About us

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awaress and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community.

The Role

The Special Events Manager will focus on maximising income and building the profile of BCRT by planning, managing and delivering a successful series of events.

You will operate at the centre of a growing team and will be responsible for planning, developing, marketing and implementing a portfolio of Special Events, including gala dinners / balls, comedy nights and assist with delivering lab tours for supporters. Success will be measured by achieving income targets within the planned expenditure, numbers of participants / guests, publicity generated, receipt of positive feedback, and the retention of and conversion of supporters.

You will communicate with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver on these events. From the Research, Support & Information and Fundraising & Communication teams to event venues, families affected, medical professionals and researchers that we support. You will be required to lead on every aspect of each event, including marketing, pre-event logistics and on the day support. You will be in a pivotal position to help us achieve many of our strategic goals.

To deliver on our strategy through to 2022 we need to ensure we deliver high quality, meaningful events that help meet our income and charitable objectives. This role will have a direct impact on the primary bone cancer community through Special Events by empowering patients, carers, friends, relatives, healthcare professionals and researchers.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring experience of organising and deliverying high profile special events, such as gala dinners, balls, art exhibitions etc. They will be results-orientated with a passion for first-class supporter care. They will build excellent working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders as they pull together new ideas for events that will help to ultimately save lives.

As we are a small team, a team-player attitude is a must, as well as a positive and can-do approach.

If you have excellent communication and event management skills, a natural ability to liaise with stakeholders, and determination to succeed, we would like to hear from you.

Application Process

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: 11th December
2. Interviews W/C 16th December

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

Job title: Community and Events Fundraising Officer          

Department: Fundraising

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising

Salary: £26,000 to 28,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Deptford

Closing date: Monday 2nd December 2019 at 12 pm

Interviews: Tuesday 10th December 2019

Hours: 35 hours per week including some evenings and weekends

Annual leave: 25 days plus 8 Statutory Bank Holidays.

About the role

We are looking for a talented and ambitious individual to generate income for the 999 Club through the development and implementation of a Community and Events Fundraising strategy. This will involve reviewing, managing, and delivering the current events and community fundraising programme, safeguarding existing income streams and building sustainable growth through events and community fundraising. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and skilled Community and Events fundraiser who is confident and capable in taking the lead on this key strand of our fundraising stream.

You will be supported by the Head of Fundraising. You will also be managing the charity’s social media channels as well as the CRM database.

About you

The ideal candidate will bring experience of successfully building events fundraising streams through different challenge and bespoke events as well developing meaningful relationships with community organisations, schools and faith organisations. They will be results-orientated, managing our events portfolio and developing our income through community fundraising. They will build excellent working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders as they pull together details of life-changing programmes and projects that we are seeking funding for in order to help the people we support to rebuild their lives.

As we are a small team, a team-player attitude is a must, as well as a positive and can-do approach.

If you have excellent communication and event management skills, a natural ability to liaise with stakeholders, and determination to succeed, we would like to hear from you.

About the 999 Club

The 999 Club is a small, community charity of 16 staff making a big impact on ending rough sleeping in Lewisham. 

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

How to apply

Please upload your CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the Job Description and Person Specification.

For further information please see the attached Job Description. 

The role

The Sporting Events and Student Fundraising Team at Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now deliver a wide range of iconic third party events such as the Virgin Money London Marathon, Great North Run and RideLondon to thousands of extraordinary supporters each year.

We are seeking an Events Officer to join our ambitious and experienced team as we continue to develop our sector leading portfolio. An integral part of the team, you will project manage a number of third party events, which will include maximising participant numbers and income as well as rolling out event day logistics.

About you

We are looking for someone experienced in delivering charity fundraising events who is able to develop supporter engagement plans and bring experience of building relationships. You will have outstanding organisational and marketing skills as well being able to offer first class communication to our valued supporters. As part of our team you will be a key team player who is able to deal with conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines.

About Us 

We’re excited to announce that in April 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now united to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, our new charity has people affected by the disease at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

By bringing together our passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we will make greater progress in more effective ways to make sure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well. 

Closing date: 9am on 29 November 2019

Interview date: 9 or 10 December 2019

A buzzy and energised challenge events candidate is needed to further develop a third party events portfolio.

