Charity events manager jobs

Events Officer – 12 months fixed-term contract (maternity cover), London or Manchester

This is a great opportunity for an experienced events professional to work for a high-profile organisation working to protect patient safety, delivering or taking part in events relating to healthcare and the medical profession at a national level.

As part of a small team, in this varied and fast-paced role you will be able to use the full range of your event management and marketing skills, helping to organise, promote and deliver our flagship annual conference, and to assure our effective participation in events organised by other parties in the healthcare sector.

You’ll also be responsible for managing incoming requests for GMC speakers at external events, and for attending events in various locations in the UK, representing the organisation.

We believe that diversity contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to us being an ever better regulator, so we actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About the General Medical Council

We’re the regulator for doctors in the UK. We help to protect patients and improve medical education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and doctors. We support them in achieving (and exceeding) those standards, and take action when they are not met.

About the role

As an Events Officer, you will support the delivery of our ambitious events programme.

As part of this, you’ll work closely with teams across the organisation to plan and deliver our annual conference, working with suppliers, our Communications team and our senior management team to run a successful event that highlights our role and our positive impact in the UK’s healthcare systems.

You will also organise our presence at external events across the UK and attend them, making sure that our impact is presented effectively through engaging information about our work and our role in protecting patient safety, and that our identity is projected appropriately and effectively in line with our brand guidelines. 

You will bring excellent communication skills and marketing creativity to help promote our events using a variety of communication channels, including email, social media and our website or other web platforms.

And you will manage our speaker request programme, managing discussion about new and existing requests with colleagues from across the organisation, tracking progress with the requests, and liaising with requesters to arrange our participation in external events.

If you champion inclusion and understand how to create engaging and accessible events, have excellent communication, collaboration, and co-ordination skills, and ideally also have experience delivering hybrid or fully online events, we want to hear from you.

If appointed, you’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people, which also offers an attractive salary and benefits package.

About the application process

To apply, please submit your CV only.

Please ensure you have anonymised your CV before submitting your application. Please refer to the CV application form guidance.

We are happy to support a range of flexible working options. Flexible working requests will be considered in line with the policy.

Interviews and assessments will take place on Microsoft Teams between Monday 25th July 2022 - Wednesday 27th July 2022

We value diversity and have made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination.

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750)

An exciting opportunity to join our Charitable Giving team and provide fundraising and administrative support across the department at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS).

This hands on role will see the Fundraising Administrator supporting fundraising across a number of income streams, allowing them to develop a wide range of skills. They will help make sure our hospital charity can support our staff, patients, and their families more than ever by providing administrative support to the ambitious fundraising team. You will also be the first point of contact for key stakeholders, offering support and information both within the hospital and to the wider community.

The Fundraising Assistant sits within the Charitable Giving team and aims to maximise income by providing administrative support to the team. The Fundraising Assistant will be highly organised and support with stewarding volunteer fundraisers, support with income processing, data entry and other administrative tasks. 

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast. 

To apply, please download and complete the application form from the our website. Completed application forms should be uploaded via the form on this page by 9am on Monday 18 July. Salary based on experience and in accordance with NHS pay band 3.

About our role

We have a great opportunity for a Digital Manager to lead our innovative Digital team. This exciting role is pivotal in the future development and growth of the Charity. You’ll be required to lead the digital team in delivering a great brand experience that supports, engages and builds lifetime loyalty with our audiences. 

You will deliver a public-facing digital strategy, plan and roadmap to deliver even greater impact for Crohn’s & Colitis UK. Working with key stakeholders throughout the charity, you will lead a programme of work that aligns our digital activities with our new strategy, and puts the Crohn’s and Colitis community at the heart of all we do.

About you

You’ll be tenacious, ambitious, enthusiastic, confident, highly motivated, results focused and an experienced Digital Manager with excellent communication and time management skills. You’ll be driven, with the determination to generate leads, maximise digital opportunities, and optimise conversion rates.

You’ll have experience of leading a digital team, budgeting and financial management. 

Our location

We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. But one thing we have learned from the pandemic, is that we are able to work very effectively from home. In this role, there is plenty of scope for doing that although there will be times when you will need to be at face-to-face meetings. It is possible therefore you could live almost anywhere in the country. If you want to be considered for the role but are worried about location, talk to us – it may work!

