Speaker and Events Manager

Summary

Are you ready to lead on senior stakeholder relations and delegate management for one of the largest climate events in the world? We are seeking a proactive Speaker and Events Manager to support a team and drive interaction and the seamless registration of high-profile speakers and delegates across our inaugural Opportunity Summit taking place during London Climate Action Week and Climate Week NYC. You’ll oversee key project timelines, manage onboarding workflow and team workload, and drive cross-organisational coordination to ensure flawless event execution.

If you’re ready to contribute to globally influential climate events and work alongside leaders, join us to help drive meaningful climate action.

The anticipated start date for this fixed-term position is the week commencing April 30.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Speaker and Events Manager with a passion for climate action to join a dynamic and ambitious team. You will be responsible for overseeing the efficient registration and briefing of high-profile speakers and delegates. Additionally, you will manage the invitation process for roundtables to ensure a smooth experience for all participants.

With line management responsibility for a Speaker and Event Officer, you will drive timelines, logistics, and cross-organisational coordination to ensure flawless execution of all sessions at the Opportunity Summit and Climate Week NYC. Acting as a key point of contact for both internal teams and external stakeholders, offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to globally influential climate events and work alongside leaders driving meaningful climate action. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Content, you will be well supported to play a critical role in ensuring that our events help drive Climate Group’s mission, bringing together the world’s most influential people to tackle climate change.

Key responsibilities will include:

Project and Process Management

• Own timelines and progress for speaker registration, delegate outreach, and session delivery
• Identify process improvements and create efficiencies for self and team
• Communicate updates clearly across internal teams and project stakeholders

Speaker and Delegate Support

• Manage end-to-end speaker registration, briefing calls, webinar updates and logistical support
• Oversee roundtable delegate invitations, communications, and attendance tracking
• Serve as primary point of contact for speakers and attendees before and during events

Event Execution and Reporting

• Provide onsite support to speakers, delegates, and sponsors to ensure smooth sessions
• Produce briefing materials, run sheets, and post-event reports on session performance
• Track metrics including attendance, engagement, sponsorship goals, and EDI balance

As a mission-driven organisation, we may ask colleagues to take on temporary assignments or secondments in a different team to support organisational priorities. We see these as opportunities for development and internal mobility, managed transparently and with appropriate support.

You’ll work in a highly collaborative, international environment, where a diversity of perspectives and experiences is valued and encouraged.

About you

We value strengths and a passion for learning – if you meet most of the criteria below, we encourage you to apply.

Essential

• Proven experience managing senior stakeholders, including C-suite and government, with influence and constructive challenge
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across cultures, seniority levels, and geographies
• Solid project-management ability, able to coordinate multiple timelines and deliver complex event workflows end-to-end
• Hands-on event delivery experience, including speaker onboarding, briefing calls, logistics, and on-site support
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail, producing accurate run sheets, briefing packs, and post-event reports
• Comfortable analysing and reporting event metrics, such as attendance, engagement, and sponsorship outcomes
• A collaborative team player who remains professional and calm under pressure, offering practical support and strategic input while upholding Climate Group’s mission and values.
• Strong understanding of commercial and financial drivers for businesses and NGOs

Desirable

• Proven experience producing high-quality B2B events
• Strong knowledge of climate issues and sustainability drivers
• Experience collaborating with national or subnational governments
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience working within NGOs or charitable organisations

About Climate Group

Climate Group drives climate action. Fast. Our goal is a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with greater prosperity for all.

We focus on systems with the highest emissions and where our networks have the greatest opportunity to drive change. We do this by building large and influential networks and holding organisations accountable, turning their commitments into action.

We share what we achieve together to show more organisations what they could do. We are an international non-profit organisation, founded in 2004, with offices in London, Amsterdam, Beijing, New Delhi and New York.

Climate Group is an international organisation, and we want to reflect that in our staff. People who work for us, and people who apply, need to feel heard, safe, and included. That is why we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion throughout our application process and in our offices. We encourage applications from people of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, and ethnicities, as we value a wide range of experiences and perspectives.

Where you’ll work

Based in our London office, near the iconic Tower Bridge, you’ll enjoy a flexible hybrid working arrangement of five days in the office over the fortnight.

Our office is designed to support both collaborative work and focused individual time. It includes accessible facilities, a well-equipped gym, secure bike storage, and showers. Plus, we’re easy to reach by bike and public transport.

The role will require occasional international travel.

What we offer

At Climate Group, our people are at the heart of what we do. You’ll join a global community of bold, ambitious doers committed to driving climate action fast.

This is a fixed-term 6-month position. The salary offered is £36,420 to £38,559 per annum, based on experience.

Many of our people work flexibly in different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about your preferred ways of working and if it works for the role and the team, we’ll do our best to accommodate.

To enable sustainable high performance in support of our mission, while prioritising the health and wellbeing of our people, we offer a 9-day fortnight. This is a way of working that encourages smarter planning and effective prioritisation, where each fortnight includes either a scheduled non-working day or a bank holiday. It is a flexible, non-contractual benefit that may adapt around business needs and periods of higher workload.

Beyond working alongside friendly, motivated colleagues who will support and challenge you, we offer a fantastic benefits package:

• Generous holiday allowance: 25 days annually, plus public holidays and 3 extra days for our Christmas to New Year closure
• 10% employer pension contribution: Non-contributory scheme available after three months’ service
• Long-service reward: An additional day’s holiday after three and six years with us
• Flexible and hybrid working: Supporting your work-life balance
• Comprehensive health benefits: Cash plan and private medical insurance after completing probation
• Family-first policies: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave, plus support for fertility treatments
• Wellbeing perks: Monthly wellbeing allowance and Headspace membership
• Additional leave options: Paid leave for volunteering, moving house, and getting married
• Peace of mind: Life assurance from your first day
• Cycling support: E-bike and bike loan scheme up to £1,000
• Travel made easier: Season ticket and e-bike membership loan scheme
• Investing in you: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive in a global, purpose-driven organisation

Apply now

Ready to make an impact? Apply now with your CV and a one-page cover letter that highlights how your experience and values align with our mission.

If you need further information, would like the job advert in an accessible format, or require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to Kisandka Moses, Senior Manager, Content Manager, at kmoses@climategroup.org.

The closing date for applications is midnight GMT on Friday, 27 March 2026. We’ll be holding interviews on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications.

To be eligible for this position, you must already have the right to work in the UK. Climate Group is unable to sponsor work visas or cover any related costs, including cases where candidates are willing to cover the costs themselves.

We will not be working with recruitment agencies for this role.