Compassion UK

Events Manager

Compassion UK

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £39,900 per year

About the role

  • Lead and deliver high-impact events that champion Compassion’s mission.
  • Build and nurture relationships with event organisers, ambassadors, and partners.
  • Speak at events and inspire audiences to join the fight against poverty.
  • Collaborate with teams across Compassion UK to ensure excellence in every detail.

Requirements

  • A confident communicator and public speaker with a heart for ministry.
  • Proven experience in event management and relationship building.
  • A proactive, creative thinker who thrives under pressure and loves teamwork.
  • Personally committed to the Christian faith. There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practising Christian, in order to promote Compassion’s ethos and help others to experience, explore and express the faith-based motivation of our work.
Benefits
  • Home-based role with extensive travel to various events across the UK, work weekends and evening work. Time off in lieu will be provided.
  • 35 hours per week over a flexible working pattern.
  • Enhanced annual leave. 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with 3 extra gifted days at Christmas to help you rest and recharge.
  • Enhanced Pension scheme. 10% employer contribution to help you plan for the future.
  • Private medical and dental cover. Comprehensive health support for you and your family.
  • Income protection and life cover. Including 4x salary life insurance and group income protection.
  • Enhanced policies. Family-friendly leave, support for carers, and enhanced sickness leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Confidential support through Help@Hand, including counselling, wellbeing resources and staff discounts.
  • Specsavers eye care vouchers. Routine eye tests and support for screen-use glasses.
  • Electric car scheme. Salary sacrifice scheme to support sustainable travel.
  • Time in lieu. Recognising your commitment and flexibility.
  • Free parking at Compassion House.
  • Access to Compassion House gym. With shower facilities to support your wellbeing.
  • Access to the Company Shop.
  • Celebrating life milestones. We love to celebrate birthdays, weddings, babies and more.
  • Tea and Treat in the office. A midweek moment to pause and enjoy together.
  • Fully equipped kitchen and breakout areas. Space to relax, connect and refuel.
  • Free tea, coffee and fruit in the office.
  • Hot-desking freedom. Sit where you want, when you want.
  • Daily team prayers and devotionals. Time to reflect, worship and grow together.
  • Compassion updates and worship events.
  • Smart casual dress code.
  • Learning and development opportunities. Grow your skills through training, mentoring and coaching.
  • Recognition programmes. Including formal rewards, shout-outs, service awards and more.
  • Flexible and hybrid working. Work-life balance matters. For most office-based contracts, we offer flexible arrangements with a minimum of 40% of hours based at Compassion House in Fleet, Hampshire.

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Hard skills
event management
Soft skills
confident communicatorpublic speakerrelationship buildingproactive thinkercreative thinkerteamworkability to thrive under pressure