Senior Events Fundraiser (Third Party Events)

Position: Senior Events Fundraiser (Third Party Events) 
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week 
Contract: Permanent 
Location: Office-based in Edinburgh with flexibility to work remotely 
Salary: £35,652 - £37,747 per annum plus excellent benefits 
Salary Band: Band E2

About the Employer  
This charity makes sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything they do. And it’s this commitment that unites them across the UK. 

Their strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told them is important to them. It gives the organisation a clear and determined focus.

Their work is based on the hopes and aspirations of the MS community. Together they campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

This organisation's people are their greatest asset and the key to their success. They offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference. 

About this job  
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Events Fundraiser to join their well-respected team responsible for full project management of a range of Third Party Events. 

This charity's Third Party Events team are working to raise up to £2m+ across a range of activities in 2024, and they need brilliant people to help achieve their ambitious fundraising goals. 

In this role, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of Third Party challenge events to target, and for innovating, developing and delivering new fundraising activities. 

You will also be monitoring and evaluating all products to create opportunities for future growth. This role is customer-focused and you'll spend lots of time stewarding our amazing supporters to maximise their fundraising. 

This is an exciting opportunity to steward fundraising teams of significant size, as well as helping to shape the future Third Party Events strategy.

The portfolio is well-established and includes a mixture of events activities, including runs, cycles and challenges. You'll have contact with event participants and supporters and manage relationships with a number of Third Party agencies, while working with other colleagues in the Community and Events team.

If you are an enthusiastic and supporter-focused team player, who is motivated by the idea of raising more funds than ever for a fantastic cause, this employer would love to hear from you.

This charity recognises the significant and excellent contributions; experience; and skills their employees bring.

Working with external pay and reward consultants, they are taking active steps this year to review their employees’ pay and benefits package. Ensuring they are aligned with the most accurate and up-to-date benchmarks for the UK charity sector.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Wednesday 27 March 2024

How to apply:

Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role. 
Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage.

Equal Opportunities
This employer particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Disability Confident Employer 
They’re a Disability Confident Employer and they’re committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both their recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes. 

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact them to discuss. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format. 

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with this organisation. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if they offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. They currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.  

More about their recruitment and selection process

• The HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel. This is done as part of their commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• The first round of their recruitment and selection process includes an interview with competency-based questions. 
• Their recruitment and selection process might also include extra tasks. For example, a written or Microsoft Excel test or making a presentation.  
• They’ll let you know what the selection process will include when they invite you to interview. You can ask for any more reasonable adjustments for the interview as part of the invitation. 
• You might also be invited for a second interview. They’ll let you know about this during the selection process. 

More about their employee benefits: 
They have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 
Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and them)
• Flexible working options  

Caring for you and your family

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
• Enhanced leave for new parents
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • in the event of miscarriage or still birth
  • to support fertility treatments
  • for antenatal appointments for both parents
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service scheme
• Health cash plans to help offset the cost of health care for you and your family

Thinking about your finances

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax 
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing 

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities 
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for the charity's activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal working hours  

Safeguarding

They’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses their services and they come into contact with.

This is regardless of:

• gender
• race
• disability
• sexual orientation
• religion or belief
• pregnancy
• gender reassignment

They recognise their particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

They have measures in place to protect everyone they come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

No agencies please.