Event & Engagement Coordinator
Remotely based in North West England and a willingness to travel where appropriate
Job Purpose:
To plan, coordinate, and deliver a range of local events across North West England with the potential to grow into other areas in the future, ensuring each event is well-organised, inclusive, and engaging for local communities. The Local Event & Engagement Coordinator will collaborate closely with partners, local authorities, suppliers, volunteers, and members to deliver high-quality, unique and memorable experiences.
Who are we looking for?
· Energetic and positive, bringing enthusiasm to everything you do.
· Excited by change, seeing new opportunities and possibilities.
· Keen to succeed with a strong development mindset.
· Passionate about delivering great events and experiences.
· Open to feedback, always looking for ways to improve.
Key Responsibilities:
Event Coordination
· Plan and manage logistics for a variety of local member events, making sure all events are accessible and attractive to both existing and potential members.
· Liaise with relevant external and internal contacts such as venues, suppliers, CSSC’s ticketing platform, Head Office departments, and volunteers.
· Complete all relevant compliance work such as risk assessments and public liability checks.
· Support both long standing and new volunteers with all aspects of volunteer led events, including creating events on ticketing platform and promoting events through email and social platforms
· Develop and manage event budgets, ensuring value for money and accurate financial tracking.
· Oversee event setup and breakdown where applicable, managing on-site logistics and resolving any issues on the day.
· Recruit and coordinate volunteers to assist with events.
· Evaluate event success through feedback, data collection, and post-event reporting.
Digital Engagement
· Promote events via social media, email campaigns, posters, and local press in collaboration with marketing teams.
· Manage and grow the North West’s CSSC TikTok presence, including content planning, filming, editing, posting, and community engagement.
· Create engaging, on-brand short-form video content tailored to target audiences.
· Monitor performance metrics and use insights to optimise content strategy and increase reach and engagement.
· Stay up to date with emerging social media trends, tools, and platform updates.
Key Skills & Experience:
Essential:
· Proven experience in planning and delivering events.
· Strong organisational and time-management skills.
· Ability to manage budgets and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
· Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
· Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required.
· Ability to analyse member insights to inform event planning and attract potential new members.
· Ability to work collaboratively with regional teams to support membership growth and positive member experiences.
· Ability to build rapport with volunteers and identify the support needed for successful event delivery.
· Confidence in using IT systems and ticketing platforms to promote events across appropriate channels.
Desirable:
· Experience working with community groups, charities, membership organisations or not for profits.
· Knowledge of health and safety and safeguarding procedures.
· Familiarity with marketing or PR for events.
· First Aid or event safety training.
· Previous experience with ticketing platforms or willingness to learn.
· Understanding of how comms and events align with one another.
· Data literacy or willingness to understand some basic data analytics
· Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel where appropriate
We are a not-for-profit, membership, organisation for over 124,000 colleagues from the civil service and public sector.
Location: Bristol Office (Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Salary: £26,450 per annum (Band B), with a salary review after successful completion of a 6-month probationary period
Job Type: Fixed Term (12 months, with possible extension), Full time (37.5 hours per week)
The role:
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual to join our Development team as a Fundraising & Development Intern. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across trusts and foundations fundraising, prospect research, donor stewardship and public fundraising campaigns.
You’ll help identify new funding opportunities, maintain our fundraising systems, support grant applications and contribute to fundraising activity that helps CSE deliver lasting impact. You’ll work closely with colleagues from across the organisation, developing valuable skills in development, relationship building, communication and project coordination.
By helping CSE secure sustainable funding, you’ll play an important role in supporting our work to tackle fuel poverty, address climate change and create a fairer energy system for everyone.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- Undertake desk-based research to identify and assess trusts, foundations and other grant-making organisations aligned with CSE’s charitable objectives.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records within Beacon CRM, including funder information, research findings and next steps for engagement.
- Support the development of a robust and prioritised funding pipeline by assessing funder eligibility, strategic fit and application requirements.
- Support the preparation of Expressions of Interest (EOIs), funding applications and funding proposals.
- Assist with gathering project information, impact data and organisational content from colleagues across CSE to support fundraising submissions.
- Draft funding summaries, case studies and other written content to support fundraising activities.
- Support the coordination of introductory conversations and meetings with prospective funders and partners.
- Support the planning and delivery of CSE’s annual Share the Warmth fundraising campaign.
- Support donor stewardship activities through Beacon CRM and Mailchimp, including donor communications and supporter journeys.
- Support the coordination of fundraising and development meetings, events and stakeholder engagement activities.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
About you:
Essential attributes for this role include:
- Strong research skills and the ability to gather and organise information from a range of sources.
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and accurate written content.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Ability to work independently, use initiative and take ownership of tasks.
- Experience of undertaking desk-based research and organising information into accurate records.
- Competence using Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint.
- Curious and proactive, with an interest in learning about organisations, funding opportunities and relationship development.
- Commitment to CSE’s charitable mission and values.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
Benefits:
CSE offer a range of other benefits including:
- Company pension scheme (8% employer, 6% employee contributions)
- You will be entitled to 25 days' paid holiday (plus statutory holidays)
- Subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Health Cash plan
- Retail discounts
- Discounted breakdown cover and many more.
- We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
- We are flexible with the working hours of this role and will discuss this openly if you are invited to interview.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website and send it to our Jobs email.
Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification and job description.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on Sunday 13 September 2026.
Interviews are expected to take place 29th or 30th September 2026 (in person at our Bristol office), though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
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Our mission is to support people and organisations across the UK to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes.
Senior Individual Giving Officer (Maternity Cover)
Location: Bristol (Hybrid working – 40% office based)
Salary: £33,500 to £34,500 per annum FTE
Contract: Fixed term - 12 months (maternity cover)
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week OR Part time, 28 hours per week (0.8FTE) Monday - Friday
Aboutour Organisation
The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare.That’sbecausewe cannottackle these issues in isolation.
We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market,and we protect forests.Wecouldn'tdo any of this without our supporters, partners,donorsand dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world whereit’sneeded the most.
AbouttheOpportunity
Join our ambitious fundraising team and play a key role in growing regular giving income to support the Soil Association’s mission. You’ll be passionate about engaging supporters through compelling digital storytelling and delivering effective multi-channel campaigns.
You’ll have experience of managing paid social campaigns and creating email journeys that inspire people to take action, helping us to grow our membership and supporter base.
AboutYou
You’re a skilled fundraiser who knows how to put supporters at the heart of your communications. Motivated by results, you’re comfortable using data and insights to evaluate performance, identify opportunities and continuously improve campaigns.
You’ll bring a proactive, collaborative approach, enjoy working with colleagues across teams, and be excited by the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our fundraising ambitions.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of financial and lifestyle benefits to all our employees, including:
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27 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days with length of serviceplus bank holidays(pro rata for part time)
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Pension scheme with ethical investment options and employer contribution increasing with length of service
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Free membership of the Soil Association and discounts on organic produce
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Volunteer days to give back to the local community or support green initiatives
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Family friendly policies and flexible working
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Cycle to work scheme
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Sociable and engaging workplace of professionals that share a passion for healthy, sustainable lifestyle and produce
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.