At the British Heart Foundation, our events do more than fund lifesaving research—they inspire hope, bring communities together, and drive positive change. Now, we're looking for a Event Executive to help us take our owned events to the next level. If you're passionate about delivering outstanding experiences, collaborating across teams, and making data-backed decisions with real-world impact, we want to hear from you.
As a Event Executive, you’ll support on the ongoing development of products, looking at continuous improvement to bring compelling, supporter-focused products and propositions to life for the BHF.
About the role:
- Support iconic events: Support the end-to-end delivery, managing a portfolio of fantastic owned-party events. You’ll support, manage and develop events like the London to Brighton Bike Ride, Bournemouth Pier to Pier swim.
- Stewardship excellence: Bring our events to life with sector-leading stewardship. You’ll plan and implement innovative strategies to enhance the supporter journey and maximise fundraising efforts.
- Work collaboratively: Work closely with colleagues in the Product Events Delivery team across the UK and other expert functions within the organisation. You’ll build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers, leading projects to drive continuous improvement and ensure resource availability and event growth.
- Marketing: Partner with teams across the organisation including marketing, digital experience, and event-day delivery teams to create memorable experiences for our supporters and drive event growth.
- Budgeting and finance: Lead the preparation of briefs for fundraising activity, according to BHF procedures and ensure all activities comply with appropriate legal requirements and with BHF policies and standards.
About you
- Experience running income-generation campaigns from concept to delivery—ideally in fundraising, events, or product marketing.
- A proven knack for managing cross-functional projects and keeping stakeholders engaged.
- Strong copywriting and digital skills, with an eye for detail and heart for storytelling.
- A commercial mindset, with analytical chops to back up ideas and drive performance.
- Creativity, energy, and genuine enthusiasm for connecting people to powerful causes.
If you’re ready to bring your marketing flair, organisational brilliance, and passion for events to a cause that truly matters, we'd love to hear from you!
About us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Benefits
To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.
Interview process
Interviews are planned for the 29th and 30th July via Microsoft Teams.
How to apply
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
Please note that we are unlikely to be able to sponsor applicants in respect of this role due to the role not meeting the minimum salary criteria to be eligible for sponsorship.
Additionally please note Internally this role is known as "Product Executive"