1 Head of event jobs in Edinburgh

£50,831 per annum | Remote, with regular travel to London and across the UK | Full-time, permanent 

Help shape the future of charity finance learning, leadership and professional development 

Charity Finance Group (CFG) is looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Head of Learning and Events to lead our learning strategy, professional development offer and events portfolio for charity finance professionals, trustees, CEOs and organisational leaders across the UK.

This is a senior role at the heart of CFG's Finance Journey strategy. You'll help us understand the changing needs of our audiences and translate those insights into high-quality, impactful and commercially successful learning opportunities. 

You'll lead a talented team delivering conferences, events, training, webinars and professional development programmes. Together, you'll create learning pathways that inspire and support people throughout their careers, while driving impact, innovation, member value and sustainable income growth. 

Alongside shaping the strategic direction of our learning offer, you'll oversee the successful delivery of a substantial events and training programme, ensuring excellent customer experiences, strong financial performance and continuous improvement. 

Who are we looking for? 

You will have a talent for combining strategic learning leadership with operational excellence in event delivery. You will have experience developing learning or professional development offers while also overseeing the successful delivery of conferences, training programmes and events that achieve attendance, income and customer satisfaction targets. 

Why join CFG? 

• Salary of £50,831 per annum 

• Up to 10% employer pension contribution 

• 25 days' annual leave (rising to 28 days after three years' service) plus bank holidays 

• Two organisation-wide wellbeing weeks each year 

• HSF Health Cash Plan 

• Perkbox benefits and discounts 

• Flexible, remote-first working 

• Professional development opportunities, including access to learning resources 

• A supportive and collaborative culture 

• The opportunity to shape a key strategic function within a respected national membership organisation 

This role is home-based but includes regular travel across the UK and attendance at team meetings, staff away days and key CFG events.  Occasional overnight stays may be required. 

If you're excited by the opportunity to combine learning, leadership, commercial thinking and sector impact, we'd love to hear from you. 

Please note: We do not sponsor visas. Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. 

Recruitment process 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in an assessment task alongside the interview process. 

Please ensure your application is completed in your own words and reflects your own experience and achievements. 

Key dates 

Midday, Tuesday 27 October: Closing date for applications

Friday 30 October – Tuesday 3 November: Task stage

Week commencing Monday 16 November: Interviews

Thursday 19 November: Chemistry calls with the team

By Friday 20 November: Offer of role to selected candidate

CFG promotes remote-first working, although we do have office space at our registered address in Bermondsey, Southwark, SE London for those team members who prefer an office setting. We expect all of our team members to attend all staff, directorate, or team anchor days on a regular basis in London. All staff anchor days are currently quarterly, and directorate and smaller team anchor days are organised on an ad hoc basis. If you have any questions about this we'd be happy to chat about our in-person expectations with you. 

Please note that attending our flagship events will be required for this role, as well as work outside core hours occasionally as part of our events programme.