Flexible – home-based to start, regular travel to London Old Street office when it re-opens and travel to London-based fundraising and industry events will be required

Closing date: Monday 27th September 2021 at 11.30 pm
(Please note this advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications)
Interviews: Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th October 2021

Do you have experience of working in a charity, fundraising or events environment and a real desire to learn more about community and events and take on the responsibility of overseeing and implementing events? Then join Shelter as Challenge and Bespoke Events Coordinator and you could soon be playing a vital role at the heart of our Income Generation directorate.
 
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team
Our Challenge and Bespoke Events team sits alongside our Culture, Entertainment and Sports and Community Fundraising teams under the umbrella of Community and Events, within a wider department – the Income Generation directorate. Welcoming, supportive and keen to meet you, we work hard but try and have a lot of fun too. We also passionately believe in developing our people. What’s more, we are very ambitious and seek to significantly grow our income and supporter numbers and are looking for someone who can join us to be part of the team that makes that happen. In short, this is the perfect opportunity to progress in a friendly environment where we’ll encourage your personal development all the way.

About the role
Across the charity sector, fundraising through challenge events has been hugely impacted over the last year due to the effect of Covid-19. At Shelter, we’ve consolidated our events offering and are investing in growing our portfolio. As a Coordinator, 
your challenge will be to deliver events from planning and set up and pulling together financial budgets to meeting supporter recruitment and income targets, delivering event days and evaluating results. Your primary focus will be on third party events such as the London Marathon and Royal Parks Half marathon, but you’ll also have input into and support our bespoke, Shelter-owned events like The Big Walk. 

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you
A great chance to broaden your experience while being fully supported by senior colleagues, you’ll need to be proactive, with excellent time management and organisational skills and impeccable attention to detail. You’ll also need to be adaptable and will provide support across our portfolio of events when needed (occasional evening and weekend work is required, for which you will be given time off in lieu). Someone who enjoys collaborating with a team, you’re also great at communicating with people over the phone, face to face, by email, letter and via social media channels. What’s more, you’re open-minded, keen to learn, happy to take the initiative, ask questions, suggest/try new ideas and take advantage of volunteering and training opportunities to get the most out of the role.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
 
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
 
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

What we do

The UKMT exists to advance the education of children and young people in mathematics.  We do this by working with hundreds of volunteers across the UK to organise Challenges promoting problem solving and teamwork and other mathematical enrichment activities.

Our values

We believe:

• That all young people can benefit from the experience of mathematical problem solving and therefore wish to inspire a love of mathematical problem solving in the widest possible group of young people;

• That there should be no barriers to young people’s engagement in our activities and seek to widen participation and to increase inclusion and diversity;

• In the independence of our organisation and seek to uphold its reputation whilst raising its profile inside and outside the UK;

• In being a considerate employer, caring for and developing staff and volunteers.

About your role

You will be at the centre of a small department that is responsible for the delivery of the UKMT’s Challenges and Olympiads. Every year these engage thousands of students and schools across the UK and overseas. You will work closely with our incredible volunteers and supporters providing excellent stewardship and communications. You will communicate with people at all levels and need to work effectively with others in a busy role. In addition, you will be able to use your own initiative and analyse and improve working processes.

You will need to be flexible and responsive to changing demands of the UKMT and developments in our strategy and activities to meet stakeholder expectations.

• Producing and delivering communications, across multiple channels, for all UKMT Challenges and Olympiads including the related residential camps, overseas competitions and associated events.

• Managing relationships with key volunteers and delivering excellent stewardship and support for all volunteers.

• Designing, collecting and collating feedback about our Challenges, Olympiads, events and supporter care and implementing actions to continually improve our delivery in line with the UKMT’s strategic objectives.

• Monitoring and reviewing expenditure, making suggestions for cost savings as appropriate, analysing income and expenditure with prior year, and working closely with your colleagues to ensure up to date and relevant financial reporting.

• Working closely with the Challenges and Olympiads Officer to ensure great supporter care is delivered at all times, including via the telephone, email, social media and via our website, and being the point of escalation for any queries.

• Attending conferences, events, executive committee meetings, and camps which will include weekends and evenings as appropriate.

• Ensuring we uphold our agreements with sponsors.

• Ensure policies are adhered to at all times when carrying out your work, in particular but not limited to Safeguarding Policy, Data Protection policy and Health and Safety policy.

