Challenge events officer jobs

Could you help families through one of the most challenging and emotional times of their life? One in seven babies is born premature or sick and needing care on a neonatal unit – this isn’t what most parents expect for their baby. Join the leading national charity dedicated to supporting babies, families and NHS staff at this critical time.

About us

Bliss is the UK’s leading national charity for babies born premature or sick. Our vision is that every baby born premature or sick in the UK has the best chance of survival and quality of life. 

We champion the rights of every baby born premature or sick to receive the best care. We achieve this by empowering families, influencing policy and practice, and enabling life changing research.

Role Summary

Part of our Community & Events team, this role will be responsible for generating income through the project management of a range of third party and Bliss organised events, as well as supporting individuals organising their own fundraising activities within their community.

You will ensure efficient event management and administration as well as providing excellent supporter care. You will contribute to a friendly and high performing fundraising team dedicated to meeting its targets and to providing the best possible care and support for all premature and sick babies and their families.

For more details please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert. 

Terms

£28,000 FTE

28-35 per week

Permanent

Based in London SE1, with agile working policy enabling balance between office and working from home.

Why work for Bliss?  

We are an equal opportunities employer and take pride in our collaborative and inclusive work culture. We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we, therefore, aim to offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits. Our benefits include financial, health & wellbeing, lifestyle and career development options:  

•  25 days paid holiday (pro-rata for part-time employees) 
•  Flexible working practices 
•  Relaxed work life and dress code  
•  A contributory Bliss pension scheme 
•  Interest free annual season ticket loans  
•  Company and statutory sick pay scheme  
•  Compassionate leave  
•  Time off for volunteering  
•  Salary sacrifice schemes (bike to work, payroll giving)  
•  Access to 24x7 free Employee Assistance Programme  
•  Family friendly policies, including neonatal leave and pay  
•  Learning and development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded and self-directed learning  
•  Mentoring and coaching 

Bliss recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equity and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, including applications from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority communities, people who identify as having a disability, and LGB+, Trans and non-binary candidates.

We also recognise the value of flexible working, so will consider different types of flexibility (such as compressed hours, and a minimum requirement of 2 days working in the office for all staff), as well as the possibility of offering the role on a job share basis.  

How to apply 

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents:

• Your CV (please ensure this does not include your age, gender, address or any other personal characteristics).
•  Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. This should address the essential points of the person specification and is expected to be no more than 1000-1500 words long.

This information is used when shortlisting candidates for interview.

Recruitment Timeline 

We are recruiting on an immediate basis and early applications will be prioritised. The final date for applications is 9am on Friday 16th September 2022.

Interviews will take place via video call.

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for an interview so if you have not heard from us three weeks after the closing deadline, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. 

We are looking for two experienced Events and Courses Executives (Events Coordinator) to join our Learning team. This is a great opportunity for a talented and organised events professional to join a charity that focusses on supporting doctors to deliver medical imaging and cancer services.

The Events and Courses Executive role sits within the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Learning team which delivers approximately 50 educational and learning activities per year, including webinars, courses and conferences. The role is highly collaborative, working with colleagues across the RCR as well as our Learning Committees and faculty, comprised of clinical radiologists and clinical oncologists.

What you’ll do:

• You'll use your skills and experience to support the RCR Learning team by planning, delivering, and iterating a  programme of high-quality educational events, digital learning resources and courses that will take place in person, online and in a hybrid setting. 
• You'll work alongside two Learning Executives and the wider team to deliver activities on time and on budget, with an enthusiasm for seeking ways to improve RCR members and Fellows' experience of our educational and learning activities. 
• You'll also provide administrative support to aid the smooth running of our RCR Learning Committees. 

What you’ll need:

• Experience working in event management across in person, online and hybrid formats
• Experience of budget creation
• Experience providing high quality customer service 
• Proficient user of Microsoft packages 
• Good interpersonal skills 

If you are looking for an exciting and impactful role that supports doctors' learning and development, find out more in the Events and Courses Executive candidate pack. 

Why join us?

Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
Modern working environment
Equipment provided to work from home
Generous annual leave allowance
Excellent pension scheme
Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme

New opportunity not to be missed! Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Challenge Events Officer to join our Mass Participation & Events team based in London. In return, you will receive a competitive salary plus excellent benefits.

We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Together with our partners, we support thousands of homeless young people each year.

It is a truly exciting time to be joining Centrepoint, as we head into year two of our new five year strategy ‘Change The Story: Ending Youth Homelessness All Together’ towards our vision to end youth homelessness by 2037.