If you like the sound of this position think you have what we are looking for then we would very much like to hear from you. Apply via Crohn's & Colitis UK website - see the recruitment pack attached. Any questions please email HR at Crohnsandcolitis. org. uk 

Location – 30 Park Street, London, SE1 9EQ with generous flexible working, including working from home

Permanent contract - 35 hrs per week – Salary range £32,000 to £36,000 per annum + benefits

This is an exciting new role at Whizz-Kidz, which has been put in place to deliver a calendar of special events which include key supporter engagement, cultivation and income generating opportunities. The role will be vital in helping the organization to devise and deliver an impactful supporter engagement programme which offers an exceptional supporter experience and builds long term relationships.

The Special Events Manager will have ownership of the planning and execution of a calendar of events, working closely with the relevant ‘event owners’ (including senior stakeholders) across Fundraising and beyond to design, effectively manage and smoothly deliver these events to meet their objectives. This role will be responsible for events such as the Whizz-Kidz Annual Reception and Kidz Board Showcase; Corporate and Challenge Event Participant Receptions; services visits and virtual engagement events, and Major Donor cultivation events.

New for 2022, the role will also encompass special events for our exciting art trail (Morph’s Epic Art Adventure in London), working with the project team to deliver a calendar of stakeholder engagement events, plus the final sculpture exhibition and Auction in Autumn 2023. These activities are pivotal in helping Whizz-Kidz achieve its ambitious new three year strategy, which sets out our plan to double the amount of young wheelchair users we reach. These events will not only generate significant funds but will help cultivate and steward new long-term supporters, to meet our ambition to significantly grow income over the next three years.

You will be an enthusiastic and driven fundraising professional, with strong project management skills, experienced in event development and delivery, with adept organisational competence and the ability to conceptualise and deliver effective plans across the organisation. You will be pro-active, logistically minded and confident building and managing relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. As a flexible team player, you will be confident managing your objectives and able to maintain focus on developing and delivering your plans, whilst contributing to a wide variety of projects where your expertise will add value.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Please apply as quickly as you are able, to ensure your application can be considered.

Please note; only candidates successful in obtaining an interview will be contacted.

Committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment. Please let us know whether you require any reasonable adjustments for application or interview.

Whizz-Kidz is the working name of The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz). Registered charity No. 802872.  Company registered in England and Wales No. 2444520.  Charity registered in Scotland No. SC042607.

Synchronicity Earth

Synchronicity Earth is an enterprising charity with an ambitious vision: A world in which biological and cultural diversity are valued, celebrated, and flourishing. We work to achieve this by focusing on three strategic pillars:

1. Conservation: Focusing on overlooked and underfunded conservation challenges for globally threatened species and ecosystems primarily across six Conservation Programmes: Amphibians, Asian Species, Congo Basin, Biocultural Diversity, Freshwater, and Oceans. We also fund projects across two other areas: the More than Carbon initiative, a portfolio of climate and biodiversity projects targeted at corporate donors; and the Synchronicity Portfolio aimed at fostering systemic change to promote a greater focus on biodiversity conservation within different sectors.
2. Capacity: Growing sector capacity and promoting approaches, by supporting both environmental philanthropists and implementors to meet their full potential, and to achieve or exceed their objectives.
3. Culture: Exploring and catalysing initiatives and networks, focusing on cultural and systemic change, collaborating with stakeholders in finance, philanthropy, and the creative sectors to champion biological and cultural diversity.

The Role

Now is an exciting time to join the organisation. We are entering a new stage of growth, having recently completed a 5-year strategy to scale up the impacts we deliver.

Synchronicity Earth’s engagement activities within and beyond the environmental sector run through all aspects of our work – including Flourishing Diversity an initiative co-founded by Jessica Sweidan, also co-founder of Synchronicity Earth, to amplify marginalised voices including Indigenous Peoples, youth and women among Western audiences. Flourishing Diversity is a core part of our cultural engagement with an established programme of events that encompasses a wide audience, partnering with cultural organisations. Our focus on events and engagement is becoming more strategic and significant, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to take this on and co-ordinate across our teams.

In this role, you will lead on the implementation of Synchronicity Earth’s programme of in-person and virtual events and engagement activities, working in close collaboration with the Philanthropy and Communications teams and our Co-Founder, Jessica Sweidan. You will also support the Philanthropy Manager and wider leadership of the organisation to continue to develop and refine engagement within our boarder strategy, covering the various sectors that Synchronicity Earth targets. 

This role has the potential to evolve quickly as this strand of our work is expected to develop at a significant pace.

This role will report to the Philanthropy Manager.