• Supporting and working with other colleagues as necessary to ensure smooth running of all UKMT activities and contributing to the Trust’s wider activities.

These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience in producing and delivering marketing and stewardship plans using multiple platforms and channels.

• Experience organising events and delivering an exceptional experience for supporters.

• The ability to communicate with people at all levels including volunteer committees, supporters, volunteers and managers, including the ability to keep key stakeholders up-to-date.

• The ability to analyse working processes and seek to drive improvement, including increasing the use of technology to increase efficiency.

• The ability to gain knowledge in a new role quickly and show dedication to the work that you are doing.

• A passion and enthusiasm for the Trust’s aims with the ability to lead others in their pursuit.

• Exceptional organisational and time management skills.

• The ability to make decisions and use your own initiative.

• The ability to work effectively with others in a busy role.

• An understanding of key policies which are important to the Trust, such as Safeguarding and GDPR.

Desirable

• An interest in education and/or Mathematics

• Experience in Overleaf

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

This post requires an enhanced and barred list criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), and any equivalent overseas authorities where relevant. The successful candidate will be required to give consent for the UKMT to check their criminal record status. All applicants are required to make a self-declaration where applicable.

At Ambitious about Autism, we are currently looking for an Events Manager to join our fundraising team. 

As the Events Manager, you will lead the fundraising events programme to grow unrestricted income. You will provide excellent event management to our flagship annual events and will develop and oversee a calendar of challenge events that will facilitate our corporate partnerships, including the London Marathon.

The Events Manager will:

• Support the Head of Partnerships to implement the new 3-year strategy with plans to grow income from events fundraising
• Provide excellent project management, with detailed plans in place to deliver, our annual flagship events
• Development of new digital fundraising event
• Manage the challenge event programme, working closely with the corporate team to facilitate partners requests for challenge event places
• Manage income/expenditure budgets, reporting on performance and forecasting

This is a fantastic opportunity to help develop an already well performing team and make a real impact on the work we do to support autistic young people. In return, we can offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, flexible working, and great wellbeing programs to support staff. You can find a full list of our befits here

For further details on how you can make a difference and find out what we have to offer, please see our recruitment pack. 

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential call, please contact Stephen Vickers.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification. 

Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975,2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance

As a passionate and committed fundraiser you will be an excellent communicator motivating event participants and our local community to support and fundraise for the Home.

The role is part of a busy fundraising team, you'll need experience of marketing and income generation as well as strategy planning to secure the charity's future.

If you have a passion and enthusiasm for the work that we do at Bath Cats and Dogs Home and would like to join a caring and worthwhile charity we look forward to hearing from you.

Events Manager

Circa £28,000 per annum based on experience

RHS Garden Bridgewater, Salford, Manchester

37.5 hours per week

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK’s leading gardening charity inspiring everyone to grow, is looking for an exceptional Events Manager at the new RHS Garden Bridgewater in Salford. The post-holder is responsible for establishing and delivering an annual visitor events programme that strengthens the RHS brand, drives repeat visits and generates income.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working with the other Events Managers and stakeholders across the RHS to plan and deliver the cross-garden events programme.
• Ensuring a strong horticultural theme that engages, informs and inspires children and adults about gardens, gardening and the natural environment.
• Working closely with the Marketing and PR Manager to ensure that the Events programme aligns with core audience segments and growth audiences.
• Taking a lead role in coordinating the delivery of all on-site events and tours; establish working groups with representatives from all relevant departments to delegate roles and ensure high levels of planning, organisation and implementation.
• Accountable for the Events budget; establish the annual P&L budget, manage the budget on an ongoing basis, including regular reporting to the Head of Site. Ensure financial targets are met for all events income, and any other agreed revenue streams.

We are looking for an exceptional person able to work at both management and ‘hands on’ level, demonstrating exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, have a flexible and proactive approach with the resilience and motivation to seek continual improvement team.

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

All applications should be received by 4pm, on the closing date which is Friday, 20th September 2021.

Prospectus are delighted to be exclusively supporting Ambitious about Autism in their search for an Events Manager to join their growing fundraising team.

Ambitious about Autism are a national charity supporting children and young people with autism. Through education and employment services, as well as policy and campaigning for change, Ambitious about Autism strive to make the ordinary possible for children and young people with autism.

