Location: Hybrid, London: three days office-based and two days from home
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Start date: Mid to late September, and no later than 1 October
Are you an experienced community and events professional looking to lead high-profile fundraising campaigns that make a meaningful difference?
We are looking for a proactive and well-organised Community and Events Manager to take ownership of an established programme of challenge events and supporter-led fundraising activity. You will deliver successful campaigns that generate sustainable income, strengthen supporter relationships and create excellent experiences from first contact through to post-event stewardship.
This is a great opportunity to join a mission-led charity and play a central role in delivering major fundraising activity, identifying new opportunities and supporting continued growth.
The role
Working closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Digital and external partners, you will manage the full lifecycle of a varied community and events portfolio. You will ensure activity is well planned, professionally delivered, achieves income targets and provides supporters with an outstanding experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the planning, delivery and evaluation of flagship challenge events and fundraising campaigns.
- Managing a varied calendar of community fundraising and third-party events activity.
- Recruiting, engaging and stewarding participants through a range of marketing and digital channels.
- Building strong relationships with supporters, volunteers, patient groups, community organisations and external suppliers.
- Identifying and developing new fundraising opportunities to grow income and engagement.
- Monitoring income, participation and campaign performance against agreed targets.
- Managing event budgets, timelines, logistics and post-event reporting.
- Working collaboratively across teams to maximise fundraising and supporter engagement opportunities.
About you
You will be an experienced community and events professional with a strong record of delivering income growth, managing successful campaigns and building lasting supporter relationships.
You will bring:
- Significant experience in community and events fundraising, including achievement of income targets.
- Experience managing complex fundraising projects from planning through to delivery and evaluation.
- Excellent supporter stewardship and relationship-management skills.
- Experience promoting fundraising activity to both existing and new supporters across multiple channels.
- Strong organisational, analytical and project-management skills.
- Experience using supporter databases or fundraising CRM systems, such as Salesforce or Raiser's Edge.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A genuine passion for the charity’s mission and the difference it makes.
You will join a successful and supportive fundraising team with ambitious plans for the future. This role offers the opportunity to lead well-established fundraising events, create new initiatives and make an immediate contribution to a respected charity’s vital work.
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or support during your application, please let us know.
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