The Challenge Events Officer will be a key member of the Mass Participation and Events team, where you will be responsible for supporting challenge event participants with their fundraising efforts in aid of Centrepoint. The post holder will also support the marketing and logistical planning of our portfolio of third-party challenge events.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience of working in a supporter or customer-facing role, with excellent communication and relationship building skills. They will be confident in communicating with varied audiences as well as possessing excellent copy-writing skills for supporter communications. Excellent organisation and multi-tasking skills are vital, as well as the commitment to giving supporters exceptional stewardship.

Main responsibilities include:

• Engaging and stewarding challenge event participants, supporting them with their fundraising activities and building strong relationships that encourage loyalty and maximise fundraising potential.
• Supporting the delivery of marketing plans and Race Day logistics
• Managing admin processes, including thanking fundraisers, processing income, updating the Raiser’s Edge database, stock checking and sending out resources
• Managing the development of fundraising resources needed for event participants
• Working collaboratively with the Mass Participation and Events team to support one another to collectively reach the team target.

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career

- Employer pension contributions of 4%

- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work that enables movement up the pay scale

- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

- An interest-free travel loan

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.

Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.

This is a full-time opportunity with a closing date of 30th August 2022.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Challenge Events Officer. Click ‘Apply’ now!

Challenge Events Manager, Interim or 'Temp to Permanent' option available, joining a Health Research Charity, based in London. Offering Hybrid Working; 2 days office and 3 days working from home. Starting ASAP. Circa 3 months +

Experienced Challenge Events Fundraisers, available immediately? Looking for an interim or a temp to permanent position?

As the Challenge Events Manager, you will lead on the development and delivery of an existing and growing challenge events programme, including various marathons and sporting events. You will ensure all participants are supported and remain engaged with the cause, and the team has the tools to recruit supporters and continue to build its supporter base.

• Manage and develop the annual programme of challenge, sports and outdoor events
• Set targets for each participant and monitor and manage their participation to maximise return on investment
• Maximise the use of marketing channels to effectively promote events and to increase engagement
• Manage external agencies and suppliers to promote event opportunities and deliver a high-quality supporter experience.
• Contribute to business planning and budgets for challenge, sporting events.
• The role will have the opportunity to manage a Supporter Engagement Officer.

We are looking for an experienced Challenge Events Fundraiser who has a strong track record of success managing sports and challenge fundraising events. Proven ability to create and implement marketing plans (online and offline) for events-related activity to increase participants. With excellent communication skills to build and develop relationships with suppliers and colleagues across the wider team.

Are you excited by the challenge of inspiring people to run faster, swim further, climb faster and raise more money to really make a difference? Are you happy getting your teeth into strategic planning one day, and rolling up your sleeves and getting ‘hands on’ the next? Do you want to work for a small, passionate team in a charity that has a positive impact on people’s lives – every day?

Kidney Care UK have grown our challenge and mass participation fundraising programme significantly in recent years. We’re proud of what we have achieved, but there’s still so much more we can do. We’re looking for our next Challenge Events Manager, to own and develop all our challenge and mass participation activities to accelerate our income growth so that we can support even more people with chronic kidney disease.

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced challenge events fundraiser, able to work independently or as part of a team. Dynamic, driven and proactive, your ‘can-do’ attitude will motivate others to succeed.

You’ll need to be a strong communicator, able to build rapport with a wide range of people. You will have experience of managing a portfolio of events on time and to budget, as well as the ability to identify opportunities, solve problems and deliver change.

This role is a vital part of our friendly, dynamic 12 strong fundraising team. You will be challenged to grow and supported to develop.

Now is a really exciting time to join Kidney Care UK – our plans are ambitious, and we hope that you are excited to be part of them.

About Kidney Care UK

3.5 million people in the UK live with chronic kidney disease, and over a million more don’t know that they do.

For over 45 years, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.

We continue to provide practical, emotional and financial support for individuals, whilst also working with health professionals to improve care services and campaign for change.

We are here for the young and the old, for those struggling to make ends meet, for families and loved ones and we fight tirelessly, giving our total support, to improve the lives of kidney patients and their families.

We’ve grown significantly over the past 5 years. But this is just the start – we want to double or triple our income in the next 3 years. We have to – there are so many people who need us.

To Apply.

Please send a CV and a short covering letter to the recruiting manager, Katie Hepworth, Head of Fundraising.

If you want to have an informal chat about the role before applying, please get in touch with Katie by email before August 18th to arrange a time to talk. 

Not sure you meet all the criteria for this job?  Do get in touch and let’s have a conversation about what’s possible.

Closing date for applications – September 4th.

Initial conversations will take place with selected candidates by telephone during the week commencing 5th September.