Specific responsibilities

Event management

• Support the Philanthropy Manager and our Co-Founder to build and manage a pipeline of Synchronicity Earth’s own or jointly organised virtual and in-person events in line with our fundraising and wider engagement strategy.
• Project-manage and curate events – including liaising with suppliers and venues, handling invitations, RSVPs and attendance lists, corresponding with speakers and participants, coordinating the development of supportive materials, managing on the day event logistics, and coordinating follow-ups.
• Manage event budgets, keeping tight controls on all associated costs.
• Identify and maintain a list of, and relationships with, key venues and suppliers.

Engagement coordination

• Working closely with the Philanthropy Manager, Leadership Team and our Co-Founder to further develop our Cultural Engagement (identify themes, synergies and angles to promote and amplify our conservation approach and partners among relevant networks) and the Flourishing Diversity initiative:
  • implementing the engagement components of our five-year strategy;
  • researching potential opportunities for strategic engagement in wider events or networks e.g., international summits and conferences (UNFCCC, IUCN, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), World Economic Forum, etc);
  • identifying relevant networks and stakeholders among our targeted sectors (arts, music, corporate and finance, media, etc);
  • working with the communications team to develop key materials tailored to key audiences (videos, brochures, presentations, social media content).
• Working closely with our Co-Founder to support her broader engagement activities.
• Provide logistics support to our Programme team, partner organisations and beneficiaries (Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, youth, women groups, etc) to attend international conferences, workshops and events.
• Support Synchronicity Earth’s participation in identified events.

Audience stewardship

• Provide support to Trustees and the Leadership Team on contact management; ensure our database is kept up to date and drive targeted engagement in individuals and groups across our networks.
• Maintain relationships and support the stewardship of existing contacts across the various targeted sectors (arts, music, corporate and finance, media, etc).
• Work with the Communications and Philanthropy teams to coordinate/project-manage the distribution of key marketing materials and communications such as our annual review, Spotlight, and end of the year communications.
• Work with the Flourishing Diversity team on deeper understanding of audience and further engagement needs.
• General administrative support for the Philanthropy, Communications, Flourishing Diversity team and Co-founder.

You will love this role if you are an experienced events coordinator looking to take on a more strategic role.

Skills and experience required

• Minimum 2 years of proven experience of working in events logistics and co-ordination.
• Experience of managing event budgets.
• Experience of working with external suppliers.
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills and the ability to manage and complete projects within time and cost restraints.
• Experience of network-cultivation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work and communicate across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Self-motivation and an aptitude for working for a small and dynamic organisation.
• An interest in the environment and how our different cultures impact our natural world, with a willingness to learn more about the issues and solutions.

Reporting, location and work hours

Synchronicity Earth operates a hybrid working environment. This role requires the candidate to attend the office and/or meetings in Central London for a minimum of 3 days a week.

The successful candidate must be already eligible to work in the UK.

Salary:  £30,000 to £34,000 (plus benefits) FTE (dependent on relevant skills and experience).

Start Date: As soon as possible.

Closing date for applications: 13th July 2022

Interviews: Weeks of 18th July to 1st August 2022

Contact details: Applications should be sent via email and addressed FAO Julie Langevin

Information required: Applications should include a letter outlining why the applicant has the skills and experience necessary for the role as well as a full CV.

Synchronicity Earth - Our workplace values and culture

We pride ourselves on having an open and inclusive culture. Our team supports each other and encourages new ideas and creativity to help us develop new projects and reach new audiences with our work. We aim to apply the same dedication to a flourishing diversity of people and wildlife on our planet through our programmes to our working environment and strive to make this environment open and inclusive for everyone. We recognise that the environment sector in the UK is close to the bottom in terms of the diversity of its employees, and we are actively committed to doing what we can to change this. You are also welcome to contact us if you have any accessibility requirements regarding the application process or the role itself.

Join the highly successful ISM working to support musicians

Central London – Events Officer

Permanent and Full Time –£28-32k

The ISM is looking for an energetic Events Officer to manage our expanding programme of events, using them to grow our profile in the music and education sectors. We are interested in hearing from individuals who have experience of event management and are looking to develop their career within an award-winning membership organisation.

In this new role you will be responsible for managing the ISM’s presence at a variety of industry events as well as delivering a wide-ranging programme of conferences, webinars, professional development and member events for the ISM and ISM Trust. You will understand the strategic importance of events and be able to evaluate their effectiveness to ensure good ROI.

