Events and Operations Coordinator

About The Role

Reports to: Head of Professional Development

Location: West London (with flexible working available)

Contract: Permanent

Pattern: Full Time (standard hours 9am - 5.30pm)

Interviews will take place w/c 6 July & 13 July 2026

We're seeking an Events and Operations Coordinator who will thrive at the heart of effective operational and event support within the professional development team. You will play a key role in coordinating large-scale events, managing logistics and administration, and building strong relationships with schools, partners, and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Being the first point of contact for our events and training programmes (20-4000 attendees) and providing an excellent and seamless participant experience
• Managing the registration and communication process for events, and ensuring accurate attendance records
• Liaising with external vendors and training providers by forming great working relationships with our partners
• Tracking engagement metrics for events (attendance at events, feedback, etc.) and producing reports for senior stakeholders
• Project managing the creation of event agendas/schedules and making sure any potential clashes are considered

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent project management skills with attention to detail, and ability to handle multiple projects/stakeholders
• Excellent IT skills, with specific skill in using Microsoft Office applications (especially proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint
• Strong experience of planning complex event schedules and calendar management
• Strong experience of project and/or in-person and virtual events management
• Experience working with external suppliers, venue staff, AV teams, and catering vendors
• Experience running registration systems, attendance tracking, and evaluation processes

Qualification Criteria

• Degree or equivalent professional experience
• Project or event management training/qualification (desirable)
• Right to work in the U.K.

Benefits

• Our flexible working model offers the best of both worlds, balancing in person collaboration, either in our state of the art West London office or through visits to our schools, with the flexibility of remote working.
• In addition to flexible working arrangements, employees can request to work fully remotely for up to 10 working days a year, whether this be in the UK or abroad.
• Our flexitime policy allows you to work your hours around our core hours of 10.00 - 16.00, helping you prioritise your work-life balance and personal commitments.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years' service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays.
• Full office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year.
• Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform.
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests.

About Us

Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Our network of 39 schools reaches traditionally underserved communities in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. We educate 30,000 pupils and have nearly 3,000 teaching staff across our network. We also incubate and scale innovative ventures, which we roll out beyond our network of schools for the benefit of teachers, pupils and the education system as a whole. Current Ventures include Ark Curriculum Plus, which equips teachers with the subject expertise needed to ensure students succeed, and Ark Start, a growing chain of nurseries offering affordable, high-quality early years education.

Recently, Ark moved to new offices at EdCity - a unique not-for-profit development in West London, in partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham council. EdCity is designed to bring mission-aligned organisations together to focus on improving the lives of children, especially through education. It offers leased offices, a range of venues for training and events, and an innovation hub for the education sector to connect, collaborate and learn together.

Diversity and inclusion

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link .

Safeguarding statement

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link .

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.

For any questions, please contact recruitment@arkonline.org .