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Events Manager

NCVO

London

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 53,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Join NCVO as an Events Manager and play a pivotal role in driving the organization's membership strategy through impactful events. Oversee the planning and execution of conferences, webinars, and workshops while managing a dedicated team. This position supports NCVO's mission of championing voluntary action in communities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Volunteering leave

Flexible working options

Enhanced sick pay

Subsidised gym membership

Generous employer pension contribution

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

Experience in managing and organizing events, both online and in-person.
Ability to oversee event budgets and improve programming based on evaluations.
Strong communication and leadership skills to foster collaboration.

Responsibilities

Lead development and delivery of a diverse portfolio of impactful events.
Manage events team and coordinate logistics for various event types.
Support membership strategy and contribute to NCVO’s brand recognition.

Skills

Event management

Budget management

Communication

Leadership

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Salary: £50,076 per annum, rising to £52,711 after 12 months in London (or £45,760 per annum rising to £48,396 after 12 months outside of London).

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Home based, or office based at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1, in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy.

Closing date:Monday23 June 2025 at 8am

About NCVO

We are the charities charity. For over 100 years, NCVO has stood shoulder to shoulder with communities, championing and celebrating voluntary action.

Our membership is made up of over 17,000 voluntary organisations across England, from small, grassroots community groups and social enterprises, to large, far-reaching charities.

We believe that communities are strengthened by voluntary action. We therefore want charities to thrive and be empowered to deliver for people and communities.

About the Voice & Impact directorate

This role sits within the Voice & Impact directorate, a team focused on amplifying the voices of charities in civil society and making positive change for the future. V&I comprises NCVO’s policy and public affairs team; communications, campaigns and marketing team; digital content team and membership and engagement team.

About the Membership & Engagement team

Membership and engagement is a newly evolved team that exists to grow, connect and convene NCVO’s membership. The team acquires roughly 1,400 new members a year and offers care and support to retain 90% of its current 17K members.

About the role

Lead the strategic development and delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of impactful online, hybrid and in-person events that support NCVO’s membership strategy and organisational objectives. You will manage the events team, overseeing the planning, coordination, and delivery of diverse events including major conferences, webinars and workshops. This role contributes to NCVO’s brand recognition, and fosters connection, learning and collaboration for its 17,000 members, and wider sector audience. You will develop and manage event budgets and continuously improve the programme based on evaluation and data.

Equality, diversity and inclusionn

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and will have one week to complete the exercise. Interview questions will be shared in advance.

NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922.

Benefits for NCVO employees

NCVO offers attractive benefits including:

25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and office closure between 25 December and 1 January inclusive. After three years' service annual holiday increases to 27 days, and after five years to 30 days, (pro rata for part time staff)
the option to purchase or sell up to five more days each year
five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
2.5 extra ‘wellbeing’ days off during the year
enhanced pay for sick/maternity/adoption leave
subsidised gym membership
season ticket loan
flexible working, including opportunities to work from home/off sitem
monthly homeworking allowance for permanent homeworkers
monthly office worker allowance for those who have to work from the office on a daily basis
generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary, into our stakeholder pension scheme (linked to employee contribution)
training and development opportunities.
The opportunity to join Hospital Saturday Fund health cash plan for free at the basic level of cover, or at a reduced rate for other levels of cover
24-hour free and confidential employee assistance programme

We’re located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.

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