Events Senior Executive
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We are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to lead and develop our events programme – developing, promoting and delivering a range of events that maximises income and drives supporter engagement. This new role is crucial in providing a seamless service for the charity to be able to cultivate relationships, secure income and raise its profile through well delivered events.
As the Events Senior Executive, you will be instrumental in planning and delivering events, developing the exciting and engaging activities alongside a group of dedicated colleagues. The range of events that this role will be running will be varied and will need to be run smoothly, in a timely manner and deliver on the agreed aims. As a charity connected to Roald Dahl, we also believe we have the licence to do things differently to others, so having a creative flair would be a bonus! This role centres on delivering events that forge strong and meaningful relationships with new and existing supporters and stakeholders. The Senior Executive will explore innovative methods to deliver events to the right audiences through targeted campaigns, significantly contributing to the fundraising efforts of the organisation.
Responsibilities to Include:
- To deliver a programme of cultivation, stewardship and fundraising events, identified by Head of Fundraising and Communications.
- To project manage each event, schedule and chair the project team meetings, and collaborate with your colleagues using a project management tool.
- To work with a range of third-party suppliers critical to each event success such as venues, technical etc.
- To develop event guest lists and co-ordinate invites using our CRM system (Beacon), monitor RSVP’s and ensure excellent guest correspondence.
- To work with the communications and marketing team to develop event invites that help to grow supporter engagement
- Prepare and manage event risk assessments
- Ensure that all stakeholders are effectively briefed prior to the event.
- Co-ordinate and manage budgets, develop feasibility reports and be able to feedback on ROI and event review.
- Lead on delivery of event, point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring success on the day.
- Ensure that thorough project debrief takes place so that learnings can be recorded to provide insight for future decision making.
Size: 11 - 20
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