Take this growth area for the charity to the next level, get involved with trialling new places, and oversee the marketing, budgeting and planning for the future.

Job specification

• Project manage the third party challenge events portfolio
• Plan, market and evaluate each event – some established, others new
• Steward supporters to have an exceptional experience and long term relationships with the charity
• Assist with the logistics in the lead up and on the day
• Manage the budgets for third party events and reforecast as necessary
• Monitor and report on financial and non-financial KPIs

To be successful in this role you will need to have:

• proven experience of managing fundraising events and raising income from them
• demonstrable experience of delivering stewardship plans engaging the wider organisation
• knowledge of marketing events and recruiting participants (especially digital)
• project management and organisational experience leading large scale public events
• experience managing volunteers
• excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• the ability to work with multiple stakeholders internally and externally

You will need a full UK driving license for this role. Core hours are standard, TOIL given when necessary.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Dawn Ballard at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

This is an exciting opportunity as a Community and Events Officer to develop, pilot, and implement the community and events fundraising income streams for an amazing environmental charity.

The Charity
Promotes and encourages the improvement and protection of the English countryside and its towns and villages.

The Role
Working with the Community and Events Manager to, support the community strategy (nationally and locally) that will engage, educate and inspire the target audiences, to maximise income growth opportunities.
Implement plans to grow a portfolio of mass participation events to meet desired engagement & income targets, and assist in the implementation and delivery of cross-organisational special events.
Take responsibility for building relationships with the local charities, volunteers, schools, local partners, and ambassadors, securing collaborative long- term support.
Supporting in fundraising product tools, stewardship plans and fundraising template creation.
Ensure the highest level of supporter and donor care is executed at all times.

The Candidate
Strong team & volunteer management skills.
Fundraising experience, in particular in community fundraising, including mass participation events.
Proven substantial ability to network and engage local audiences (from individuals and groups to organisations and businesses) to deliver increased community education and fundraising.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

This is a unique opportunity to help create and implement a whole new Community and Events fundraising department at a ground-breaking environmental charity.

Community & Events Officer - Fundraising
Ref: C&EO
Location: London SE1
Salary: circa £29,000 per annum

A creative mind to develop, pilot, and implement the community and events fundraising income streams within our national charity and across local CPREs. This would include developing and implementing new national CPRE led products, as well as supporting our local CPRE offices to create their fundraising techniques strategies and enable their independent growth both short and long-term.

You’ll be instrumental in the implementation of a new portfolio of events and engagement tools and take ownership of building new processes and stewardship for each project. We are looking for someone who can work to a deadline, shows enthusiasm, enjoys solving problems, and has a can-do attitude. The product development covers third party challenges, behavioural change products, and a fundamental fundraising pack plus incentives.

Being the first point of contact for the local CPRE offices, you’ll enjoy cross-team working with a range of skills and some travel throughout England. A diligent worker that doesn’t mind supporting the team on the occasional weekend and evening.

Closing date: Midday Wednesday 20 November
Interviews: Wednesday 27 November

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website, where you can download the application form and relevant documents. 

CPRE is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.

The Events Officer position at Transaid is a challenging but rewarding role, and presents an exciting opportunity to launch and recruit for new challenge events, manage and grow a portfolio of industry events and launch a new set of individual challenges.

About Transaid:

Transaid is an international development organisation that transforms lives through safe, available, and sustainable transport. 

We do this by building local skills and knowledge to make transport safer, cheaper and more effective, ensuring better access to the essentials for everyday life such as healthcare, education and training, and economic opportunities.

• Our priority is the people on the ground

Every driver should be able to leave for a day’s work without the fear they may not come home because of a lack of training, or dangerous vehicles and roads. Every family should be able to access vital healthcare; nobody should be left behind. Every person should have the opportunity to build the skills they need to transform their future.

• Our power comes from our strong partnerships

We are a unique, passionate organisation that works with partners and governments to solve transport challenges in economically developing countries. We couldn’t make a tangible, sustainable difference without our partnerships internationally and our corporate supporters in the UK – for which we are a logical link to transform the wider industry.

• Sharing expertise is our passion

We are trusted by international organisations, governments, and communities, to share our knowledge, and to bring together expertise from other organisations. We have a unique technical reputation in the transport and development niche. We believe that knowledge should be open and accessible and have removed the Intellectual Property from our information to make sure it can be shared for the widest impact.