You will be a confident networker and enjoy meeting people. You will have an active presence in the sector and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills both written and oral. With the ability to think ahead to anticipate and solve problems before they arise, you should be highly organised with a strong attention to detail.

You will be joining a motivated staff team, who are highly invested in supporting musicians and effecting positive change in the music sector. The role is based in Bayswater, London but are currently following a hybrid model of work.

To apply please send a full CV and covering letter saying why you are right the person for the job and join us in supporting the music sector at this critical time.

Closing date is Friday 22 July at 5.30pm.  Interviews will be held shortly thereafter.

We’re here for the cure. Everything we do is to move us closer to that goal.

Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.

Our leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial.

With an ambitious plan to increase Community and Events income, this is an exciting time to join Cure Parkinson’s. This is a genuine opportunity for a self-motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Community and Events fundraiser to develop and make their mark as part of this innovative and dynamic charity.

The Senior Events Fundraising Officer role will be responsible for project managing some of our flagship challenge events, including the ‘Raid’ cycling series, and increasing the level of community support and income through the pro-active engagement with and excellent stewardship of high net worth individuals, community groups, committees, companies and supporters from the Parkinson’s community across the UK.

You will be an active networker and be able to spot opportunities to raise funds and maximise income growth through supporter led and event fundraising.

You will have demonstrable success in community and/or challenge events fundraising, a solid understanding of supporter led fundraising and Facebook challenges, as well as a passionate and proactive approach to develop fundraising leads that deliver results.

This role is strongly focused on bringing in new community and challenge events, and will suit an outgoing, positive and professional fundraiser who is used to working on their own initiative and wants to develop their knowledge and experience.

The Senior Events Fundraising Officer will report to the Head of Public Fundraising and work within the Events and Community team alongside another Senior Events Fundraising Officer and an Events Fundraising Executive.

To help manage all challenge events, including marketing to recruit participants with responsibility for ensuring outstanding stewardship and supporter engagement to drive income.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated, fundraiser to join our team in the role of Events Fundraiser. You will join the team at an exciting time as we look to expand our growing challenge events portfolio. You’ll assist in the delivery of excellent stewardship across all challenge events, develop, manage and deliver a range of challenge and virtual events to achieve income targets. You’ll be helping to devise and produce marketing plans, evaluate events and make recommendations for further expansion of the challenge events portfolio whilst reporting on KPIs.

Grassroots Suicide Prevention is a charity working nationally to prevent suicide. Our vision is ‘A future where more lives are saved from suicide’ and our mission is; ‘We empower people to help saves lives from suicide through connecting, educating, and campaigning nationally.’

• Connecting: We listen and connect people to support through our Stay Alive app, tools, and resources to help keep people safe from suicide.
• Educating: We offer bespoke and evidence-based consultation and training, co-designed to empower individuals, organisations, and communities to develop the skills and confidence to help save lives.
• Campaigning: We help remove the stigma around suicide. We know that most suicides are preventable with timely intervention and the right support. We raise awareness through campaigning on the ground and influencing at a strategic level.

Please apply with CV and cover letter (setting out how your knowledge and skills meet the job specification) to Riona Doidge, Head of Fundraising by 17 July 2022. Please note, we will be considering applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close recruitment early.

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?​

HARP is Southend-on-Sea’s leading homelessness charity. On average we help around 1,000 local people every year to overcome or avoid homelessness. In addition to providing essential short-term emergency shelter, food, clothing and washing facilities, we work to identify the root causes of homelessness, creating tailored support for each person’s circumstances. We achieve success by providing structure, purpose and training opportunities, and by providing longer-term supported housing, empowering people to take steps to leave homelessness behind and ultimately live independently in the community.​

We are recruiting a Head of Charity Shops to lead our Charity Shops team in delivering vital income to support our homelessness services in Southend. You will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of four charity shops in the Southend area, with direct Line Management of three staff, and an overall team of 15 paid staff and numerous volunteers. You will have the enthusiasm, energy and 'can do' approach that will ensure you meet and exceed sales and profit targets for the shops. Line Managing one Charity Shop Team Member (online sales), and two Charity Shop Managers, you will foster an excellent team spirit to ensure our network of shops thrives.  ​

 The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in leading a team in a fast-paced retail or customer service environment, and experience in successfully growing a small business or a department within a larger business.

• Experience in line-managing staff members, including conducting regular team meetings, one-to-one supervision and performance reviews.

• A positive, friendly, enthusiastic attitude, with excellent customer service and communication skills, and the confidence to chair team meetings, address issues and bring about change to improve the Shops.

