Community and Events Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Location

Whittington with some flexibility for remote working

Hours

Full time (37.5 hours per week) with flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required

Annual salary

D1 £29,688.36 to D3 £36,305.99

Review date

29/12/2024

The Community and Events Officer reports into the Community and Events Manager and is responsible for the and operational delivery of this income stream.

You’ll have experience within events or community fundraising, you’ll be proactive and creative in your approach; used to juggling multiple priorities and passionate about delivering the best experience for supporters and donors.

You will be a great communicator and organiser and be actively involved in all aspects of event logistical management, including being the lead on the day at events and ensuring the event runs smoothly from start to finish. 

You will understand the importance of working within your community and will lead the community charge across a defined catchment area. You will have an ability to work effectively under your own initiative as well as collaboratively within a team.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

·        Experience of managing budgets, income, expenditure and working to financial targets

·        Proven track record of working to and achieving targets

·        Demonstrable experience of managing a portfolio of community supporters

·        Knowledge of fundraising techniques & legislation

·        Experience of working in a busy community/regional fundraising team

·        Proven track record of development of income streams

·        Experience of campaign management

·        Demonstrable experience of event management preferably within a fundraising environment including the development of events from feasibility to delivery

·        Experience of dealing with commercial donors

Desirable

·        Experience of using Donorflex or another CRM

Values

·        Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Skills

Essential

·        Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

·        A creative thinker

·        Adept at decision making

·        The ability to use relevant software

·        Planning

·        Working to deadlines

·        Accuracy

·        Written/oral presentation Numeracy

·        Proven track record of working to and achieving targets

·        Ability to prioritise and work with conflicting deadlines

·        Effective diary management

·        Strong planning, organisational and project management skills

Personal Attributes

·        Empathetic

·        Team player

·        Able to work under pressure

·        Collaborative

·        Ambassador for St Giles Hospice

Other requirements

·        Valid driving licence

·        Eligibility to work in the UK

·        Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests

Just so you know:

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