Transaid was founded by Save the Children and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and our Patron is HRH The Princess Royal.

Transaid’s Fundraising team:

Transaid’s Fundraising team consists of the Head of Fundraising, the Corporate Partnerships Officer, the Events Officer and the Fundraising Assistant. The Events Officer position is a challenging but rewarding role, and presents an exciting opportunity to launch and recruit for new challenge events, manage and grow a portfolio of industry events and launch a new set of individual challenges.

Main Responsibilities:

• To oversee the stewarding, development, implementation and evaluation of Transaid’s biennial African Cycle Challenge. Responsibilities include fundraising and logistics support.
• To oversee the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of Transaid’s annual European Cycle Challenge. Responsibilities include participant recruitment, fundraising support and logistics support.
• Manage Transaid’s Third Party Event Portfolio
• Lead on Transaid’s prize appeal, securing a range of raffle and money can’t buy auction prizes
• Represent Transaid at networking and industry events. Some work during evenings and weekends will occasionally be required for which reasonable time off in lieu will be given.
• Contribute to the research and development of new Transaid events and fundraising opportunities. 
• Work with the Fundraising Assistant to develop Transaid’s individual challenge event portfolio
• Work with the Head of Fundraising to develop future cycle challenges and other potential new events
• Work with the Head of Fundraising to market all event activities
• Lead on securing event sponsors for all challenge events
• Monitor and track finances against targets

General admin/Internal comms

• Attend and contribute to team meetings and other activities as required
• Any other tasks related to the role as and when needed

Person Specification

Essential

• Educated to degree level
• Events fundraising experience
• Project management experience
• Experience of working as part of a team with a varied workload
• Experience of motivating and communicating with fundraisers
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal skills for building relationships
• Confident in speaking on the phone
• Experience of organising large scale and/or complex events. 
• Excellent planning and project management skills.
• Experience of managing challenge events
• Experience of marketing events and growing event attendance
• Experience of securing in-kind sponsorship. 
• Experience of generating income to agreed targets.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• A strong organiser with the ability to multitask and prioritise your workload
• Excellent attention to detail
• Enthusiasm and creativity
• The ability to use your own initiative and work within specified guidelines

Desirable

• Experience of managing overseas challenges in-country
• Interest in international development, particularly Africa
• Knowledge of the UK transport and logistics industry

Remuneration

We are offering a competitive salary, 25 days leave per annum and a generous pension scheme.

Closing date for applications

The closing date for applications is 15th December 2019. 

Please send your CV and a cover letter (maximum two pages) to Florence Bearman, Head of Fundraising at Transaid. Applications without cover letters will not be considered. 

No agencies please.

Students’ Unions aren’t just any membership charity - they’re active, democratic mutuals, using the energy and passion of their student members to deliver improvements to students’ lives. 

The LCR is an iconic venue in the heart of the UEA campus. We host 50 live shows a year, over 60 student clubs events, three balls and a host of student led events. This role will be the operational lead, responsible for programming and event delivery, an expert risk management and compliance, focused on customer service and inclusivity. 

You may well have been involved in students’ unions already (although that’s not a deal breaker), but either way you’ll see ways in which you can contribute to our mission and help us achieve our strategic plan. A huge amount of our work focuses on supporting and representing liberation and minority groups, so we want to encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and succeed.

To learn more about uea(su) or about the role itself, visit https://www.ueasu.work where you can view a full Job and Person specification, as well as apply for the role.

Tom's Trust is a small but rapidly expanding charity with a young outlook and a great atmosphere.  We are passionate about psychology because it is under funded and still not recognised as the critical back bone to the whole families' support and recovery.  In eight years, we have funded three Clinical Psychologists who are looking after all children diagnosed with a brain tumour in East Anglia and their families and we have now expanded to the North East with two Clinical Psychologists working at The Great North Children's Hospital.  Our vision is to work with a third hospital which means that our geographical fundraising area is growing rapidly.

We want to expand our corporate support, as well as continue our busy community fundraising calendar.  This will be a demanding but incredibly exciting role and will need a flexible attitude as you work within a small, friendly team.

