Head of Marketing & Events

Investors for Purpose · Home-based within easy reach of London, with regular travel · Full-time or flexible hours at a minimum of four days a week · Up to £67k (pro rata) + 8% pension.

Investors for Purpose is a membership organisation which brings together institutional investors, their managers and advisers to align capital with long-term value for people, planet and portfolios. Our Community of 1,500 individuals, connected through 500 organisational and individual memberships, unites stakeholders to share best practice and promote understanding of ESG, sustainable and impact investment.

Our research, policy work, events and thought leadership give us a voice that deserves to be heard far more widely. We are looking for a commercially-minded Head of Marketing & Events to make that happen and to drive an ambitious plan to grow our membership.

The role

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead marketing, events, content, social media and PR as one integrated growth engine. You will own the plan for member acquisition, open doors with your own network across institutional and impact investing, and be a confident external voice with media, partners and sponsors. You will lead a small, talented team – Marketing Manager, Content Manager, Content & Social Media Coordinator and Events Coordinator – and give them the strategic direction, leadership and coaching to do their best work.

What you will do

• Set and deliver an integrated marketing, communications and events strategy to meet clear membership growth targets.
• Push forward new member acquisition and business development, using your contacts across asset owners, asset managers, consultants and impact investors.
• Define our audiences now we have broadened from Pensions for Purpose to Investors for Purpose and plan how to reach each of them.
• Make our marketing compelling enough that people want to engage, join and take part.
• Choose which external events we speak at, and use our own events – from the Annual Symposium & Awards to masterclasses and roundtables – to drive profile, leads and revenue.
• Secure commercial sponsorship for standalone events that sit outside our membership and partnership programme, managing sponsor relationships and ensuring delivery against agreed commitments.
• Decide what content we put out, turning our research and policy into campaigns and stories that win attention and members.
• Set and enforce our editorial standards, with clear ownership of what we publish, when and how – ensuring quality, consistency and efficiency.
• Grow our podcast, LinkedIn and YouTube presence into key channels for profile and engagement.
• Own PR and media relations: press strategy, journalist relationships, press releases, commentary and reactive communications, working with our external PR firm.
• Grow sponsorship, partnerships and alliances alongside our senior leadership team.
• Manage and develop the marketing, content, social media and events team, plus agencies and budgets.

About you

• Significant marketing, communications or business development experience in institutional investment, with a strong understanding of sustainable and impact investment.
• An established network across asset owners, asset managers, investment consultants and the impact ecosystem.
• A track record of growing a membership, client base or subscriber base against targets.
• Experience heading up events programmes and using them to drive profile, leads and sponsorship.
• A creative eye for content that gets people engaging.
• Experience leading and developing a multi-disciplinary team.
• Confident handling PR and media.
• Commercially driven, hands-on and energised by purpose-led work.
• Based within easy reach of London for regular travel.

What we offer

• Up to £67k (pro rata) plus 8% employer pension contribution.
• Full-time or flexible hours at a minimum of four days a week
• Home-based, with regular travel for meetings and events.
• 28 days' holiday (pro rata) plus bank holidays.
• A small, inclusive and meritocratic team, and a high-profile role with significant partner organisations worldwide

To apply, send your CV and a short covering letter explaining what you would bring to our growth plan to careers@investorsforpurpose.com by Sunday 22 November 2026.