Community and Events Fundraising Officer

The organisation:
We are partnering with a compelling health charity who are seeking a Community and Events Fundraising Officer for a 6 month fixed term contract, 3 or 4 days per week. You will help drive and deliver their ambitious fundraising strategy and support the delivery of the charity’s events programme.

You will be responsible for:

• Research venues, online platforms, caterers, materials, suppliers, speakers etc. depending on the nature of each event 
• Working closely with the Fundraising and Events Team Manager, create and monitor a risk management process and ensure this is followed for each event 
• In conjunction with the Fundraising and Events Team Manager, ensure there is a clear event plan with objectives and financial targets for each event, led by a Return on Investment (ROI) methodology.  
• Explore corporate sponsorship opportunities and gifts-in-kind for events in conjunction with relevant colleagues across the organisation 
• Source raffle prizes and auction lots to develop a ‘bank’ of prizes that can be used at events - creating a prize database and ensuring we have full and accurate information 
• Support the production of event programmes and materials for the event, including invitations, seating plans, menus etc. 
• Support event mailings and manage replies  
• This is a hands-on role supporting event day logistics and day to day work around procuring and maintaining events materials 
• Ensure guests have a positive experience and income and ROI targets are met 
• Support the Fundraising and Events Team Manager to ensure committee members, prize donors and guests are stewarded and thanked for financial and in kind donations 
• Attend and organise meetings internally and externally including diary management, room bookings and preparing papers 
• Ensure accurate and accessible record-keeping of all activity and relationships through effective use of the donor database 
• Be a point of contact with suppliers and partner organisations 
• Support the Fundraising and Events Team Manager and other colleagues as appropriate to provide practical support to donors organising their own large-scale events to ensure their (pre-agreed) needs are met and they are feel valued 
• Represent the Charity at events and meetings and safeguard the Charity’s reputation and integrity through an awareness and understanding of our brand and mission 

Person specification:

• Experience within a community fundraising environment
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing priorities
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages 
• Excellent communications skills  
• Strong team worker and motivator of self and others but also the ability to work unsupervised 
• Availability to start a new role in the next few weeks

What's on offer:
This role is offering a salary of £31,000 pro rata for this 6 month fixed term contract, 3 or 4 days per week. This is a hybrid role with 1-2 days a week in their London office. This is a fast moving role and applications will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.