The successful candidate will show a drive and passion for what our work achieves for children and families with brain tumours.  We are looking for a range of experience, because it is about finding the correct person to work in our team:

- Ability to work with existing supporters whilst developing new relationships and sources of funding

- Becoming part of the planning of expansion of our fundraising and bring a good level of experience and knowledge of strategy planning

- Develop new strategies to increase the number of event participants and pilot and evaluate new challenges

- Support the integration of a new database

- Maintaining our current corporate database and continue to develop relationships

- Motivating office volunteers

- Supporting and creating local events

- Good IT skills are essential

Events Officer
Harrogate, North Yorkshire (office based, with some travel to event locations)

About Us

Yorkshire Cancer Research is one of the most exciting and innovative charities in the UK. The charity is a leading funder of cancer research in the region and has a track record of supporting ground-breaking projects and clinical trials to help prevent cancer and increase survival. We are working to save an extra 2,000 lives a year in Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. We are currently looking for an Events Officer to join our events team with a particular focus on generating income and increasing our reach by delivering a range of events across Yorkshire.

The Benefits

- Salary of £24,000 - £27,000 DOE
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Offices within walking distance of the train station/free onsite parking

If you are an events management professional with experience of developing and implementing fundraising opportunities and planning events, then this is an excellent opportunity to continue developing your career in events management.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Events Officer, you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation and be a great team player.

The Role

As Events Officer, you will help progress Yorkshire Cancer Research’s strategic aims to increase the charity’s reach by building a portfolio of events.

Working with other teams, you will ensure events communications are aligned with our tone of voice while being empathetic towards, and able to anticipate, customer needs.

Reporting to the Events Manager, you will:

- Support the delivery of events and take ownership of smaller-scale events
- Provide first rate supporter care for all those who take part in our events
- Research events across Yorkshire to identify where we would benefit from having a presence
- Research and develop charity-owned fundraising event proposals
- Develop business cases to illustrate costs and predicted return on investment
- Monitor and report on financial performance and post-event learnings

About You

To join us as an Events Officer, you will need:

- To be educated to degree level or equivalent in an Events, Business or Marketing related course
- At least two years’ experience in an events management role
- Experience of delivering income generative events
- Experience in providing support for event participants
- Line management experience and experience of leading teams of volunteers
- A track record of leading volunteers and helping them to support events
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Experience of using a CRM or fundraising database

Other organisations may call this role Fundraising Events Officer, Assistant Fundraising Events Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Events Officer, Assistant Fundraiser or Marketing & Events Officer.

The closing date for applications is 22nd November 2019 with first stage interviews to be held between 29th November 2019 and 2nd December 2019.

Webrecruit and Yorkshire Cancer Research are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next step as an Events Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 37 hours per week, including some evening and weekend work

Office of the Vice-Provost (Advancement)

London

Events Manager

Full Time

The appointment will be on UCL Grade 7. The salary range will be £35,965 - £43,470 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

UCL is London’s Global University. We do things differently here and we take the long view. We remain focused on making a major contribution to the long-term benefit of humanity. In September 2016 UCL launched ‘It’s All Academic’, our bold new global Philanthropy and Engagement Campaign to raise £600m to support students, research and the transformation of our campus. It will enable us to achieve more than ever before to secure our position as one of the world’s top higher education institutions. From fighting dementia to ensuring generations of students reach their full potential: It's All Academic. UCL’s ideas and discoveries are shaping the future, improving lives and having a massive impact on London and the wider world. There has never been a more exciting time to join our team of exceptionally ambitious, creative and passionate individuals, who work together to achieve remarkable things with a global impact. We would love for you to be part of this exciting journey and our success. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in delivering our Campaign. As Events Manager you will create engaging, impactful events that showcase the far-reaching power of philanthropic giving to UCL and keep alumni, supporters, advocates and friends excited and engaged.

This is a great opportunity for a professional with experience in higher education, the charity sector or membership services, to take the lead on developing and delivering a varied portfolio of fundraising, cultivation, stewardship and alumni events. Working with a range of partners within the team, across wider UCL and beyond you will deliver memorable events from initiation to completion, and post-event evaluation. You will be a confident and experienced events professional, with best practice events knowledge and acute attention to detail, who is able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced and rewarding environment. Please note that your events portfolio will comprise of events both here in the UK and abroad, and that international travel will be expected as required.

The UCL Ways of Working for professional services supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work.

