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Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
It’s an exciting time to join the Community and Events team, as there is great potential to increase the impact our supporters can have on ending homelessness through developing an innovative and varied portfolio of fundraising products and activities.
Title: Community and Events Executive x2
Contract: Permanent x1 and 12 month fixed term contract x1
Hours: 35 hours a week
Location: London based - Working from home is an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working policy
About the role
As Community and Events Executive, you will significantly contribute to and drive growth in Community and Events Fundraising. You will have joint responsibility for ensuring that the team income target (£2m in 22/23) is achieved, as well as a personal income target. As part of this role, you will be helping to roll out and embed Crisis’ new Community Fundraising strategy and developing our relationships and ways of working with individuals, groups, children and young people and charity of the year partnerships. There will also be opportunities to support the delivery of Crisis’ events programme including our Flagship Icebreaker event and the London Marathon.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
A proven successful track record of planning, delivering, and evaluating fundraising products and Events to achieve a good return on investment
Experience in relationship management and stewardship
Excellent copywriting skills, with the ability to tailor content to different audiences
Planning and project managing multi-channel fundraising marketing campaigns, including paid digital
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, solving problems effectively and identifying new opportunities for Crisis
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
28 days’ annual leave
Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 21 January 2024 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on Thursday 1 February 2024
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
