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(this includes Inner London Allowance of £3,333).\nLocation: Farringdon, London with Hybrid working.\nContract: Permanent, Full-time - 35 hours per week.\nBenefits:\nOver 7 weeks inclusive paid leave (including bank holidays) and the option to buy or sell leave.\n\n1 well-being day per year.\n\nCycle to work scheme.\n\nExcellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles.\n\nFlexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages.\n\nUp to 7% employer pension contribution and life assurance cover.\n\nBlue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers.\n\nWhy Action for Children?\nWorking 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.\nA bit about the role\nThis is an exciting opportunity to lead Action for Children’s high-value events portfolio. As Events Lead, you will oversee a diverse portfolio of events that inspire supporters, raise vital unrestricted income and deepen engagement.\nLeading a talented team of event fundraisers, you will drive the development and delivery of an ambitious events strategy, ensuring our flagship events continue to grow while identifying innovative opportunities to reach new audiences and generate more impact. From strengthening supporter journeys and stewardship experiences, to working with influential committee members and senior stakeholders, you’ll play an important role in growing income and supporter engagement.\nThere will be an expectation to travel per the requirements of this role to manage events across the UK portfolio.\nHow you'll help to create brighter futures\nLead, develop and motivate a high-performing Events team.\n\nLead the planning, delivery and continuous improvement of a high value Events portfolio.\n\nProvide fundraising leadership and expertise, empowering the team to deliver outstanding events and support experiences.\n\nAct as the organisation’s subject matter expert in high value fundraising events.\n\nBuild and maintain relationships with senior committee members, donors and supporters.\n\nImprove Action for Children’s stewardship events portfolio.\n\nIdentify opportunities to grow income and supporter engagement through innovation.\n\nWork in partnership with key stakeholders to develop and maximise the high value fundraising pipeline.\n\nManage team income and expenditure, ensuring agreed KPI and ROI targets are achieved across all events.\n\nEnsure all event activity and communications comply with fundraising regulations, legislation and organisational standards.\n\nLet's talk about you\nProven experience of developing a positive team culture and effectively leading a high-performing fundraising events team.\n\nSubstantial experience of high-value event fundraising, with a demonstrable track record of developing six-figure plus fundraising events.\n\nExperience of developing and delivering fundraising, stewardship and engagement strategies.\n\nExperience of building and managing relationships with high value supporters and committee members.\n\nDemonstrable communication, influencing and relationship management skills.\n\nDemonstrable strategic thinking and commercial awareness.\n\nEstablished financial and analytical skills.\n\nDemonstrable understanding of fundraising regulations, data protection legislation and sector best practice.\n\nExcellent organisational, planning and project management skills.\n\nDemonstrable experience of applying equity, diversity and inclusion principles.\n\nClosing Date: 5pm Thursday 22nd October 2026.\nInterviews will take place on Monday 26 October over MS Teams.\nFor more information about the role, please review our full job description.\nOur Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism\nAt Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. 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