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The Events Assistant will support EFN to plan and deliver our annual programme of 50+ events.

Location: Working from home, ideally within 90 minutes of London by train. Regular travel to London will be required for in-person events, with occasional travel to other parts of the UK.

Salary: £30,000 pro rata

Contract: Fixed Term Contract for one year, subject to a six-month probationary period.

Hours: 0.5 FTE/2.5 days a week (17.5 hours) to include Tuesdays and with a flexible working schedule to cover events as needed. For any extended hours worked through event or travel time, time off in lieu (TOIL) will be provided.

Closing date: Tuesday 2 June, 23:59

Provisional interview dates: W/C Monday 22 June

Further details: Job specification

Please note: By the start of any employment with EFN, you must have the right to work in the UK and documentary evidence to support this. EFN is unable to sponsor work visas.

About the role

Events are at the heart of how EFN brings its community together, creating spaces for our funder and fundraiser networks to connect, learn and collaborate. The Events Assistant will support the Programme Team to plan and deliver our annual programme of 50+ events.

EFN’s Programme Team is made up of our Scotland Lead, Funder Network Lead, Environmental Groups Lead and Head of Developing Philanthropy. Each of these roles produces events targeted at different audiences, ranging from new philanthropists and wealth advisors to funders and fundraisers. 

You can view an example of a funder online event here and an example of a fundraising event here. To learn more about our in-person convenings, you can read this blog about a recent GFF Nature Retreat and this blog about a one-day funder-fundraiser conference.

About you

This is a varied and hands-on role that requires strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail, and a genuine enjoyment of bringing people together. You will be highly organised and confident in taking responsibility for the end-to-end logistics, coordination and delivery of events, ensuring they run smoothly and leave attendees feeling informed, connected and inspired.

We recognise that candidates may not meet every requirement listed, and we welcome transferable skills and varied career paths.

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience coordinating events, either online or in person, from planning through to delivery.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with strong attention to detail 
• Confidence working with online event platforms and ticketing systems.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to draft clear and professional event communications.
• A proactive, problem-solving approach; able to anticipate and solve issues .
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Advanced IT skills, including online meeting platforms.
• A self-starter who is comfortable working remotely and managing their own workload within a small, part-time team.
•  A commitment to EFN’s mission and JEDI commitments.
• A willingness to travel occasionally to Scotland and other parts of the UK to support in-person events.

Desirable 

• Experience using CRM systems such as Salesforce.
• Experience using graphic design tools such as Canva for creating event graphics.
• Experience of hybrid event delivery, including managing in-person and online participants simultaneously.
• An interest in or knowledge of the environmental sector, philanthropy or the charitable sector more broadly.
• An enjoyment of people, and an enthusiasm for working within an organisational culture that emphasises kindness and mutual respect.

How to apply

View the job description in full.

To apply, we’d like to answer three questions about you, your experience and how you’d think about, and/or tackle tasks and scenarios that this role may face. You should aim to write no more than around 2 paragraphs (approx. 250 words) for each question. Fill in the form and answer the questions here.

We also ask if you can fill in our equal opportunities monitoring form, but this is optional.

Please then email your CV to us. (Please note: you do not need to send over a covering letter).