Location
London/hybrid (minimum two days per week in the London office)

Hours
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with the opportunity for flexible working hours

Salary
£33,300 per annum

About the Role
We are seeking a highly organised, proactive, and detail-orientated Events and Engagement Coordinator to provide excellent operational support to the Engagement Directorate to enable Mission 44 to build meaningful funder relationships and deliver impactful experiences. The role sits at the intersection of the donor experience, events, and supporting the functionality of the wider, newly established Engagement Directorate. It will have two priorities - to provide administrative and operational support across the team, including to the Chief Engagement Officer, and support the Events and Engagement team to execute first-class events. This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their career in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. The successful candidate will enjoy bringing structure, organisation, and embedding process to a busy team. They will have high attention to detail, a can-do attitude, and a rigorous approach to project and task management.

Experience
- Supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of events, including fundraising and stewardship dinners, receptions, round tables, trackside hospitality, and donor experiences.
- Managing invitations, RSVPs, attendee communications, and providing exceptional customer service.
- Coordinating event logistics such as venue bookings, catering, accessibility requirements, and supplier management.
- Preparing live event materials, briefing packs, attendee lists, and run sheets.
- Supporting fundraising efforts including sponsorship, ticket sales, and auction item procurement.
- Maintaining accurate event and donor data in CRM systems (Virtuous).
- Collaborating with Communications to ensure event materials align with brand and messaging.
- Providing on-the-day event support including registration, stakeholder hosting, and logistics.
- Assisting with post-event evaluation, feedback collection, and reporting.
- Coordinating internal team meetings, workshops, and planning sessions.
- Scheduling meetings and supporting diary coordination for the team and Chief Engagement Officer.
- Preparing agendas, taking minutes, and tracking actions.
- Arranging domestic and international travel, accommodation, and itineraries.
- Supporting budget tracking, purchase orders, and expense administration.
- Maintaining team trackers, project plans, and operational documents on Monday.com.
- Acting as a key point of contact for administrative and operational enquiries.
- Ensuring data quality and compliance with organisational processes.

About you
- Passionate about supporting young people from underrepresented backgrounds to thrive in education and employment.
- Committed to excellence with strong delivery focus and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Detail-driven with a commitment to accuracy and high-quality work.
- Collaborative, enjoying working across portfolios and internal functions.
- Proactive critical thinker who identifies gaps and creates solutions.
- Flexible, adaptable, resilient, and calm under pressure, thriving in a fast-moving start-up environment.

Qualifications
Essential:
- Experience supporting event planning, coordination, and delivery.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to delivering exceptional participant experiences.
- Experience drafting event communications and managing guest lists and registrations.
- Experience maintaining accurate records within CRM or database systems.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable:
- Experience supporting special events for HNWI and corporate prospects and donors.
- Basic design skills using tools such as Canva.
- Project management qualification (Agile, Prince II, Scrum).
- Experience working with young people and embedding safeguarding policies.
- Experience in international settings.
- Experience within Formula 1, Motorsport, STEM, or Education sectors.