Community and Events Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Location

Whittington with some flexibility for remote working

Hours

Full time (37.5 hours per week) with flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required

Annual salary

D1 £29,688.36 to D3 £36,305.99

Review date

29/12/2024

The Community and Events Officer reports into the Community and Events Manager and is responsible for the and operational delivery of this income stream.

You ll have experience within events or community fundraising, you ll be proactive and creative in your approach; used to juggling multiple priorities and passionate about delivering the best experience for supporters and donors.

You will be a great communicator and organiser and be actively involved in all aspects of event logistical management, including being the lead on the day at events and ensuring the event runs smoothly from start to finish.

You will understand the importance of working within your community and will lead the community charge across a defined catchment area. You will have an ability to work effectively under your own initiative as well as collaboratively within a team.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Experience of managing budgets, income, expenditure and working to financial targets

Proven track record of working to and achieving targets

Demonstrable experience of managing a portfolio of community supporters

Knowledge of fundraising techniques & legislation

Experience of working in a busy community/regional fundraising team

Proven track record of development of income streams

Experience of campaign management

Demonstrable experience of event management preferably within a fundraising environment including the development of events from feasibility to delivery

Experience of dealing with commercial donors

Desirable

Experience of using Donorflex or another CRM

Values

Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Skills

Essential

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

A creative thinker

Adept at decision making

The ability to use relevant software

Planning

Working to deadlines

Accuracy

Written/oral presentation Numeracy

Proven track record of working to and achieving targets

Ability to prioritise and work with conflicting deadlines

Effective diary management

Strong planning, organisational and project management skills

Personal Attributes

Empathetic

Team player

Able to work under pressure

Collaborative

Ambassador for St Giles Hospice

Other requirements

Valid driving licence

Eligibility to work in the UK

Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests

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