We're looking for an organised, proactive and commercially minded Training Events Lead to join our busy Events Team.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a large and varied portfolio of professional learning events, from training programmes to webinars and online learning sessions. Working with colleagues across the organisation, you'll be responsible for ensuring every event is delivered professionally, efficiently and with an outstanding customer experience at its heart.
You'll work with a wide range of internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers, helping to shape learning experiences that ultimately support better outcomes for children and young people. The post holder will coordinate event delivery, project manage promotion of events and ensure value for money for both the business and the customer.
You'll join a supportive and collaborative team that values innovation, continuous improvement and sharing expertise. The role offers significant variety, genuine responsibility and the chance to develop your events management career within a well-established and respected organisation.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience delivering events, conferences, training programmes or similar projects.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys managing multiple priorities
simultaneously. - Can confidently balance competing deadlines and make effective decisions.
- Builds positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Takes ownership, uses initiative and focuses on solutions.
- Enjoys working as part of a team and supporting colleagues to achieve shared goals.
- Has excellent organisational, communication and customer service skills.
- Is comfortable using digital systems and event management technology.
You may be an Events Graduate ready to take the next step, an Events Co-ordinator seeking greater ownership, or an experienced Events professional looking for a role that offers flexibility, variety and purpose.
Would you like to know more information about this opportunity? If so, further information can be found in the job outline. You can also contact Gabi Gutteridge who would be happy to chat to you on 01438 544406 or email hfl.recruitment@hfleducation.org
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- 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 following five years’ service) plus bank holidays
- A range of additional leave (compassionate, emergency, pregnancy related sickness, and disability leave for appointments)
- Pension scheme (10% employer contribution)
- Life assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Learning and development opportunities including academic sponsorship
- Occupational sick/maternity/adoption pay
- Access to HFL Extras, our online platform with a wide range of savings, discounts and cashback opportunities
- Paid leave entitlement to undertake voluntary work; we especially encourage school governors
- Hybrid flexible working with support on commuting expenses
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which provides advice and support, including a counselling service
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Modern office facilities
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To apply, email hfl.recruitment@hfleducation.org with a detailed CV along with a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role, and including responses to the following questions:
- Describe your experience of planning, coordinating and delivering events, training
programmes or webinars. What was your level of responsibility and what were the
outcomes? - Describe a time when plans changed unexpectedly or competing priorities arose. What
actions did you take and what was the outcome? - An example of how you have built effective working relationships to achieve a
successful outcome. - What drew you to apply for this role, and how your skills and experience make you
well suited to managing a programme of professional learning events and webinars?
As part of our move towards eradicating unconscious bias within the recruitment process, we will be anonymising your forms.
For recruitment queries, our Central Recruitment Team can also be contacted on the hfl.recruitment email address above.
To submit your application or to discuss any recruitment queries please email our Central Recruitment Team on hfl.recruitment@hfleducation.org or 01438 544439.
- Describe your experience of planning, coordinating and delivering events, training
At a glance
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Contract: Full time at 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
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Salary: FTE £30,000 - £32,000 p.a.
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Location: Hybrid working consisting of remote working, flexibility required to work across event venues in Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties.
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Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 22nd November 2026
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Interview date: Week commencing Friday 4th December 2026 in Stevenage
Job outline
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We actively encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us. We use an anonymous application process to ensure we always select candidates based on their skills and competencies. When two or more candidates have equal merit, the candidate with protected characteristics will have an advantage over others. This tie-breaker approach is described as positive action in the Equality Act 2010 and we believe strongly in the power of overcoming disadvantage.
If you are invited to interview, please be prepared to discuss the subject of unconscious bias with us. These conversations are extremely useful in giving us an idea of what working together will be like.
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