Special Events Associate

Are you a personable confident and motivated individual looking for a busy and varied role supporting Special Events

We are excited to be recruiting for a Special Events Associate role within the team! The Special Events function operates within the Philanthropy team organising events to support our mission. The role of Special Events Associate will give you the opportunity to support the team in planning and delivering engaging events that highlight our clients stories and the impact of our work inspiring audiences to start or continue their support. Your role will include assisting with the planning and delivery of events maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders managing event communications and collateral processing data accurately and securely event analysis and evaluation and more offering a chance for you to learn grow and make a meaningful impact.

In this exciting role you will:

• Assist with the planning and delivery of special events working closely with the Special Events and Event Talent Lead.
• Work with teams across St Mungos including our Philanthropy Partnerships and Public Engagement teams to help create and deliver engaging events for donors and partners that contribute to achieving wider team objectives.
• Provide excellent supporter care and customer service responding to event enquiries and co-ordinating event communications.
• Provide admin support to the Special Events function ensuring the database (Raisers Edge NXT) is accurately maintained and up to date for events and youll assist with reporting and gathering insights post-event.
• Follow fundraising best practices adhere to St Mungos policies and contribute to a supportive team culture.

Where youll be working

You will be required to work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in Farringdon London. This allows for training in person collaboration team building line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home or other St Mungos London or regional locations.

What were looking for

We are looking for someone with a proactive approach to learning and a passion for making a difference. You might already be in a similar role have some previous experience in organising events or may be looking to bring transferable skills and a willingness to learn to the role. Either way if you want to get stuck into a new challenge we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate the following:

• Good organisation and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage your own time multiple tasks and priorities in a busy team environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to handle enquiries and situations professionally provide excellent customer service and build effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Some previous experience assisting with the planning organising and delivery of in-person and virtual events (e.g. virtual may be webinars or large meetings with external attendees delivered via Microsoft Teams Zoom or other platforms) or you have a willingness to learn and are able to demonstrate transferable skills that can support with the above.
• Good admin skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office with experience of or willingness to develop skills in CRM databases (eg. Raisers Edge) and digital communication and collaboration tools.

St Mungos are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

How to apply

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Closing Date: 10.00 am on 1 October 2026

Interview and assessment date: 13 and 14 October 2026 (conducted remotely)

Our purpose is to end homelessness and rebuild lives. It drives everything that we do. For the past 55 years we have been on the ground every day and every night supporting people to recover from homelessness and advocating for change. We support around 28000 people each year and our work means that more than 2700 people have somewhere safe to stay each night.