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About the Role

Action for Children aims to deliver substantial growth from our high value audience, with the Events team playing a vital role in achieving that ambition. This role will expertly lead a portfolio of high value fundraising and stewardship events, maintaining strong relationships with key supporters. You will deliver existing events and drive new initiatives to maximise vital unrestricted income and generate committed long-term engagement from a high value audience.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively work with colleagues across Income and Engagement (I&E) to lead a schedule of events, maximising existing high value volunteer board and committee-led events.
• Lead the creative development of new fundraising and stewardship event opportunities.
• Lead and develop relationships with high value volunteer event boards, committee members, senior staff, and senior corporate contacts.
• Develop and implement individual solicitation and stewardship plans for event board and committee.
• Provide line management and development support within the team to drive performance.
• Be accountable for income targets and expenditure, ensuring the targeted ROI is achieved for your event portfolio.

Requirements

• Extensive experience working in the Public or Third Sector within an Events role.
• Substantial experience of project managing complex fundraising events to meet or exceed agreed income targets of more than £100,000 per event.
• Proven experience of developing and stewarding excellent relationships with senior level supporters.
• Experience of working with and managing fundraising committees or boards.
• Experience of managing external suppliers and understanding agreements and contracts.
• Excellent and effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confident presenter able to sell Action for Children's vision with passion and gravitas.
• Willingness to work flexibly during busy event periods, including occasional additional hours where required.
• TOIL will be provided in line with Action for Children's policy.
• Unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Skills

• Events management
• Project management
• Relationship management
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Presentation skills

Location

• Farringdon, London

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Permanent
• Part-Time

Salary/Compensations

• £43,333 per annum pro rata (includes inner-London allowance)

Benefits

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

About the Company

• Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

Equal Opportunity

• At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
• We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children.
• We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.