As the Events Manager you will be responsible for leading and implementing the fundraising events programme. With current events including digital mass participation events, gala dinners, challenge events and third-party events, this role will have lots of variety and will offer the opportunity to have a leading role within the fundraising team. You will also be responsible for line managing a Fundraising Officer who will be a key member of your team, delivering events and ensuring excellent stewardship journeys for supporters.

To be successful as the Events Manager, you will have previously worked within events fundraising and have a mix of digital, challenge and special events experience. You will have a good understanding of how to implement excellent supporter journeys and be confident in leading digital campaigns to keep supporters engaged with events. Ideally you will have had some line management or mentoring experience and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. You will also be a great communicator and be able to build strong relationships with event providers and other external stakeholders.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.

We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

This is a full-time permanent position that will be based in London 1-2 days per week and with the rest of the time spent working from home.

If you are interested in applying to this Events Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

To help take Wings for Life (WfL) to the next level, we are looking for a stand-out candidate to develop, manage and deliver our existing WfL and third-party events, maximising fundraising and awareness for the charity. The Event Manager will also be expected to take a creative and entrepreneurial approach to expanding the event portfolio, driving the potential of our target areas of Formula One, Cycling and E-Sports.

Based in the heart of Covent Garden, in Red Bull UK's vibrant headquarters, WfL in the UK are a small team of committed fundraisers who collectively raise circa £2million a year to fund research and clinical trials to find a cure for spinal cord injury. As Red Bull cover all of our costs, 100% of every penny we raise goes directly to our research portfolio. We are one of four global offices, with other WfL teams being based in Austria, the US and Germany. Collectively, we are making a difference: since WfL was first founded, a number of vital breakthroughs have been made and there is now a very real prospect that spinal cord injury could be cured in a generation.

Due to our flat structure, the role is extremely autonomous and includes senior touchpoints with our Board of Trustees, senior supporters and Ambassadors. We are seeking a confident individual, with bags of energy and enthusiasm, to join our team and really own this role and make it their own... 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES (EVENTS & GAMING)

• To lead, develop and own the strategy and business development plan for events year-round

• To develop, manage and deliver:
  1. Major fundraising events, ensuring a premium and unique supporter experience, including all relevant H&S considerations/risk assessments:
     1. The Cord Club (existing gala event)
     2. The Clay Day (existing clay pigeon shoot)
     3. Evening With… (F1 event in development)
     4. Ride The Spine (cycling event in development)
  2. Third party events, joint ventures and Red Bull regional, national & global events where Wings for Life are the benefitting charity, ensuring excellent planning, on-the-day delivery and post-event follow up:
     1. Wings for Life World Run 
     2. Red Bull Soapbox (bi-annual)
     3. Wings for Life Christmas Quiz (Red Bull UK’s staff Christmas party)
     4. Bonhams F1 auctions (ad hoc)
     5. Other F1 opportunities
  3. E-Sports / gaming campaigns (in development – working with third parties)

• To meet ambitious income targets and achieve significant growth

• To work closely with the CEO, Partnerships Manager and Philanthropy Manager, supporting their cultivation strategy for each event. Event Management of supporter and cultivation events, taking on the event detail management and leaving them to focus on the relationship development.

• Work collaboratively with Partnerships Manager to secure, negotiate and manage event partners and sponsors, including gift in kind partners.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting the Fundraising Specialist with any event logistical elements of high-profile individual fundraising challenges
• Supporting the Fundraising Specialist by providing high quality and engaging content for Wings for Life’s social media channels
• Ensuring all events data is saved on our CRM database, ensuring a transparent single supporter view

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working across a wide variety of events, including, but not limited to, fundraising events
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Success and evidence of developing and implementing new ideas to maximize potential
• Confident communicator
• Creative and innovative thinker, willingness to ‘do things differently’
• Energy, enthusiasm and passion for what you do
• Experience in developing communication and marketing plans for events
• Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced team environment
• Highly self-motivated and capable of working independently
• Proactive about chasing new opportunities
• Driven by achieving financial targets & results
• Able to work as a strong team player who’s flexible to support the team
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• We value experience over formal education.

Line Manager: CEO of Wings for Life UK

Location: Based at Red Bull UK’s London offices, with some flexibility for home working

Travel: 10%

Direct reports: none, but some matrix management of the Fundraising Specialist

Benefits: discretionary annual bonus + generous benefits including private healthcare and mental health care

Events Manager 

We are looking for an Events Manager who will be part of a busy team responsible for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of first class events for RUSI. 