Closing Date: 20 November 2019

Latest time for the submission of applications: 23:59.

Interview Date: TBC

We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.

Lead, plan and deliver Empire Fighting Chance events including mass-participation, community and corporate events. 

12 months Maternity Leave Cover 

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensuring all events meet health & safety requirements, liaising with venues and suppliers, recruiting and briefing volunteers and staff for each event, acting as the main contact for all enquiries for the event, marketing to sell tables or recruit participants.
• Responsibility for recruiting and selling each event or activity to its full capacity through: converting enquiries into sign-ups, timely processing of bookings and invoicing, ongoing evaluation of marketing progress, and building strong relationships. 
• Stewarding supporters throughout the supporter journey by building good relationships, providing encouragement, answering questions and updating their records effectively. 
• Build successful relationships with corporate contacts and enhance their experience as supporters through: visits and talks, tours of the gym, arranging boxfit sessions with the Coaching team, encouraging participation in events, acting as the main point of contact. 
• Assisting supporters in developing and implementing their own fundraising events or activities for Empire Fighting Chance i.e. receiving enquiries and advising on best practice, guiding supporters to help maximise income and enhance experience, attending events as requested, following up and thanking. 
• Work alongside the Marketing Executive to develop and implement marketing plans for each event. 
• Capture and generate content for social media and the website including photographs, video, writing blog posts, event descriptions. 
• Research opportunities for new events and implement as necessary. 
• Support the Administration Assistant in processing fundraising admin e.g. financial reports, sponsorship reports, regular donors, banking and thanking. 
• Co-ordinating fundraising and awareness-raising within the community through activities such as bucket collections, representing the charity at events and courses, facilitating visits to gym, public speaking. 
• Assist in booking Team Building Days for corporate groups and helping to facilitate the days. 
• Organising and implementing (with support from the wider team) ad-hoc events, activities and opportunities across the organisation for example: theatre visits, dinners and balls, guest speakers, networking events, photoshoots, filming or volunteering opportunities. 

Riverside Studios Background

Riverside Studios is reopening in the autumn of 2019 after a five-year redevelopment. 

Riverside Studios is a dynamic cultural venue where audiences, artists and communities come together to discover and participate in extraordinary arts and entertainment.  Our new building will offer flexible performance spaces, TV Studio, cinemas, event and rehearsal spaces, gallery, workspaces, an archive and bars & restaurants.

Riverside Studios will be a mix of theatre, film, music, dance, comedy, art, enterprise, events, innovative technology and hospitality.

Riverside Studios is operated by the charity Riverside Trust.  Our charitable aims are to present high-quality arts and to make them accessible to all.  We believe that the arts have the power to improve and change lives.  Riverside Studios will be a gateway to the arts for everyone through our bold Artistic and Community Programme.

With over 650,000 visitors, 1,000 artists, 1,000 community members, 300 live performances, 150 TV shows, and 100 films a year Riverside Studios will be making a huge impact on the arts and local communities.

Position Profile

The Events Administrator will be responsible for liaising with commercial hires and events along with some cross over with programming.  The Events Administrator is a key part of the commercial/programming team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Research: Work with the Commercial Manager on researching potential hirers of space in Riverside Studios.

• Budgeting:  Assist hirers with budgeting events and liaising on requirements including brining in staff and facilities. This will include clear definition of Riverside Studios’ costs and recoveries.

• Marketing: Collection of information about potential hirers and preparation of letting materials.  Liaison with our in-house Communications & Marketing Manager.

• Technical Requirements: Send out the technical requirement requests and liaise with our in-house Technical Manager.

• Contracting: Administer the contracting process.

• Visiting Hire Information: Compilation of logistical information about companies including arrival times, contact lists, rehearsal and operational schedules etc. and ensure that this information is passed to all relevant departments.

• Visiting Hirers: Hands on support for the visiting hirers throughout their time at Riverside.

• Settlement: Support the Finance Manager in managing the collation, preparation and distribution settlement paperwork.

• Other events: Work with the Commercial Manager on any other events taking place at Riverside Studios as required.

