Challenge Events Manager

1x Permanent / 1x Fixed Term Contract (12 months) Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours. Hybrid - Split between home and our London Office / Shipley Office / Glasgow office. Salary Range £35,200 - £39,200 benefits and recognition.

About us

At Macmillan Cancer Support, we believe that no one should face cancer alone. Every day, we work to support people living with cancer, and we’re looking for talented people who want to help us make an even greater difference.

As a Challenge Events Manager you’ll play a vital role in helping us maximise the fundraising potential of a portfolio of third-party events. You’ll bring together marketing, supporter stewardship, event delivery and commercial thinking to create brilliant experiences that inspire people to take part, fundraise and stay connected to Macmillan.

This is a varied role where no two days will be the same. From developing insight-led paid social and email campaigns, to overseeing supporter communications and managing the logistics of event days, you’ll have the opportunity to influence the entire participant journey and make a tangible difference to the income we generate to support people living with cancer.

What you'll do

• You’ll take the lead on the delivery and optimisation of a defined portfolio of third-party events, from runs to cycles, ensuring our logistics and marketing and stewardship activity is engaging, effective and delivered to a high standard.
• Lead multi-channel marketing campaigns, with a particular focus on paid social and email, to drive registrations and achieve campaign targets.
• Plan and deliver end-to-end stewardship campaigns, creating engaging, insight-driven communications that motivate participants and maximise fundraising.
• Manage significant budgets, with responsibility for income budgets of up to £2 million and expenditure budgets of up to £500,000. You’ll monitor performance, manage spend, forecast effectively and identify and escalate risks.
• Lead event planning and logistics, ensuring our presence at events delivers a brilliant experience for participants, volunteers and colleagues. This will include developing detailed event plans and risk assessments, coordinating briefings and ensuring all relevant health and safety requirements are met.
• Manage external suppliers, event organisers and agencies, ensuring they deliver against agreed briefs, timescales and performance standards.
• Manage and inspire one Challenge Events Assistant to a high level of performance, adhering to line management processes and overseeing development.
• Build strong relationships across Macmillan, working collaboratively with teams including Volunteering, Digital Content, Email, Compliance and Supporter Care.
• Use data and insight to improve performance, identifying opportunities to optimise campaigns, improve supporter experiences and maximise income.
• Represent Macmillan at events, which may include weekend working, travelling and spending time away from home. You’ll also support the management of staff and groups of volunteers and, when required, help with practical event preparation such as packing equipment.

What you’ll bring

• We’re looking for someone who combines excellent organisation and project management skills with a strong understanding of marketing, supporter engagement and event delivery.
• Strong project and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering multi-channel marketing and large-scale stewardship campaigns.
• Experience of event management, including planning, logistics, legal requirements and health and safety.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, suppliers and external partners.
• Experience of managing budgets, monitoring financial performance and using data to support forecasting and decision-making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create engaging communications for different audiences.
• The ability to analyse data and insight, understand campaign performance and identify opportunities to improve results.

Recruitment Process

Application deadline: August 23rd at 23:59. First interview dates: TBC.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

We are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice, or a conversation on reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.