Operations and Events Coordinator

The Role

2027 is a landmark year for the Unite Foundation, and we're looking for an organised, proactive and enthusiastic Operations & Events Coordinator to help us make it one to remember!

We'll be celebrating 15 years of the Foundation, reaching 1,000 scholarship students and marking five years of our All of Us community. This is an exciting opportunity to join our small, passionate team and play a key role in bringing these milestones to life.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you'll provide coordination and administrative support across the organisation, helping ensure our operations, communications, stakeholder engagement and events run smoothly.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinating Board and Committee meetings and supporting Trustee administration.
• Providing administrative support for team meetings, awaydays and programme activities.
• Scheduling and supporting content for our newsletters, website and social media channels.
• Coordinating event logistics, including invitations, venues, suppliers and guest communications.
• Overseeing event merchandise, including design, quality and stock management.
• Providing wider operational and administrative support across the team.

What We're Looking for in You

• Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Strong administrative and communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Experience coordinating events, projects or activities, including managing logistics.

• A proactive, flexible and solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to use your initiative.

• A collaborative team player who enjoys building relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Comfortable juggling a varied workload and adapting to changing needs.

• Enthusiastic about the work of the Unite Foundation and motivated to help us deliver an exciting and memorable milestone year.

   

About the Unite Foundation

We support care experienced and estranged students to access and succeed in higher education through scholarships and a community of support. Joining us means becoming part of a committed team making a meaningful difference to young people's lives.