External Relationships and Management  

• Support Management to manage key external stakeholder relationships. 
• Confidentiality: keep in confidence the internal workings of the Riverside office.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience and qualities:

• Over 3 years’ experience of working in the arts.
• An affinity for the mission, vision and work of Riverside Studios and a passion to help achieve its success.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Ability to prioritise, organise own workload and work effectively in a busy and demanding environment.
• A positive attitude with a high level of self-motivation and ability to work using your own initiative.
• Ability to find quick and effective solutions to practical problems.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with a range of people and environments.
• Proven ability to work flexibly under pressure, to prioritise and to meet deadlines and work within budget.
• Flexibility in relation to duties and working hours which will require evenings and weekends.

• Excellent time management.

• Excellent IT skills and knowledge of databases, experience of Red 61 and VIA would be an advantage.

Terms and Conditions

Salary: £22,000 -25,000 subject to experience.

Working Hours: 35 hours per week.  The post holder will be required to work flexibly with regular evening and weekend work.

Holidays: The annual leave entitlement is 25 days plus statutory holidays.

Pension Scheme: Riverside Trust operates a stakeholder pension scheme to which the employer and employee both contribute

Probation: Six months

Contract type: Permanent

Equal Opportunities: Riverside Trust supports the principle of equal opportunity in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious or political beliefs. To avoid discriminatory practice during the recruitment of new employees, selection for interview is based entirely on job related criteria.  Riverside Studios complies with Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Personnel and other policies at all times.

Confidentiality: To keep confidential the internal workings of the Trust.

Riverside Studios encourages attendance of performances with a discretionary allocation of complementary tickets to employees.

How to Apply

If you wish to apply for the position please see the Recruitment Timetable (below).

Please send:

• A comprehensive CV
• A covering letter (maximum two A4 sides) or two minutes of video describing your suitability for the position and specifically how your past experience matches the job description and person specification
• A completed equal opportunity form

Applicants should provide contact details for two references, we will seek your permission before making direct contact with any referees.  Please note that it is likely we will seek to take up one reference for candidates progressing to second interview, prior to making an offer.  All offers of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references.  All applicants must be eligible to work within the UK.

Please submit your application by email with ‘EVENTS ADMINISTRATOR in the subject line.

Vacancy Reference Number:

EVM/F/UK-R1

Position title:

Events & Volunteer Manager

Reports to:

Director of UK Fundraising

Location:

Either Muslim Hands, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Gregory House, Nottingham, NG7 5JE

OR

Muslim Hands UK, 595-597 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HJ.

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

£27,500 - £30,000 per year dependant on experience

Terms of Employment:

18-Months’ Fixed-Term Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)

Permanent Full Time / Part Time Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up to date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 22nd November 2019

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: W/C 25th November 2019

Start: ASAP thereafter

Note: Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Skype Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please include your Skype ID in your application.

Background:

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the UK's leading Muslim charities. This position is central to our campaign to develop and maintain relationships with individual doors, groups, mosques, schools, volunteers, community centres along with other Islamic institutions in order maximise fundraising and awareness of Muslim Hands.

Muslim Hands, an international relief organisation working in over 50 countries worldwide, is looking for a dynamic individual to join the Fundraising department to develop and maintain relationships with individuals, groups, volunteers, mosques, schools and other Islamic institutions to maximise fundraising and awareness.

The Role:
Based in either our London or Nottingham (headquarters) offices you will be required to travel country-wide, to engage with our target organisations and volunteers and occasional travel between the two-workstations will be required by the post-holder.

You will be working closely with other members of the Fundraising department to gain exposure for the charity and the fundraising campaigns run throughout the year.

The Events & Volunteer team is essential to the growth of Muslim Hands both in raising awareness via our events, which host thousands of people throughout the year, increasing awareness of our work and generating donations (currently £1-2 million per year). Your role will be central in expanding this and helping further the reach of Muslim Hands.

Essential for the Successful Post-holder:

• Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Must be able to either:

1. Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR
2. Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

• Hold a degree or equivalent qualification.
• Have substantial experience in a similar fundraising role, with a significant amount of that within management.
• Be results driven and able to meet ambitious targets.
• Possess strong community links and have a history of community service.
• Be able to show a track record of fundraising success.
• Have a willingness to work outside of regular hours.
• Be flexible with regular travel between London, Nottingham and overseas.

