National Events Coordinator

Do you have the skills to organise impactful events and build relationships with our supporters?

As a National Events Coordinator you will use your expertise in event planning to create unforgettable experiences. You’ll oversee the London Marathon and Royal Parks Half Marathon and will effectively manage relationships with runners, all to raise funds for and awareness of Guide Dogs to help us deliver vital services for people living with sight loss

What You’ll Do:

·       Assist in planning, coordinating, and delivering high-quality events, working with the National Events Delivery Manager to meet objectives.

·       Deliver a top-tier stewardship journey for all participants, including making phone calls, creating email journeys, engaging runners through Facebook groups and fulfilling post

·       Coordinate event logistics, volunteer recruitment, and ensure smooth execution while maintaining engagement and safety.

·       Support marketing efforts to drive participation, raise awareness, and enhance fundraising outcomes.

·       Provide administrative support, including reporting, data management, travel coordination, and financial tracking.

·       Work with the wider team in the creation of new owned events

If you have experience in event planning and customer services, we’d love to hear from you!

For this role you’ll be working 35 hours per week, worked 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. We are looking for you to attend the office at least 1 to 2 days per week, the remainder of your week may be spent working from home. Given the nature of the role, flexibility to travel and work occasional unsociable hours will be necessary.

No two people with sight loss are the same, and none of our people are either. So, we are proud to offer a range of person-centred benefits that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them – and show them how much they mean to us. We offer a flexible benefits package, discounts and cashback scheme, a generous holiday allowance and matched contributory pension scheme to care for our people.  

How to apply 

Further details on the full role are attached below. When you are ready to apply, submit an online application form via this page.

If you require any accessibility support to apply, our friendly recruitment team is ready and waiting to help. 

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.  

We anticipate holding interviews from 9th April 2025.

If you want to know more about the teams who work at Guide Dogs, you can find it on our Careers Page

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud, whenever possible, to offer an interview to all candidates that meet our selection criteria, and who indicate they wish their application to be considered under our Disability Confident interview commitment. For more details, visit our careers site.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK via our digital ID checking supplier; in addition, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

At Guide Dogs, we believe in fair and equitable hiring practices. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration for a position. Each case will be evaluated individually, taking into account the nature of the offense, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the incident. We encourage all candidates to disclose relevant information, and we assure you that it will be handled confidentially and fairly.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If you are applying for a disclosure role, please note that you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and sign up to the DBS update service.

For high volumes of applications, we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than advertised.