About RUSI  

The Royal United Services Institute is the world’s oldest and the UK’s leading defence and security think tank. Its mission is to inform, influence and enhance public debate on a safer and more stable world. RUSI is a research-led institute, producing independent, practical and innovative analysis to address today’s complex challenges.  

About the role 

The purpose of this role is to act as a point of contact for all RUSI event bookings and to provide key support to the Projects and Events Director. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Book and confirm internal event date in the “Institute Editorial Calendar” with the Events Director as required 

• Once a conference or event is confirmed email the Project Officer or Research Lead the Zoom Logistical Document, once this has been completed and returned planning can begin for the event 

• Set-up the event on the RUSI database, the on-line booking system, RUSI's website, the virtual event platform (Zoom etc) and Events tracking spreadsheet 

• organise quotations any special requirements such as translation 

• liaise with the Comms Team to ensure the event is made ‘live’ on RUSI's website and the e-shot invitation is sent 

• Ensure the Event Administrator issues the staff invite 

• Obtain speaker contact details and arrange a test Zoom call to run through the Zoom requirements 

• Obtain sponsor contact details from the PO – write to each company’s point of contact and provide a sponsor contract, administration form and invoice. Follow-up payment of invoice. 

• Oversee delegate registrations and assist with any issues 

• Manage the virtual event from start to finish 

• Liaise with Comms regarding the follow up email and ensure, if the event was recorded that a copy is sent to Comms for the web page

• Ensure the Event Administrator marks the attendees on the database 

• Attend the Management Group Meeting in the Project and Events Director’s absence as requested 

**The above list of duties is not exhaustive; the post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope and grade of the role**  

Person Specification 

The job holder should be able to demonstrate the following essential knowledge, skills and experience: 

• Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Zoom.

• Degree level qualifications in Events or Hospitality or equivalent experience as an Events Assistant.

• Excellent communication skills,

• Highly organised and proven experience of working under time pressures. 

United World Schools is an award winning charity dedicated to improving educational opportunities for children living in some of the world’s poorest regions. We work in hard to reach areas to give every child access to quality, inclusive education. We partner with local communities and supporters around the world. 

Do you have experience of developing and managing high calibre events? Do you have excellent project management skills with demonstrable experience of managing budgets? 

We are looking for a fixed term Special Events lead to deliver numerous events, in particular plan and deliver our next Gala in March next year.  This is a great opportunity to join us and lead on Special Events. 

You will play a pivotal part in an ambitious team, in particularly tasked with planning and delivering our annual Gala in Spring 2022 raising £500k. You will support the philanthropy, corporate partnerships and Trusts and Foundations teams to deliver an annual event programme. 

To succeed, you will have experience of leading the delivery of a major fundraising event aimed at a high-value audience and working cross-organisationally on a programme of events. Communication and decision making skills plus a strong attention to detail will be critical for this role. 

For the Spring Gala, you will work alongside our fantastic Gala Committee, the in house team, leadership, trustees and other suppliers to deliver our best Gala yet. 

You will also evaluate and report on the effectiveness of our special events, implementing any necessary changes to develop our events programme further in the future.

 

A great opportunity has arisen for a Special Events Manager for a leading children charity based in London in order to contribute to the Fundraising department s purpose of maximising income from potential and current supporters through project managing specific events (including securing sponsorship), and providing committee support

Deadline: 22.09 at 8am

Key responsibilities:

To successfully manage and deliver large-scale fundraising events and special projects by overseeing all event logistics and relationship management
To lead on specific fundraising projects and large-scale events, and support development of assistants through your projects
Contribute to and deliver particular aspects of the department s annual business plan and budget. To support project groups for the Special Events team to improve processes and identify new opportunities
To manage and develop relationships with senior volunteers and potential supporters through effective and regular communication
To proactively seek out opportunities to add value to the team and wider organisation
To develop and create engaging materials for events and stakeholders
To act as experts in our field by offering support and expertise both internally and externally
To work cross-departmentally to ensure that fundraising activities are managed and developed in a way that maximises income for the charity through streamlined processes
To manage, negotiate and review relationships with external suppliers to ensure the most cost effective outcome

Person specification:

