Job Description

Senior Special Events Manager

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Company: King's Trust

Contract Type:

Fixed Term 18 months

Hours:

Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date:

23:59 on Sunday 27th July 2025

Salary:

41,256.00 to 49,507.00 dependent on your location, skills, knowledge and experience

Location:

South London Centre (Hybrid working - minimum or 2 days in the office)

Interviews:

First round interviews taking place 31st July, 1st and 4th August and then second round 6th, 7th and 8th August.

Are you a strategic events professional ready to lead unforgettable, high-impact experiences? Do you thrive under pressure, bring innovation to every project, and have a proven track record of delivering exceptional events from concept to execution? If so, we want to hear from you.





At The King's Trust, our events play a vital role in supporting young people across the UK. As Senior Special Events Manager, you will take the lead in planning, developing, and delivering some of our most prestigious events--bringing bold ideas, outstanding organisation, and creative flair to everything you do.





You will be responsible for overseeing and managing the end-to-end delivery of flagship events, including galas, donor receptions, and strategic partner activations. Your role will involve working closely with internal colleagues, senior leadership, and external stakeholders to ensure every event is aligned with our wider objectives and delivered to the highest standards.





As part of this role, you will also take on direct line management responsibilities, providing day-to-day support, guidance, and development to members of the events team. You'll foster a collaborative and high-performing environment, helping your team grow their skills while ensuring a consistent, high-quality approach to our event delivery.





To thrive in this role, you'll need significant experience managing complex or high-profile events, ideally within the charity, arts, or corporate sectors. You'll bring excellent communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities with calm efficiency. Just as importantly, you'll bring creativity, vision, and a genuine passion for delivering events that make a lasting difference.





This is a fantastic opportunity to take the lead on exceptional events that support and celebrate young people. If you're ready to take your career to the next level in a role with purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you.

What happens next?

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

Why do we need Senior Special Events Managers?

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people's lives and we couldn't do this without the important work of Senior Special Events Managers!

Perks for working at The Trust!

Great holiday package!

30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year

Flexible working!

Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)

You can volunteer for and/or attend events

- The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.

In-house learning platform!

Develop your skills for your career and your role

Benefits platform!

Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.

Personal development opportunities through our Networks

- KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).

Fantastic Family leave!

Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.

Interest-free season ticket loans

The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust

Pension Scheme

Generous life assurance cover

(4 x annual salary)




For more information about our benefits,

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Equal Opportunities

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.



We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.



We're a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). For more information,

please click here

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Safeguarding

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.





A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:



We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!



Req ID: 3581


Location:
London, GB, SE1 8EG
Date added: 11 Jul 2025

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