Events Fundraising Manager- 12 month contract

We are looking for an Events Fundraising Manager for a 12 month maternity cover contract to join an incredible mental health charity and lead a team of nine to deliver the strategy of the challenge and third party Events portfolio.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week in the London or Cardiff office.

The Charity
A passionate charity providing advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health struggles, campaigning to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

You will be joining a highly respected organisation known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits
such as 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and 5 paid wellbeing days a year, a competitive pension scheme and flexible working, including flexitime and compressed hours, as well as much more!

The Role
Lead a team of nine to achieve a fundraising target of 4.7 Million. Strategically, it is focused on making continuous improvements to the portfolio. This includes increasing investment in places where there is headroom to grow, implementing outbound calling and an automated stewardship journey, and making improvements to the website and registration process.

Develop the strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers and lead on projects to continuously improve the Community, Events, Products programme.

Take ownership for the strategic and operational planning of your fundraising team.

The Candidate

To be successful in this role you will be a strategic thinker, a confident team manager, and highly organised in leading a team to manage a portfolio of inspiring events - driving the programme forwards, maximising value, continuously improving ways of working, and innovating in response to need.

You will base your decisions on insight and engage a diverse range of supporters and connect them to opportunities to further support the work of the charity.

You will provide an excellent supporter experience inspiring participants to maximise the value of their gift, engage with other fundraising products and continue to support the work of the charity.

You will be an adaptable member of the Community, Events, Products team, contributing to the development of a culture of accountability, collaborative, and inclusivity.

You will have strong experience of working with external suppliers and partner agencies, negotiating costs, managing contracts and driving performance to achieve targets.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future. We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.