Experience and knowledge of event management, specifically with a track record of successfully delivering large scale events by applying creativity and innovation
Excellent ability to establish, develop and maintain relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to organise and plan own work with conflicting deadlines
Well-developed experience of working with other teams to maximise positive results for the organisation
Excellent ability to successfully influence and negotiate with others
Excellent communication skills to present information in a clear, persuasive and inspiring way for a range of audiences
Strong understanding of budget management. The ability to analyse and meet financial targets
Experience of success in a customer focussed environment, such as fundraising, sales or marketing
Experience of success in developing and delivering fundraising events and activity
Track record of demonstrating initiative and creativity to achieve desired outcomes
Experience of using Windows-based software packages, including word processing, spread sheets, electronic mail and the internet

Special Events Manager, joining a renowned National Charity based in Central London.

You will join an extremely successful and talented Special Events Team who manage a broad programme of special events to raise awareness, funds and support for the charity.

The portfolio consists of a wide range of high-profile flagship and bespoke events and the team welcome creativity and new ideas to enhance existing or new events.

As the Special Events Manager, you will manage a number of high-profile events throughout the year and will be responsible developing and delivering these events. You will be responsible for;

• Full management of events logistics, identifying and managing external agencies/companies.
• Work closely with and manage teams of sponsors, committees to develop and increase events income.
• Recruit and manage volunteers, delivering detailed briefs.
• Develop marketing plan and work with internal marketing teams, to ensure the event is marketed.
• Manage event budgets, evaluate and report on events to consider areas of improvement for future event planning.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Special Events individual to join a very exciting and dynamic team.

You will be a hand-on, results driven events specialist who has a track record of managing and delivering high level events. Has worked with external fundraising committees, stakeholders, HNWI's to deliver successful events. With experience of budget management and planning.

About Us

The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most visited natural history museum in Europe. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity's needs with those of the natural world.

It is custodian of one of the world's most important scientific collections comprising over 80 million objects. The scale of this collection enables researchers from all over the world to document how species have and continue to respond to environmental changes - which is vital in helping predict what might happen in the future and informing future policies and plans to help the planet.

We are at a pivotal moment in our history as we launch a new strategy setting out our role as the natural world faces increasing threats. Building on our world-leading collection, global reputation for science and as one of the world's leading visitor attractions, the NHM has ambitious plans leading up to the 150 anniversary of the opening of the Waterhouse Building in 2031, making this a truly exciting time to be part of the NHM team.

About the role

The development of our Visitor Events programme is a key strand of both the Natural History Museum's Public Engagement and Commercial strategies. Through a market leading visitor events programme the Museum looks to further engage our visitors and grow self-generated income. This role will be instrumental in delivering first class visitor events that support multiple objectives for the Museum.

In line with the Visitor Events business plan, you will be responsible for live event planning and management. You will also manage a regular programme of evening and morning events as well as producing new events as and when required. Events currently within the teams portfolio include the very popular sleepovers DinoSnores for Kids and DinoSnores for Grown-ups, yoga sessions, silent discos, baby sensory classes and various talks and tours.

As a creative problem solver, with lots of initiative, you will work to produce experiences which are exciting, innovative, compelling, and competitive.

About you

You will build positive relationships with internal NHM teams and external suppliers to support the central coordination of all aspects of the event, which will require you to have strong stakeholder management skills. To thrive in this role, you will need to demonstrate excellent organisational skills with the ability to build strong partnerships. An understanding of commercial public events is essential.

With solid experience in an events operations environment, you will have proven skills to produce events from concept to completion.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 20 September 2021

Interviews expected 29 - 30 September

How to apply

If that sounds like you, please apply online on the Natural History Museum's careers portal, and provide:

• A comprehensive curriculum vitae giving details of relevant achievements in recent posts as well as your education and professional qualifications.
• A covering letter that summarises your interest in this post, providing evidence of your ability to match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

To apply, please visit and upload your CV with a covering letter, which clearly outlines how you meet our person specification.

Purpose of the job

As the Events and Engagement Coordinator, you will be responsible for providingco-ordination and support to the Events team and wider organisation, stewardship of challenge event participants and supporting the development of our legacy proposition, growth in fundraising appeals and supporter engagement and communications. This role is critical to ensuring we have strong processes and ways of working to deliver our ambitious goals of raising brand awareness and tripling our income within three years (from c. £7m in 2020/21). You will be a team player who thrives in a busy and dynamic team,spotting opportunities for improvements and efficiencies as well as providing valuable support across the department.

