Events & Fundraising Manager

EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS EXECUTIVE

Salary: £27,000 - £30,000

Reports to: Events & Partnerships Manager (High Value Fundraising Events)

Department: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). Willingness to work out of usual office hours at busy times and on event days. Time of in lieu is given for events outside the normal working day.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date: Sunday 3 March 2024, 23:55*

* Please note that we may close this role earlier than stated, therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

Do you have a passion for working in events and are looking for a new challenge working with the world's leading independent cancer charity? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you to join our high value fundraising events team.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.

The High Value Fundraising Events team manage high-value fundraising partnerships with committees, individuals and organisations to deliver an inspiring portfolio of circa. 7 special events each year, each with income between £100k - £1m.

As an Events and Partnerships Executive, you'll be responsible for supporting the Event Manager to deliver two events per year and the day to day account management of relationships with third-party partners and high value supporters and committees. You'll play a critical role in ensuring the team reach its ambitious fundraising target and deliver an unrivalled guest experience to our supporters across some of our most high-profile events, with strong links to the world of celebrity.

What will I be doing?

• Support the professional and efficient project management and delivery of an agreed number of events in the annual portfolio. Responsibilities will include but not limited to: guest list management, liaising with key suppliers, coordinating sponsorship, celebrity guests, volunteers, entertainment, PR and marketing, and complex event production and logistics.

• Supporting the management of key event income streams through raffles, auctions, fundraising games and ensuring that all on-the-night fundraising opportunities are maximised

• Supporting the effective development of marketing materials and event collateral

• Supporting the management of key supplier relationships ensuring that the best value is being driven for the charity without compromising on outstanding quality as well as seeking gift in kind support

• Supporting the planning and delivery of post event thank-you and banking processes

• Supporting Events & Partnerships Managers to maintain strong relationships with supporters and stakeholders in your portfolio, to maximise their contribution and retain their support

• Researching and securing luxury prize donations for our auctions and celebrate the donors impact

• Provide support to the wider team with day-to-day finance processes, including ensuring timely payment of event suppliers

• An eye for design so you can feedback to our stakeholder teams and suppliers on graphic design materials, room dressing and creative briefs etc

• Maintaining all relevant supporter records on Siebel (our CRM database) to agreed standards.

What skills are you looking for?

• Experience of working on complex events or projects

• Sound understanding of the principles of high-value fundraising and auctions

• Experience of working on multiple projects at once to an agreed deadline and budget

• Excellent communication skills, including written communication and a confident telephone manner

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to create compelling cases for support

• Experience of building relationships both internally and with external organisations, corporate partners and suppliers

• Ability to be flexible and resilient in challenging, high-pressure circumstances

• Experience of working with high value supporters and managing volunteers

• An understanding of principles of budgeting and forecasting.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.