Face to face interviews will take place in Alton during the week commencing 12th September.

TPP's Fundraising and Development team is supporting a fantastic East-Midlands-based Hospice with the search for a Events Relationships Manager - Challenge Events. In this role, you will serve as the "go-to" person for all who want to support the charity by taking part in running and challenge events (e.g. London Marathon, Great North Swim etc.). This is a part-time role (21 hours - 3 days), and is hybrid office (1 day per week) and home-base. There is flexibility in relation to your work pattern - you can adapt and refine in line with the business need and also your own personal commitments.

The Fundraising team has been through a period of change, and this role forms part of a new structure. This role looks after in-house mass participation events, managing every element from health and safety to volunteer briefings. You'll encourage hundreds of people to sign up and get sponsored.

The Hospice offers generous annual leave allowances, health insurance, a up to 5% pension contribution and a firm commitment to staff development.

To be considered for this role you will be passionate about Challenge Events - that may be demonstrated through direct experience of working for a charity in this area, or interest in challenge events on a personal level (and experience of delivering events in another capacity). You will have a proven track record of charity fundraising and of delivering results against set targets. You will also possess a full driving license and have access to your own vehicle.

To apply, please send through an updated CV in response to this advert in the first instance - a member of the TPP Fundraising team will then be in touch with next steps. Alternatively, contact Frederick Hillinger via [email protected] or 0207 198 6040.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Do you have a passion for helping others and a empathetic nature? Can you help us support those affected by ovarian cancer through our events and online community?

We are an ambitious charity, building on our achievements and working to transform the lives of women with ovarian cancer. We are also investing in our future. This is an exciting time to be joining Target Ovarian Cancer as we continue to grow as an organisation. Join us to raise awareness, fund research and save lives.

We are looking for an Events and Digital Community Officer to assist with the running of our support programmes for everyone affected by ovarian cancer. This is an exciting time at Target Ovarian Cancer and you will make a real difference to those we support through assisting with the successful delivery of our growing range of both online and offline support. In return, we can offer you the opportunity to develop your skills in this exciting and dynamic role. You will be involved in all aspects of the Supportive Services team’s work, including the planning, promotion, delivery and evaluation of our digital and face to face events and moderating and helping to develop our online Facebook community. You will be a motivated and organised individual who is comfortable with digital technologies. You will be empathetic and have excellent communication skills, as many of our supporters you engage with will have had direct experiences of ovarian cancer.

This role is a full time, 37.5 hours per week, permanent position. We currently offer a hybrid-working model. This means you may usually work from your home or remote location, but are expected to attend meetings and pay for your own travel to the office in Angel, London when required.

Target Ovarian Cancer does not hold a sponsorship licence and therefore cannot sponsor any individual to work in the UK.

Please submit your application by midnight on Tuesday 6 September 2022.

Interviews will be by video call until further notice.

Closing Date: 29/8/2022
Interview Date: TBC
Full time
Permanent
The salary range will be £29,802 - £34,867 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

UCL Advancement
London

Events Officer
The appointment will be on UCL Grade 6.

We are UCL: a diverse community with the freedom to challenge and think differently. From climate change to plastic pollution, infant mortality to social inequality, the world is facing huge challenges and we’re determined to solve them. There has never been a more exciting time to join the Advancement office as we continue rapid growth in philanthropy and alumni engagement at UCL. We are a team of exceptionally ambitious, creative and passionate individuals who work together to achieve remarkable things with a global impact, and we would love for you to be part of this exciting journey and our success. Equity, diversity and inclusion is important to us. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to give their best in a place where their unique experiences, perspectives and skills are seen as valuable assets. And we particularly welcome applications from people of colour. As Events Officer, you will support the team with delivering impactful, engaging events for our key audiences. Our event portfolio includes high profile and bespoke engagement events, private dinners, webinars, receptions delivered via various formats including in person, online and hybrid experiences.

This is a great opportunity for an exceptional administrator interested in events to support a high performing events team with the delivery of 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 take responsibility for event logistics and administration. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills, alongside an acute attention to detail and a positive and enthusiastic attitude. We are pleased to accept applications from individuals who possess transferable skills and experience drawn from sectors outside of Higher Education.

We are happy to consider applications from candidates seeking part-time opportunities (minimum 0.8 FTE – equivalent of 4 days per week, stated salary to be pro-rata). We know that our people are our greatest asset and in return we provide an empowering, values-based environment where personal and professional growth is invested in. We offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure and bank holidays.

To find out more about the role, please contact Clare MacInnes, Interim Head of Events. For any queries about the application process, please contact Marzena Kral, People Coordinator. 

