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Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with cancer? Join our dynamic team at a leading children's cancer charity dedicated to raising and investing funds in vital specialist research. Our mission is to improve survival rates and the quality of survival in young cancer patients and to find ways to prevent cancer in the future. Since our humble beginnings in 1988, we have grown into a major force, raising over £300 million and investing in over 200 research projects.Key Responsibilities:
- Project Management: Oversee a range of high to mid-value sporting events and partnerships.
- Support Events: Assist the Sports Team in delivering events, including the London Marathon.
- Planning & Evaluation: Ensure all events have comprehensive project and marketing plans and conduct evaluations.
- Supporter Engagement: Deliver excellent supporter journeys and recruit new supporters to maximise their fundraising potential.
- Event Organisation: Manage the event day experience and attend events as required.
- Relationship Fundraising: Maintain high standards of relationship fundraising.
- KPI Monitoring: Track campaign KPIs and objectives, identifying and addressing any issues.
- Budget Management: Keep sports events expenditure logs up to date and contribute to budget planning and analysis.
- Collaboration: work collaboratively across departments and with key stakeholders.
- Communication: Prepare and deliver presentations, respond to enquiries promptly, and work with the communications team to keep the website updated.
- Database Management: Maintain accurate records of sports fundraising events on our database (Salesforce).
- Team Leadership: Line manage direct reports, ensuring their development and wellbeing, and recruit and induct new team members as needed.
What We're Looking For:
- Experience building relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Experience of Fundraising
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Excellent customer service skills and the ability to report and measure KPIs.
- A self-starter with the ability to plan your own diary and use initiative.
- Collaborative team player with line management experience.
- Experience of growing fundraising income and understanding mass participation events.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook).
- Creative and innovative thinker.
- The ideal candidate will have fundraising experience
- The role requires some evening and weekend work, with time off in lieu provided. There is a team rota.
Join us in our fight against childhood cancer and be part of a team that makes a real difference. If this role is of interest, please apply ASAP with an up-to-date version of your CV highlighting all your relevant experience, and please get in contact if you would like to discuss the role in more detail.
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