Why work at UKYouth?

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported,and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes. UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference andthe limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people.

Key responsibilities

•Providecoordinationand events expertise and supportto the wider organisation to ensure the successful planning and delivery of all events in line with our new approach to events

•Provide coordination support to the Eventsteam through stewardship of challenge events participants

•Providing support to wider Engagement support development and growth across legacies, appeals and supporter engagement and communication.

Other area of responsibilities

Events and Income Generation

•You will be responsible for managing the events inbox ensuring timely replies to all enquiries.

•Ensure the events toolkit is updated and contains all the necessary information.

•Responsibility for supporting colleagues across the organisation to deliver high-quality events through supporting the coordination and administrative activities needed to deliver.

•Responsibilityfor supporting the events team with planning for events through booking venues and liaising with contractors etc

•Responsibility for stewarding challenge eventparticipants and supporting the wider team with recruitment.

•Providing support to wider team/department in growing our supporter base through supporting supporter communications.

•Organising department and team meetings capturing actions and next steps

UK Youth job description

•Ensuring the capture of accurate financial information

•Ensuring all activity is meticulously tracked and reported, including maintainingaccurate records on the CRMDigital,EngagementandCommunications

•Work with the Digital, Marketing and Communicationsteam to improve our communications to event attendees with a focus on more powerful storytelling and use of digital

•Work with the Digital, Marketing and Communicationsteam to develop ways to promote, showcase and celebrate opportunities with UK Youth across our social media channels and other digital platforms

•Ensure the attendance of key audiences at UK Youth events maximising the opportunity to improve engagement and demonstrate the impact of our work and their connection to our cause.

Strategy and Performance

•Ensure all donations are accurately recorded and recognised, working closely with the finance team

•Ensure that the CRM is up to date and accurate at all times

•Undertake any other duties and reasonable requests that are in keeping with the nature of this post.

Coordinator behaviours and expectations

All staff at UK Youth will demonstrate their commitment to our mission to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. They will also be able to fulfil the below expectations and behaviours:

•Be committed to safeguarding principles, and be willing to put the welfare of children and young people at the forefront of your work

•An understanding and belief in the inclusion of all staff, partners and young people irrespective of race, gender, sexuality,age, religion, ability, identity, and experience

•Actively promotes and embeds an understanding of equity, diversity and an inclusive culture

•Able to effectively communicate with others, incorporate others perspectives and build good rapport with colleagues

•Able to take personal accountability for key work areas and understand individual accountabilities within work areas and make links to evidence to inform decisions.

Person Specification: Events & Engagement Coordinator Experience

•Experience ofevents and/or fundraising

•Providing administrative and co-ordination support in similar organisation

•Experience of working in a busy team and organisation

Knowledge, skills and understanding

•Knowledge of the events and/or fundraising sector•Knowledge and understanding of the needs of young people, the youth sector and UK Youth

•Excellent interpersonal skills including relationship building, influencing and negotiating with a wide range of people, using tact and diplomacy

•Excellent IT skills including use of Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint•Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage and take responsibility for own workload, handle multiple priorities and to work independently

Personal qualities

•A ‘can-do’ and flexible approach with ability adapt to changing priorities, including a willingness to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends when necessary

•Outcomes-focused and target-driven

•Ability to work independently and within a team

•Passionate about supporting young people

•Strong storyteller and communicator

•Honesty and integrity

•Brave and ambitious

•Open to new ideas and creative thinker.

This post is subject to receipt of two satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and Right to work in the UK. Please note, this job description is subject to change. With any significant change, we will ensure this is discussed with you before any final approvals and or commitments. This job description does not form part of your contract of employment. You may be required by the organisationto undertake any duties within your skills and capabilities,which the organisationreasonably considers necessary to meet business needs.

The ambitious and passionate Community and Events Fundraising team is responsible for raising money through  challenge events, community sources including LGBTQ+ venues, fundraising groups and volunteer ambassadors as well as a portfolio of community products.

The Challenge Events Officer will play a crucial role in managing a range of running and challenge events including London Marathon, Royal Parks Half Marathon, London 10k as well as own place challengers. The role will also support on flagship campaign World AIDS Day; working on various fundraising challenges within the community.

The team is currently going through an exciting time of development and this role will play a key part in developing new products alongside the wider team as part of our innovation process.