King's College London

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About Us

Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement (P&A) provides a fundraising and alumni engagement function in support of King’s College London. We are proud to work with colleagues across the university and its health partners to help them serve society through world-leading education, research and healthcare.  Our work also includes a partnership with the Maudsley Charity in support of children’s mental health initiatives between the university’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust. 

​We are a committed team that brings together fundraisers working across different channels, alongside colleagues who promote King’s College London’s engagement with its worldwide alumni community. Our work is underpinned and enhanced by a range of dedicated professionals in supporting areas covering advancement writing, donor relations, communications, supporter operations and business operations.  

​We have an impressive, well-established track record of success in securing support that allows the university and partners to deliver on their missions. This includes our global, award-winning World Questions: King’s Answers campaign, which set the standard in the sector and enabled us to raise substantial funds to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. Ambitious and innovative, the team has won awards such as a CASE Platinum Award for Fundraising and a CASE Gold Award for Donor Relations and Stewardship. We are strongly values-driven with a focus on sustaining an excellent and supportive culture, which we see as key to creating a successful team that can support the university and its partners in making a real and positive difference to the world we live in.  

More on King’s College London

​King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. The university is dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. Through its commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, King’s College London is creating positive change in its communities, both in London and on the world stage.

About the role

As King’s College London approaches a landmark period - launching a new Philanthropy and Engagement Campaign in 2027 and celebrating our Bicentenary in 2029 - our community of donors and potential supporters plays a vital role in shaping what King’s can achieve. This moment provides a significant opportunity to inspire, acknowledge, and cultivate enduring relationships that connect supporters meaningfully to our purpose and the impact they help achieve.

The Events Officer will play a vital role within Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement (P&A), delivering high‑quality engagement experiences for King’s existing and potential supporters both in the UK and overseas. The postholder will plan and deliver a diverse portfolio of in‑person and online events that strengthen relationships with donors, alumni, and other key stakeholders and also engage potential supporters of King’s. This includes initial planning, logistics, invitations, and briefings through to on‑the‑day management and post‑event evaluation. The post-holder will also support colleagues across the team to ensure seamless execution of the wider events programme.

Working closely with colleagues across P&A, as well as academics, senior leadership, and external partners, the Events Officer will ensure every event is executed to an exceptional standard and aligned with strategic engagement objectives. The role also provides vital support to the wider events programme, contributing to the smooth running, continuous improvement, and overall success of the team’s annual calendar. In addition, the postholder will play an active role in delivering key upcoming King’s moments, including the new philanthropy and engagement campaign and the Bicentenary.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week) and you will be offered an indefinite contract. 

P&A has a hybrid working approach, with a minimum of 40% of time in the office. Typically, this equates to two days per week, but we’re very happy for colleagues to be in more frequently if they so wish.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Experience in either supporting or delivering their own events, with a clear understanding of end‑to‑end event management processes
2. Exceptional organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities, manage multiple projects and people simultaneously, and meet tight deadlines
3. Ability to build strong, professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior staff, academics, external partners, and internal teams
4. Excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in event documentation, guest lists, logistics, and financial administration
5. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently and professionally with a wide range of stakeholders
6. Proactive problem‑solver, able to use initiative, creativity, and sound judgement to address challenges and escalate issues appropriately

Desirable criteria

1. Knowledge of online event platforms, such as Zoom, Teams, or similar virtual event tools
2. Ability to evaluate events effectively, including gathering and analysing feedback, measuring outcomes against objectives, and using insights to inform future improvements
3. Experience working within higher education, a membership organisation, or the charity sector, particularly in a stakeholder‑focused or engagement‑driven environment
4. Experience using Microsoft Dynamics or another CRM/relationship‑management database, with an understanding of how supporter data supports event planning and stewardship
5. Experience supporting or managing event budgets, including monitoring expenditure and assessing return on investment to inform future planning

Downloading a copy of our Job Description 

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements, including part-time, compressed hours and/or job shares, as appropriate and in the context of the business needs associated with the role.  

​This roles with have two interview stages, a standard skills-based interview followed (for up to two appointable candidates) by a Core Values interview.   

​Interviews are due to be held on 27 & 28 April. Core Values interviews are due to be held on 30 April.