Closing date: Tuesday 26th July (noon)

Shortlisting: Thursday 4th August 2022

Interview date: Thursday 11th August 2022

HARP will provide you with support and training to carry out your role effectively, and to develop your career. Our benefits package includes 25 days’ annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, a contributory pension scheme through The People’s Pension and a Death in Service Benefit. HARP will make a contribution to the pension and you will be required to make a contribution.

Assistant Director of Charity Operations
Location: Central London
Salary: £60,000
Contract: Two year fixed-term contract

The Assistant Director of Charity Operations (AD Ops) will be responsible for the in-year delivery of Charity events and activities in support of the Fundraising and Communications/Marketing plans.

AD Ops will lead on assuring the interface with the Charity's regionally based volunteer community and the regional Army chain of command and will be the primary point of contact for County Chairs and other advocates.

AD Ops principal deliverable will be the annual Engagement Plan, drawing on the supported Fundraising and Comms/Marketing Plans, which will articulate the events to be delivered by the Charity, with measures of effectiveness and resources apportioned for each event or activity within the Plan.

AD Ops will direct the activity of Charity event management and fundraising staff in the delivery of successful events, project managing, troubleshooting, and reprioritising as required and in consultation with Directors Fundraising and Comms/Marketing.

AD Ops will attend Senior Management Board (SMB) meetings and, where appropriate, Trustee Board meetings and sub-committees.

Person specification
- An experienced and proven planner, adept at synchronising activity, managing and allocating resources and delivering expected outcomes to time, cost and specification.
- Some military experience or an understanding of the military that would be advantageous.
- Well-developed writing and oral communication skills, readily able to synthesise information and write and present policy papers, briefs and reports - often under pressure of time.
- Exceptional organisational and critical thinking skills; able to perform complex tasks and prioritise projects.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact and work effectively with all elements of the Charity and supporting volunteers.
- Computer literate, comfortable with MS Office tools, familiar with social media platforms.
- Competent in budget management.
- Project management qualifications/skills are desirable.
- HR management qualifications/skills are desirable.

Closing Date: Thursday 30th June 2022

Interview Date: Tuesday 12th July 2022

About Reach

Reach Events is one of Derby’s largest, premier events venues and we are looking for an outstanding Events Manager, following our ¾ million-pound refurbishment. At Reach Events we always strive for excellence, care about relationships and are passionate about helping our communities. Ideally situated on Derby’s premier business park, the Reach Centre boasts a huge conferencing and banqueting hall with integrated state-of-the-art lighting, sound and AV. There are also eight additional training rooms as well as a café-bar and coworking space. As well as being a professional business, Reach Events is a social enterprise owned by Reach Church, meaning 100% of our profits are reinvested to help people and communities.

The Role

This really is an amazing role, which is both fun and demanding. You'll manage the whole events process from the planning stage, right through to running the events and carrying out the post-event evaluation. You will love talking to clients and promoting our fantastic events venue. You will be responsible for motivating and managing a top-class events team and will work efficiently under pressure. This role requires you to be extremely organised, with an attention to detail and a “can-do” attitude which will ensure every event is a success. You will be committed to our vision to become the best events venue in the East Midlands, helping our city to thrive and reinvesting 100% of our profits to support people and communities. The Events Manager will also enthusiastically serve Reach Church to deliver its events and weekly activities and will regularly join in Reach team gatherings.

Please note This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. May 2022.

Overall purpose

• To manage an outstanding and professional events service for all who use, visit, or contact Reach, including Reach Church.

The candidate

The ideal candidate will have a background in managing events or another customer-facing business, and a proven ability to influence at all levels. You will have strong project management experience and be able to meet tight deadlines. This role will suit someone with a highly positive attitude and evidence of excellent staff management and leadership skills. You will have a great ability to lead, manage and motivate others to reach their full potential. You will be a strong team player with good interpersonal abilities and strong organisational and planning skills. You will be working for a fantastic charity that enables outstanding events to be delivered.

