Senior Events Officer
Spring by Action for Children
contract
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £36,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Manage and deliver events within the team portfolio, ensuring they are delivered to a high standard, to budget and leading to successful outcomes being achieved.
- Build and manage day to day relationships with high value volunteer board and committee members.
- Take responsibility for accurate financial management of events, reporting and contingency planning.
- Prepare reports and evaluations, sharing recommendations and providing regular progress updates against objectives.
- Use creative, and engaging methods of written and verbal communications to successfully negotiate to achieve positive outcomes, ensuring clear fundraising messaging and alignment with brand and campaign messaging.
- Manage relationships with external suppliers and agencies to develop relationships, negotiate costs and contracts to support a strong ROI on events.
Requirements
- Essential experience of working on a range of successful fundraising, engagement, and stewardship events.
- Experience of developing positive working relationships with staff, supporters, donors, and volunteers.
- Experience of managing relationships and stewardship with high value fundraising committees or boards.
- Experience of developing compelling fundraising and/or engagement materials.
- Willingness to work flexible and unsocial hours including evenings/weekends as and when required.
- Be willing and able to travel throughout the UK. This role will predominantly deliver events in and around the South of England, however there may be a requirement to travel more broadly as the high value events portfolio grows.
- Hold a valid driving license or be open to using suitable methods of transport to enable the duties of the role to be conducted.
Benefits
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial managementreportingcontingency planningfundraisingevent managementnegotiationcontract managementevaluationcommunication
Soft skills
relationship buildingteam managementcreativityengagementflexibilitynegotiation skills
Certifications
valid driving license