For more than 140 years, the Forces Employment Charity has proudly supported Service leavers, veterans, and their families in building successful civilian careers. We provide veterans with life-long, life-changing support, jobs, and training opportunities, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.
Are you energised by bringing people together, creating meaningful experiences, and making a real impact? Join us as our Events Officer and help deliver an inspiring programme of events that supports the military community into employment.
About the Role
As our Events Officer, you’ll be at the heart of our busy Events Team of four, with a great can-do attitude, helping to deliver a varied annual programme of in‑person and online events. From running our webinars to helping delivery of our in-person workshops from small to large-scale gatherings, you’ll play a key role in ensuring every event runs smoothly and leaves a lasting impression.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in event management while contributing to a mission with purpose.
What you’ll be doing
– Supporting the planning and delivery of a broad schedule of events across the year
– Running our webinars with support from the Senior Event Manager and wider Events Team
– Coordinating our event-delivery platforms — including webinar tools, event management systems, CMS platforms, newsletters and feedback systems
– Gathering, analysing and presenting event data to help shape future improvements
– Working closely with the Senior Events Manager and Events Manager on events involving internal and external stakeholders – so you will love collaborative working!
– Helping ensure every event is engaging, professional, memorable and aligned with our mission
Why this role is great
You’ll gain hands-on experience across the full event cycle, develop technical and organisational skills, and work with a supportive team committed to helping you grow. If you’re enthusiastic, detail‑driven and excited about a career in events, this role is an excellent next step.
Please note this role is on a fixed-term 2-years contract.
Have we convinced you to apply? If so, submit your CV and Covering Letter by Wednesday, 6 May 2026.
Got questions about the role? Get in touch with the People Team at people@forcesemployment.org.uk
Please note:
Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made The People Team aware before applying.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff by fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone, including those with disabilities, can thrive, develop, and achieve their full potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.
