Events Fundraising Officer

£28,000 - £32,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Daft as a Brush House, Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, with travel across the North East and occasional home working

Reporting to: Head of Income Generation

About Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care:

Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care is a North East charity providing free transport for cancer patients to and from hospital treatment across the region. Every year, our volunteer drivers travel hundreds of thousands of miles, helping to remove one of the barriers people face when accessing chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and driven Events Fundraising Officer to join our growing Income Generation team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and deliver a varied portfolio of fundraising events, challenge events, community activities and supporter-led fundraisers that generate vital income and raise awareness of our life-changing work.

Main Responsibilities:

• Meet and exceed agreed fundraising targets for events fundraising income.
• Research, plan, deliver and evaluate a diverse programme of fundraising events, including challenge events, community events, third-party events and flagship charity-led activities.
• Develop and grow participation in events such as skydives, runs, walks, cycling challenges and seasonal campaigns.
• Identify, research and propose new fundraising opportunities through the production of business cases and recommendations.
• Manage event logistics, suppliers, venues and relationships to ensure a high-quality participant experience.
• Prepare and manage event budgets, ensuring expenditure delivers a strong return on investment.

Supporter Engagement and Stewardship:

• Deliver an outstanding supporter journey from initial enquiry through to post-event thank you and stewardship.
• Build strong relationships with participants, supporters, volunteers and fundraising champions.
• Motivate and inspire supporters to maximise their fundraising potential.
• Ensure timely acknowledgement, recognition and stewardship of supporters.
• Capture participant stories and case studies to demonstrate impact and encourage future support.
• Recruit, train and support volunteers to assist with fundraising events and activities.
• Ensure volunteers have a positive and rewarding experience supporting the charity.
• Maintain effective communication and engagement with volunteers.

Income Planning and Reporting:

• Maintain an accurate fundraising pipeline and supporter records using the charity CRM.
• Monitor performance against targets and identify opportunities, risks and mitigation actions.
• Produce regular income forecasts, reports and evaluations.
• Analyse event performance and recommend improvements for future activities.

Marketing and Promotion:

• Work closely with colleagues across fundraising, communications and marketing to maximise event participation and income.
• Contribute content for social media, website, press releases, fundraising materials and supporter communications.
• Help identify and capture stories, photographs and testimonials that showcase the charity's impact.
• Support the promotion of fundraising campaigns and awareness initiatives.

Relationship Building:

• Build productive relationships with local businesses, schools, community groups and event providers.
• Represent Daft as a Brush at networking events, community events and partnership meetings.
• Act as an ambassador for Daft as a Brush at all times.

General:

• Ensure all fundraising activity complies with charity law, fundraising regulations, GDPR and organisational policies.
• Work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends, to support fundraising activities.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role.

Person Specification:

Experience:

• Experience of planning, organising and delivering events, fundraising activities or projects involving participants, supporters, volunteers or customers, including coordinating logistics and resources.
• Experience of achieving targets, objectives or income goals.
• Experience of building and maintaining positive relationships with supporters, customers, volunteers or stakeholders.
• Experience of managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience of monitoring budgets, expenditure or financial performance.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Ability to motivate and inspire supporters, participants and volunteers.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office packages and database/CRM systems.
• Ability to analyse information and evaluate the success of activities and events.

Qualifications and Other Requirements:

• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability and willingness to travel independently across the North East to attend events, meetings and fundraising activities.

Personal Attributes:

• Enthusiastic, proactive and positive approach.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Commitment to delivering excellent supporter experiences.
• Strong team player with a collaborative approach.
• Commitment to the values and mission of Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care.
• Experience in a fundraising role within the charity sector.
• Experience of challenge event fundraising.
• Experience of volunteer recruitment and management.
• Experience of using fundraising CRM systems.
• Knowledge of fundraising regulations and best practice.
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Special Conditions:

• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel throughout the North East region.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Willingness to undertake any required training to drive Daft as a Brush vehicles, including ambulances, in support of fundraising, promotional and community engagement activities.
• Satisfactory references and right to work checks.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit both:

• A covering letter or supporting statement (maximum two sides of A4) explaining how you meet the Essential Criteria within the Person Specification and why you would like to join Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care.
• Please provide specific examples from your work, volunteering or personal experience where possible, as applications will be shortlisted against the Essential Criteria.

Applications should be sent to: Head of Income Generation

Closing Date: 5.00pm on Sunday 16th August 2026

Interviews: Week commencing Monday 24th August 2026

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Why Join Daft as a Brush?

This is an opportunity to help shape and grow an ambitious fundraising programme at one of the North East's most recognisable charities. Every pound raised helps ensure cancer patients can continue to access free transport to treatment when they need it most. You will join a passionate team with a clear mission, significant growth ambitions and the opportunity to make a genuine difference to thousands of patients and their families across the North East.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to achieve their full potential. We are committed to equality of opportunity and encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Early application is therefore encouraged.