The Responsibilities

The following are the key responsibilities of the role:

• Planning and delivering a portfolio of events 
• Developing and establishing effective event management plans 
• Liaising with all third-party suppliers
• Working to set budgets and sales targets
• Adhering to tight deadlines 
• Ensuring the optimum level of customer service is delivered
• Managing the Events team
• Creating effective relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Taking sales enquiries and ensuring they are dealt with efficiently
• Making sure that insurance, legal, health and safety obligations are followed
• Being onsite to continue support
• Post-event evaluation

• Research opportunities for new clients and events

There are some activities which apply to all members of staff, and these are listed below:

• To further the aims and objectives of Reach
• To participate fully in other Reach meetings, including prayer meetings, training and activities arranged centrally or by other teams where appropriate 
• To undertake other duties in the organisation to help when required

Core Skills and Experience
 

• Strong values which fit our organisation
• At least 2-3 years’ experience as an Event Manager or in business management
• Organisational skills and attention to detail
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Negotiation skills when looking for the best price from suppliers and contractors
• Time-management skills and the ability to work under pressure to ensure the efficient running of an event
• Project management experience
• Problem-solving skills and diplomacy
• Sales and marketing skills to promote events
• The ability to manage budgets
• A flexible, target-driven, proactive approach
• Administrative and IT skills
• Self-motivation and enthusiasm.
   

Additional Benefits

5% pension employers pension contribution.
 

At Save the Rhino International we believe rhinos are magnificent, in themselves and as champions of the incredible wild landscapes in which they live. And they are endangered. To thrive, both rhinos and people need a world that is healthy, diverse and resilient.

Our founders ran their first London Marathon in 1992. Since then, the charity has maintained a tradition of fundraising for conservation through challenge events and other events such as fundraising dinners and the Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture. Our iconic rhino costumes have featured in every London Marathon since 1992, with our team of runners now regularly raising more than £100,000 for rhino conservation.

Save the Rhino International is seeking an experienced Events Manager to lead its Events Programme, including its iconic London Marathon team and other UK and international events.

Key responsibilities

• Working with the Managing Director and the rest of the team to develop a multi-year 2023-2026 Events Fundraising Strategy and an annual Events Programme
• Leading on all aspects of planning, logistics and team recruitment / stewardship for SRI’s events
• Working with the Communications Team to promote event attendance and participation
• Producing and managing the overall events budget
• Reporting quarterly to our Board of Trustees on event updates

Essential skills / experience:

• at least 3-5 years’ experience of event management
• experience of fundraising
• excellent project, time and budget management skills and administrative skills
• strong communication skills, with the ability to coordinate and build relationships with a wide range of people
• perseverance, and an aptitude for working independently, autonomously, and economically
• being a strong team player, able to assert, listen, negotiate and compromise
• eligibility to work in the UK

Desirable skills / experience:

• experience of working in a charity
• experience of marketing events through digital, press and other platforms
• experience of managing volunteers
• good copywriting and/or presentation skills
• experience of sourcing event sponsorship
• 16-hour outdoor first aid qualification
• Full UK driving licence

​The Events Manager will join a friendly, knowledgeable, ambitious and passionate team, who all love what they do and like to have fun doing it. Most importantly, the Events Manager will have a chance to make a difference: to contribute towards our vision of seeing all five rhino species thrive in the wild.

The role holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Service, supervising paid members of staff and volunteer mediators.

They will be responsible for the development and delivery of initiatives to acquire and recruit new supporters to the service in line with the Business Plan objectives, which are focused on growth and sustainability.

This varied role will actively take responsibility for achieving budgets and targets across multiple streams of income, to achieve our Mission.

Are you passionate about data? Do you want to use your exceptional data management and analytical skills to make a difference to the lives of seriously ill children? Then this is the job for you!

This exciting role offers the opportunity to lead a dynamic database team in supporting an ambitious fundraising department to utilise data and database usage to improve income. You will lead on implementing best practice, promoting data integrity and quality and play an integral role in implementing the Fundraising Data Strategy.

About the Team

The Senior Database Manager leads the Fundraising Database team. The team are an integral element of the wider Supporter Data and Relations team, providing practical and technical support to the Fundraising department. Promoting consistency and accurate use of data, the team are at an exciting stage of development, and are poised to play a key role in the implementation of the upcoming Data Strategy. This role will manage three Database Executives.

About you

You will have a passion for data and strategic thinking complemented by an innovative approach to problem solving and development of team members. You’ll have great people skills and be enthusiastic about building relationships and identifying practical solutions to data challenges.

The ideal candidate will have

- Experience of working with a relationship database and data analytics tools to support and report on fundraising.
- Experience of operationally supporting a broad and diverse portfolio.
- Demonstrable ability to conduct analysis and translate findings into easily communicated messages
- Strong working knowledge of CRM systems
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with people at all levels, across different functions within an organisation

About the charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list – we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.

Closing date: 1st August 2022

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.

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