Senior Events Officer

Action for Children; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 29 days + bank holidays

Wellbeing Day (paid)

Training and development opportunities

Flexible parental leave

Pension with employer contribution

Life assurance

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Action for Children is seeking a Senior Events Officer to lead and support the delivery of high-value fundraising and stewardship events across the UK. The role requires flexibility to travel as the portfolio grows and to work within a fixed-term contract of 12 months.

You will manage events from concept to delivery, build relationships with high-value supporters and committees, and ensure rigorous financial management, reporting and ROI on all activities.

Qualifications

• Essential experience of working on a range of successful fundraising events.
• Experience of developing positive working relationships with staff, supporters, donors, and volunteers.
• Experience of managing relationships and stewardship with high value fundraising committees or boards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver events within the team portfolio, ensuring they are delivered to a high standard, to budget and leading to successful outcomes being achieved.
• Build and manage day to day relationships with high value volunteer board and committee members.
• Take responsibility for accurate financial management of events, reporting, and contingency planning.
• Prepare reports and evaluations, sharing recommendations and providing regular progress updates against objectives.
• Use creative, and engaging methods of written and verbal communications to successfully negotiate to achieve positive outcomes, ensuring clear fundraising messaging and alignment with brand and campaign messaging.
• Manage relationships with external suppliers and agencies to develop relationships, negotiate costs and contracts to support a strong ROI on events.

Skills

Fundraising events experience

Stakeholder management

Travel UK

Event budgeting

Communications writing

Job description

Senior Events Officer.

Salary: £35,000 per annum.

Location: Hybrid working from Glasgow, Scotland.

Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months, 35 hours per week.

Benefits

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days PLUS bank holidays.

• As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.

• Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.

• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.

• A pension with a up to a 7% employer contribution rate. Plus, if you pay in to the pension you will receive life assurance cover.

• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Action for Children as a Senior Events Officer on a Fixed term Contract for 12 months. Youwill both lead and support the delivery of high value fundraising and stewardship events within the team's UK-wide portfolio and provide exemplary day to day support to some of Action for Children's closest and most important supporters. It is an exciting time to join the team as they continue to expand the high-value events portfolio, to help drive vital income growth.

There will be an expectation to travel per the requirements of this role to Manage events across the UK portfolio.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Manage and deliver events within the team portfolio, ensuring they are delivered to a high standard, to budget and leading to successful outcomes being achieved.

• Build and manage day to day relationships with high value volunteer board and committee members.

• Take responsibility for accurate financial management of events, reporting, and contingency planning.

• Prepare reports and evaluations, sharing recommendations and providing regular progress updates against objectives.

• Use creative, and engaging methods of written and verbal communications to successfully negotiate to achieve positive outcomes, ensuring clear fundraising messaging and alignment with brand and campaign messaging.

• Manage relationships with external suppliers and agencies to develop relationships, negotiate costs and contracts to support a strong ROI on events.

Let's talk about you

It's an exciting time to join the high value fundraising function at Action for Children, and we are looking for a collaborative, energised and forward-thinking individual to join our ambitious team of fundraising professionals.

• Essential experience of working on a range of successful fundraising, engagement, and stewardship events.

• Experience of developing positive working relationships with staff, supporters, donors, and volunteers.

• Experience of managing relationships and stewardship with high value fundraising committees or boards.

• Experience of developing compelling fundraising and/or engagement materials.

• Willingness to work flexible and unsocial hours including evenings/weekends as and when required.

• Be willing and able to travel throughout the UK as there may be a requirement to travel more broadly as the high value events portfolio grows.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

Want to know more about Action for Children?

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Closing Date: Monday 5th October 2026.

Interviews will be scheduled for week commencing 12th October 2026.

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement