Events Lead 

Salary: £34,237 – £38,235 (depending on experience) (see below for more details on remuneration)  

About Voice 21

Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Follow the links to find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact Voice 21 has.

Your opportunity

Tackle a vital challenge, with great people.  Voice 21 exists to transform children' s learning and life chances through talk and we are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools a year by 2025. To reach this goal we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support.

Output focused culture, with flexible working opportunities. We have an agile and flexible approach – our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively.

Real development opportunities. We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work.

Great benefits. 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) and additional Christmas closure period. Holiday entitlement increases linked to length of service, 5% employer contribution to pension, interest-free season ticket, cycle and technology loans, employee assistance scheme.

Remuneration. Our pay is a band and spine point approach where there is up to 7 years progression available (depending on starting point). 

Your purpose

Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity, working with over 1000 schools annually to ensure that every child can use their voice to thrive in school, work and life. Alongside our work directly with schools, we campaign nationally to ensure that oracy is recognised and supported by policy-makers and other key stakeholders. 

We’re looking for an Events Lead who will deliver an ambitious, high-quality programme of events in support of our mission. Based in the Influence team, you’ll play a pivotal cross-organisational role in delivering events in support of our national network of Voice 21 Oracy Schools, sales and marketing, and our fundraising and public affairs goals. 

Your responsibilities

Event development, planning and management

• Work collaboratively across the organisation, especially with key stakeholders in the Growth and Fundraising teams, to ensure alignment with organisational goals, and effective coordination between teams 
• Plan and manage Voice 21’s annual flagship events: responsible for ticket sale and revenue generation targets; attendee experience; and co-ordination of content generation and programme design 
• Work collaboratively across the organisation to coordinate events (physical and virtual) in support of organisational goals, providing expertise, support in management/delivery, and helping to establish organisation-wide best practice systems and processes 
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders including venues, exhibitors and suppliers 
• Prepare and manage event project budgets, ensuring events operate with the agreed parameters, value-for-money is achieved and that there is effective and compliant monitoring and reporting 
• Evaluate and report upon the impact of Voice 21 events to support evidence-informed decision-making

• Ensure all events communications reflect Voice 21’s brand and strategic messaging.

External event and speaker opportunities

• Evaluate and select external events and conferences, as opportunities for Voice 21 to further its mission

Your progression 

 
Within 1 month, you’ll have:

• Started building strong working relationships with colleagues across Voice 21 
• Started developing your understanding of Voice 21, oracy, our events and Influence work 
• Attended one of Voice 21’s annual flagship events (depending on start date) 
• Taken ownership of Voice 21’s external speaker request system

Within 3 months, you’ll have:

• Developed and initiated a process for the development of Voice 21’s external speaker request system 
• Taken over and continued the planning and management of Voice 21’s flagship October event

 Within 6 months, you’ll have:

• In full ownership of Voice 21’s annual flagship events 
• Coordinating events, in collaboration with colleagues from across Voice 21, in service of our organisational goals 
• Supporting the development and delivery of Voice 21’s Events Strategy 
• You’ll have come along to the Voice 21 charity-wide Away Day and met the whole team!

Person specification

Essential

• A proven track record in the management and delivery of conference-style events
• Experience creating and managing events budgets 
• Experience using campaign management software
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for liaising with events stakeholders 
• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities
• Able to form excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders 

Desirable

• Experience working in the non-profit and/or education sectors 
• Experience stewarding sponsor/funder relationships

This job is for you if...

• You love managing events! 
• You’re a systems and processes person - you love to develop them, run them and improve them 
• You’re detail-oriented and see things that others miss 
• You’re pro-active - you love to spot opportunities to contribute your expertise and drive as part of an ambitious team
• You’d like to be part of a cross-functional team, working alongside communications, research and public affairs experts 

Where you’ll work: Remote, with regional and national travel to attend meetings and events, including some overnight stays. 

Terms: Full Time 

Application details 

To apply: 

Please send your CV and a short cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line:
“Events Lead.”

Your cover letter should briefly:

1. Why would you like to work at Voice 21? (150 words max)
2. Please describe the skills and experience that you would bring to this role (150 words max) 
3. Please describe an event you have organised that you are proud of, and explain why it was a success from your perspective. (250 words max) 
4. Please describe a time when you faced a challenge/something went wrong: what happened, what did you do, and what have you learned (200 words max).

Closing date: Midnight, 27th January 2026.

Interview date: To commence during the week starting 2nd Feb. 

Start date: ASAP.

Questions: If you have any questions about the role, or would like to discuss it before submitting an application, please contact Amanda Moorghen, Interim Director of Learning & Influence([email protected])

Valuing every voice

Voice 21 believes that every voice should be heard and valued. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Voice 21.