When applying for a role, please do address the essential and desirable criteria from the job description in your supporting statement.

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

Latest time for the submission of applications: 23.59.
We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

 

Supporter Events Manager - Sporting and Challenge, and excellent opportunity for an experienced Challenge Events Fundraiser to progress your career, joining a Health Research Charity, based in London. Offering Hybrid Working; 2 days office and 3 days working from home.

A wonderful career opportunity for an experienced Challenge Events Fundraiser to work on an existing and successful challenge events programme, manage a supporter engagement officer, supported by the Head of Supporter Engagement.

As the Supporter Events Manager - Sporting and Challenge, you will lead on the development and delivery of an existing and growing challenge events programme, including various marathons and sporting events. You will ensure all participants are supported and remain engaged with the cause, and the team has the tools to recruit supporters and continue to build its supporter base.

• Manage and develop the annual programme of challenge, sports and outdoor events
• Set targets for each participant and monitor and manage their participation to maximise return on investment
• Maximise the use of marketing channels to effectively promote events and to increase engagement
• Manage external agencies and suppliers to promote event opportunities and deliver a high-quality supporter experience.
• Contribute to business planning and budgets for challenge, sporting events.
• The role will have the opportunity to manage a Supporter Engagement Officer.

We are looking for an experienced Challenge Events Fundraiser who has a strong track record of success managing sports and challenge fundraising events. Proven ability to create and implement marketing plans (online and offline) for events-related activity to increase participants. With excellent communication skills to build and develop relationships with suppliers and colleagues across the wider team.

Who are we?

​Recently named one of the Third Sector's ‘Best Charities to Work For’, we are committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour.​Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.​

Our exciting job role!

Our Events team support a wide range of fundraising and engagement events including our Family Days, our annual flagship fundraising event; The Twilight Walk, The Lewis Moody Foundation and a variety of challenge events. You’ll need a highly motivated approach with primary responsibility for The Charity’s flagship fundraising event, The Twilight Walk.In addition to supporting the existing portfolio, you’ll also be responsible for assessing current trends and developing new events concepts that help us to maximise income and deliver on our ambitions strategic goals.

This role is full time - 37.5 hours, with some out of hours working. While contracted to our office in Fleet, Hampshire, our team supports a blend of office and home working provided you have adequate broadband and IT capability, with an average of 2-3 days in the office each week

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What we'd like from you:

It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community.​

According to the job description you should also be a strong communicator with the ability to engage with a wide range of supporters.You’ll have experience of managing a portfolio of events and delivering both on time and on budget with the ability to identify gaps and ways to make improvements, develop action plans and deliver change.You’ll also have experience of developing new events. ​

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

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What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£31,200 (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays  

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Opportunities to volunteer at our internal events and activities and work with our amazing community

- Plus a brilliant culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

*subject to qualifying criteria

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How to apply to join our amazing team:

​Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

The Brain Tumour Charity particularly encourages applications from minority ethnic groups and underrepresented communities.

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Advert close date: 17 August 2022

First interview date and location: TBC over Zoom

Second interview date and location: TBC at our office in Fleet

Please note, early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

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More about us:

Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing team.You should also check out our YouTube channel too.

Did you know that we were ranked 11th Best Charity to Work For 2020 by Third Sector? Oh yes, and crowned Third Sector’s Charity of the Year in 2018? Not to mention we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey! While we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).

We process your data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. For full details, please read our privacy policy for job applicants.

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About you

We are looking for a paid intern to join our events team at the British Ecological Society. 

This is an unrivalled opportunity for someone wanting to develop their skills and gain experience in event management and communications. If you are interested in gaining skills to work within the events industry, you know the importance of good customer service, and are interested in working in the science and environment sector, this is for you. 

About the role

The BES Annual Meeting is Europe’s largest and most influential annual event dedicated to ecology, bringing together over 1200 ecologists from around the world. With the ongoing pandemic, we are faced with the challenge of continuing to support the global community in a safe way. This will involve offering virtual content, alongside our face-to-face event, which provides a great opportunity to gain skills in both in-person and virtual conferencing. 

The Events Intern will be an integral part of the Society Programmes team. You will get the chance to develop your skills in a wide range of areas and gain hands-on experience within events management.

This is a full-time, fixed-term position for three months, finishing after our Annual Meeting in December, and the internship will be paid at the London Living Wage (£11.05 per hour).  

Contract: Full-time, 3 months fixed-term
Location: London, within walking distance of Angel and Old Street tube stations, with some hybrid working and travel to Edinburgh for our December Annual Meeting.
Salary: £20,111, pro-rata (London Living Wage)

Please refer to the job specification document for full details of the role.

