- Posted 16 October 2025
- Salary £45,760 per year
- LocationLondon
- Job type Contract
- SpecialismFundraising
- Reference47096
Senior Events Manager (Maternity Cover)
Job description
Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a national charity to recruit for a Senior Events manager in order to cover maternity leave for 12 months.
As a Senior Events Manager you will project manage a nationally recognised flagship endurance challenge, support the delivery of a successful event series, and drive innovation and growth across a dynamic events portfolio.
As a Senior Events Manager you will:
- Manage and grow one of the organisation’s most successful mass participation events, increasing income and reach.
- Line manage the Events Executive, overseeing delivery of additional event series and a new launch event.
- Work closely with other project managers to align strategy, share resources, and maximise return across the events programme.
- Set and manage project plans, multi-channel marketing campaigns, and end to end supporter journeys.
- Work with participants, sponsors, suppliers, volunteers, and internal stakeholders to bring events to life.
- Be accountable for six-figure income and expenditure budgets, ensuring value and impact.
- Identify opportunities to improve supporter experience, increase average gift, and drive retention.
To be successful, you must have experience:
- A proven project manager with experience delivering large scale fundraising events or campaigns.
- Skilled in managing high value budgets and reporting against KPIs.
- A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
- A strategic thinker with a hands on approach, able to lead from the front.
- Passionate about delivering exceptional experiences for supporters.
- Comfortable working evenings and weekends when events require it.
- Willing to travel across the UK and occasionally overseas.
- Proficient in MS Office, social media, and event management software.
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- Experience working within a charity or non-profit setting.
- Familiarity with event registration platforms and supporter databases.
- Holds a full UK driving licence.
Salary: £45,760
Location: London, hybrid working , 2 days in the office
Contract: 12 months FTC
Closing date: 31st October at 8am
Interview: TBC
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to Dagmara.depaula@harrishill.co.uk
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.