The Fundraising Events Development Manager will deliver and develop a range of fundraising and engagement events to raise vital income for UK Youth and meet the needs of key audiences including our major donors and corporate partners.

 About the role

As Fundraising Events Manager, you will lead on the organisation and delivery of a diverse portfolio of special and challenge events, helping us raise over £500,000 annually. This includes:

Art for Youth London – Our prestigious art exhibition and sale, now in its 37th year, which has raised over £2 million for UK Youth.

The UK Youth Gala Dinner – A key event attended by 200+ of our closest supporters, providing a major fundraising and networking opportunity.

The London Marathon – Managing our team of dedicated fundraisers taking on this iconic challenge and other challenge events

Developing New Events – You’ll play a key role in enhancing and shaping our fundraising events portfolio, identifying and testing new opportunities to engage supporters.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading on all aspects of event delivery, from logistics and supplier management to volunteer coordination and on-the-day execution.
• Working closely with committees, sponsors, and corporate partners to drive event success.
• Developing innovative event concepts, using both digital and in-person formats to maximise supporter engagement.
• Managing budgets, tracking performance, and ensuring events hit key financial targets.
• Collaborating with the wider External Relations team to align events with UK Youth’s fundraising and engagement strategies.

 

About You

We’re looking for a passionate, organised, and creative event professional with:

• Proven experience in fundraising event management, particularly special or challenge events.
• A strong track record of working with committees, sponsors, and corporate partners to maximise fundraising success.
• Excellent project management skills – comfortable juggling multiple deadlines and delivering events to a high standard.
• A flair for innovation and creativity, with the ability to think outside the box and develop new event concepts.
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills to engage donors, partners, and volunteers.

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even for those working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes, to virtual coffee meet ups, community groups, and all staff away days.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer, and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation, including Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, LGBTQIA+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

 

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
• Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
• Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
• CycleScheme and TechScheme

 

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.

Closing date for applications will be Monday 10th March at 23:59 (midnight)

Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing w/c 17th March

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.