Hybrid-working

The Society is undertaking a hybrid working trial (a mix of remote and office working) throughout 2022. Whoever is successful in this position should therefore expect to work in both the office and remotely for the foreseeable future. The necessary equipment will be provided by the Society to enable staff to fulfil as much of their role as is viable while working in both working environments.

You will be based at the British Ecological Society office at Wharf Studios, London, N1 7GS. There may be occasional travel to some events, including to our Annual Meeting in Edinburgh on 18 – 21 December 2022. 

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. Successful applicants will need to provide evidence that they have the right to live and work in the UK. The BES is unable to provide visa sponsorship.

The Talent Set are excited to be partnering with a fabulous children’s charity to find their new Community Relationship Officer (Events).

This role offers a wonderful flexible working environment and is offered as a hybrid working pattern, with primarily remote home-working and the expectation of being in the London office 1 day a week.

You will help deliver a range of new and existing activities. These will enable us to mobilise key audiences and communities across the country to give their time, money and voice to the organisation, collectively fighting for the hope and happiness of young people.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will lead on the London Marathon and work on a range of events including virtual challenges and third-party events
• You will provide stewardship to a range of supporters, from community DIY supporters hosting bake sales through to marathon runners, and gamers via telephone, email, social media and video messaging.
• You will build strong relationships with supporter and enhance the supporter journey through writing and building exciting marketing emails.

To do this the right candidate will have experience in the following:

• Event or fundraising experience required
• Stewardship experience or similar (e.g. building rapport with groups of people)
• Strong relationship building skills
• Good customer service skills
• Creation of digital content
• Verbal, digital & written communication skills
• Collaborative and innovative
• Knowledge of CRM & Marketing systems or similar

If we receive a high number of applications, we may need to close earlier than advertised so get your application in quickly! Regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Harris Hill is urgently seeking an interim Events Assistant to support a veterans charity, for 4 months on a full time basis.

This role is responsible for assisting the Events team with administrative tasks to ensure the smooth delivery for event projects such as: 13 Bridges Challenge, London Marathon, Ride the Plain, our Charitable Dinner, as well as stewarding fundraisers.

Duties:
Support the team with the delivery of the Challenge and Supporter Events including sending out fundraising packs and running vests, ensuring the database is kept up to date and assisting fundraisers with enquiries.
Manage community supporter enquiries whilst providing excellent customer service to all supporters.
Ensure our database is kept up to date with new event supporters whilst ensuring fundraising platform coding up to date on a weekly basis.
Assist with securing auction and raffle prizes for key Special Events.
Assist with the administrative tasks for fundraising events such as sending out invitations and event packs.
Ensure all relevant events administration is up to date and processes and procedures are as efficient and effective as possible.
Research and keep up to date with fundraising environment and charity sector changes to ensure our events are keeping up with current trends.
Some attendance at events may be required (out of regular working hours) to assist with the management and delivery.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

If you are immediately available and would like to find out more, please apply without delay.

If you want to do a job that matters and you are looking for interesting and varied work in a friendly team, with flexibility for some home working and loads of job satisfaction - we have the role for you.

Based in York, Family Fund is the UK's largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled children. 

We are looking for an Events and Activities Fundraiser to work in our Fundraising Team.  In this role you will develop and grow a variety of fundraising events designed to increase our event income and appeal to corporate audiences, Family Fund supporters and the wider public.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Manage the development, promotion, delivery and monitoring of events and activities.
• Produce all social copy promoting events and work with colleagues in the Communications Team to ensure timely postings. 
• Work effectively with internal and external stakeholders to develop a yearly operational plan of events and activities.
• Develop and monitor guest lists and ensure that they are recorded accurately in Salesforce.
• Recruit and steward fundraising volunteers able to help out at events when needed and ensure that they are vetted and well briefed on their roles.

About You

To be successful in this role you must have a proven track record of planning, organising and delivering a range of fundraising events. Experience of using social media outlets to promote events is also required. In addition you should also have the ability to manage and nurture a team of event volunteers and experience of producing analytical reports on event outcomes.  You must have Excellent IT skills including experience of databases and digital platforms.

In return, we offer the chance to be right at the heart of a supportive professional team, where you'll make a real positive difference to families in need every day. As a member of our staff, you'll receive quality training for your role, contributory pension, access to our employee discounts scheme, and the opportunity to work days from home with flexible start and finish times.

About us

Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark. We are a values based organisation, and we aim to show our values in all that we do.

Family Fund is committed to inclusion, equality and diversity, and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are a Disability Confident Employer and all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role will be invited for interview. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter.