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and adhere to our safeguarding policies. 

Any appointment is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS check at the appropriate level. Successful candidates will be required to complete mandatory safeguarding training.