Events and External Engagement Officer

Location: Covent Garden, London

Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum, depending on experience

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional evening and weekend work.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Events and External Engagement Officer to join our busy External Engagements team.  You will play a crucial role in supporting the organisation and management of City Lit’s key stakeholder and flagship events, helping to raise our profile and reach a broader audience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in an exciting range of diverse events, including festivals, fellow events, awards and conferences. You will produce proposals, collaborate with colleagues from our Marketing team on promotional materials and media content, arrange venues and suppliers and support with all aspects of running a successful and professional programme of events.

About the applicant

City Lit is London's largest provider of learning for adults, inspiring over 30,000 students a year and offering more than 5,000 courses, online and face-to-face. As a leader in our field, who have recently been rated as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, we have a century’s reputation for delivering the highest quality student experience. Partnering with community organisations across London, we deliver bespoke projects that support individuals and communities. 

To be considered, please submit your CV and a covering letter, detailing your skills and experience. The ideal candidate will have:

• Considerable experience in events organisation. A business or event management qualification is desirable.
• Can communicate professionally and effectively.
• Can prioritise tasks to meet deadlines and maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Have worked in or understand a customer-focused organisation.
• Can work confidentially as required by Data Protection legislation
• Can take the initiative to get things done.
• Are flexible and open to and adapt to new ideas.

Our generous rewards and benefits are numerous and wide-ranging, including flexible working, generous course discounts that include friends and family, our pension scheme plus life assurance and enhanced Family Friendly leave. There’s also a season ticket loan programme, entitlement to access the student discounts programme (Totum) and other discounted retail platforms as well as preferential rates with Fitness First.  Alongside these we all offer a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme to support our staff as well as access to a online or over the phone GP service.

Sited in London’s creative community of Covent Garden, City Lit is a thriving hub of learning and opportunity with a palpable sense of purpose and identity and a culture of equality and inclusivity. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation and we are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong.  We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented these include applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those who have a disability and the LGBTQI+ community.  We provide a professional and supportive community that blends teaching and learning to deliver endless possibilities.

For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description.  

Closing Date: 13 April 2025. We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a high volume of applications.