Desirable:

• Previous experience of working within the NGO/Charity sector.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing a vision and strategy for the charities' fundraising growth within the Events and Volunteers’ department.
• Line managing staff in the team and working with relevant teams to ensure this happens.
• Developing and extending the reach of the charity within various communities.
• Working closely with the Fundraising Director to coordinate, support and compliment their work
• Preparing and presenting regular reports to senior management and trustees.
• Preparing, monitoring and reporting expenditure against a fixed budget.

Key Areas of Responsibilities 

Campaigns creation for all collections, events, challenges and volunteer activities.

Managing Volunteer & Events’ Coordinators (South, Midlands and North)

Managing Volunteer aspect (South, Midlands and North)

• Create and implement recruitment of MH Volunteers (MHVs).
• Research, draft and implement volunteer policies and procedures (based on Fundraising regulations).
• Generate appropriate volunteering opportunities and create role descriptions based on the diversifying needs of the organisation.
• Monitor, support, and motivate volunteers and their work. This includes managing all social media communication with volunteers.
• Maintain and update volunteer databases. This includes managing the volunteers’ list/registrations, inducting all new volunteers and cataloguing MHVs capabilities, interests and availability.
• Recruit volunteers and provide appropriate training to ensure they are suitable for the role.
• Ensure MHVs are appropriately supported, motivated, monitored and trained in order to maximize benefit to Muslim Hands.
• Offer suitable Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) to MHVs and associated external organization through face-to-face, telephone and email contact.
• Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of expenses to MHVs.
• Keep up to date with changes in legislation and policy related to volunteering and make all necessary amendments to documents and literature in view of the changes.
• Monitor, evaluate and write reports on MHVs activities for donors, Web uploads, Management and Trustees.
• To liaise with MHVs and the scheme; continually seeking to raise its profile and secure fund-raising opportunities.

Managing Events aspect (South, Midlands and North)

• To directly coordinate Muslim Hands events nationally with a view to secure MHVs and raise funds accordingly.
• Manage annual events (Gaza winter walk, Snowden, Ben Nevis etc…).
• Publicise events, keeping up to date with culture trends, monitoring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and ensuring appropriate marketing ‘placement’.
• To nurture existing (and cultivating new) partnerships with relevant and desirable institutions.
• To encourage and support volunteers to run their own fundraising event activities within their specific areas.
• To maintain regular contact with MHVs around the country, setting mini challenges during ‘off-peak’ periods so that they remain engaged and active within their specific areas.
• To support with and source the provision of 1-1 and group training for key MHVs with a view to develop registered and active volunteers, directly and through suitable partnerships.
• To support in the attainment of an effectively visible MH presence at key events, both at grass roots and regional level, mobilising localised volunteer networks and Fundraising Team(s) as required.
• To support the Line Manager in achieving day-to-day tasks, undertaking all reasonable requests as required.

Managing Community & Mosques Officers (South, Midlands and North)

To research and identify appropriate mosques, schools, community organisations and other Islamic institutions which will support our work.

• Maintain regular communications with the above organisations to book events and collections throughout the year.
• To promote fundraising campaigns and events through social media, leaflet and poster distribution.
• To attend events related to mosques and Islamic institutions for networking purposes.
• To participate in meetings associated with the work above and to ensure that decisions from any meetings or discussions are followed up.
• To organise and coordinate regional fundraising tours and events.
• To assist the Fundraising team in all other aspects of delivering campaigns and activities.
• Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post.
• Gain permission from masjids to have containers places in their car parks (Big Aid convoy project).
• Assist on live TV appeals.
• Make masjid and Public announcement for collections.
• Madrasah/Maktab students to be engaged and confirmed for events (e.g. Gaza Winter Walk).
• Work not only with Mosques but with events/fundraising on various projects throughout the year.
• Employees of Muslim Hands are expected to be sympathetic to the aims and ethos of the organisation.

Other Requirements of Post-holder:

• To demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct
• To support with Fundraising activities from time-to-time, committing to partake in approximately 5-Live-TV-Appeals during our peak periods.
• To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by Line Manager
• To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices

This role would suit someone who thrives working in a fast-paced environment and who enjoys facing challenges; often working to tight deadlines.

This is a very rewarding position for the right person. If you feel this is you please send your CV with a cover letter explaining why you feel you are suitable quoting the above reference number!!

Deadline for applications is 22nd November 2019 however we reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

NB: Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.