Events Manager, Third Party

Challenge Events Assistant
Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Home-based / Split between home and our London Office
National: £21,450 - £23,000
London: £23,500 – £26,500
We are looking for a Challenge Event Assistants with excellent supporter care and Excel skills to join our growing team as we support over 100,000 people to raise £35m for people living with cancer.
About us
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.
About the role
You will work as part of the Challenge Event Assistant team to manage the stewardship and data for our large portfolio of our events. We have two roles on offer; one working on Third Party Challenge Events including the growing HYROX series and the other working on our DIY and Virtual fundraising products including Facebook challenges.
You will provide excellent supporter care by email through our CRM system and online through our Facebook inbox and private event groups and fulfil participant requests using our systems and processes. 
You will also be responsible for managing and formatting data in Excel to import onto our event management system and for sending mass comms via email and text.
You’ll be rewarded by joining a fun and high-performing team at one of the UK’s most loved charity brands. You will also be rewarded knowing your work is making a real difference to people living with cancer.
This role does require weekend work (although not at your desk) as you’ll be out and about cheering on our participants. A full UK driver’s license is preferred and a willingness to drive a van is a bonus.
You will be compensated for your weekend work with days in lieu and we commit to developing you throughout your career at Macmillan. We also offer benefits including private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave and interest free loans for season ticket and gym membership.
About you:
You will have experience working in a team and providing excellent supporter care. You must have basic Excel skills and excellent attention to detail. Experience working with CRM and event management systems is also desirable.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options
• Pension matched up to 7.5%
• 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
• Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
• Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more

Recruitment Process
Application deadline: Wednesday 17 April 2024 
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.