Programme Coordinator Law

SEO London; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational charity in the UK seeks a Programme Coordinator to oversee student events and manage relationships with participants. The ideal candidate will have strong presentation and organizational skills, with 1-2 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include liaising with students, delivering engaging sessions, and ensuring data is managed effectively. This role offers flexible working and comprehensive benefits, aiming to empower underrepresented students in their career journeys.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Flexible working

Private health insurance

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in event management or programme coordination.
• Keen interest and some knowledge of solicitors' early career journeys.
• Ability to work under pressure with a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth running of student-related events.
• Liaise with students and partner firms professionally.
• Manage student queries and relationships effectively.

Skills

Strong presentation skills

Excellent business writing skills

Stakeholder management

Team player

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Tools

Salesforce

Canva

Zoom

Microsoft Teams

Job description

About SEO London

SEO London is an education and training charity that advances social mobility by empowering exceptional students to secure roles within competitive industries.

We are a UK charity that unlocks potential and transforms careers. We empower students and young professionals from underrepresented backgrounds, bridging the gap between untapped talent and the world s most competitive industries. Since 2000, our alumni have excelled in top global firms, proving that access and opportunity drive success.

OUR VISION

A society where everyone, regardless of background has equal opportunity to achieve long-term professional and personal success.

OUR MISSION

To prepare talented students from underrepresented backgrounds for career success through industry-specific education and training.

OUR VALUES

• Ø Diversity: We value teamwork and champion diversity in all its forms, including diversity of thought.
• Ø Innovation: We foster a culture of creativity and forward thinking. We continuously seek new ideas to support our service users while ensuring the meaningful engagement of our sponsors.
• Ø Integrity: We act with integrity and communicate openly with all our stakeholders.
• Ø Collaboration: We provide a collaborative and rewarding environment with continuous personal and professional development opportunities for all.

WHO WE SUPPORT

At SEO London, our mission is to support those who are most underrepresented in the industries we work with, particularly individuals from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Role Description

The Programme Coordinator will be tasked with ensuring the smooth running of all student related events. This will include having a full understanding of the SEO-London law programmes; understanding the legal industry that the programme supports; how these fits into the SEO-London organisation and using this knowledge to liaise with students and client/partner firms to run, organise and market successful events. In turn this role will be responsible for using data to run reports to show the impact of each programme.

Reporting to the Head of Law Programme, you will make recommendations for possible changes and ideas to further support the student experience. The role will also ensure a seamless and professional level of customer care to all students of the Corporate Law Programme and City Solicitors Horizons scheme.

Accountabilities

DAY TO DAY DELIVERY OF EVENTS

• Responsible for the overall administration of all student events, with specific responsibility to ensure student communication is exceptional. Including event management, student and partner communication and coordination of all the relevant stakeholders, along with posting roles on opportunities pages, promoting events and managing the law commercial awareness newsletter content.

STUDENT MANAGEMENT & QUERY HANDLING

• Responsible for the relationship management of the students - including the ability to understand needs, resolve issues and anticipating and creating a strong relationship on behalf of SEO-London
• Responsible for managing student query escalations and to identify where there are opportunities to improve communication, marketing, or the type of events
• Responsible for managing the programme inbox (where applicable)
• Responsible for identifying creative and innovative ways to connect, educate and train students
• Provide oversight of cv support, screening, and recruitment preparation
• Responsible for attending campus events and representing SEO-London professionally with knowledge and enthusiasm
• Organise mentoring and buddying allocations

QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Responsible for ensuring that all information relating to the events and student data is managed within the GDPR guidelines and is updated in Salesforce effectively for tracking purposes. Responsible for running reports to track and monitor events from the CRM.

Skills & Experience

We are looking for applicants with 1 2 years of experience in some of the areas listed below and a willingness to learn and develop additional skills:

Essential

• Strong presentation skills with the ability to deliver engaging online sessions
• Excellent business writing and organisational skills
• Strong stakeholder management abilities
• A keen interest in, and some knowledge of, an aspiring solicitor s early career journey (school and university stages)
• A collaborative team player with a can‑do attitude, able to handle requests at short notice and work under pressure
• Ability to use Teams and Zoom, including creating and managing breakout rooms
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred

• Project management experience
• Experience with database management and data analysis, including applicant tracking systems (such as Salesforce)
• Familiarity with Canva and digital communication platforms, including LinkedIn, Instagram, and WhatsApp

What We Offer

• Annual Leave: 28 days + Bank Holidays
• Enhanced Family‑Friendly Policy
• Flexible Working: 2 days in the office
• Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Private Health Insurance, Nuffield Gym discounts via private healthcare, and more

Closing date for applications: 06 February 2026

Equal opportunities Statement

As part of its recruitment policy, SEO London intends to ensure that no prospective or actual employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, class, disability, age, religious belief or political persuasion or is disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which is not demonstrably justifiable.

Safeguarding

All posts at SEO London involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service ("DBS") for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.

Right to work

Do you have the right to work in the UK? Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot provide sponsorship or consider overseas applications.