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About the Role

This role is primarily responsible for elevating the IRC’s profile, brand, and influence, while supporting fundraising efforts through event support, strategic engagement of celebrity ambassadors, and digital tactics. The position will deliver event production and talent-focused strategies that enhance the impact of IRC campaigns, initiatives, and appeals.

Responsibilities

Oversee the UK and European market events portfolio with flexibility to support other priority markets.
Lead and oversee various aspects of event project management (in-person and virtual), including team coordination, logistics, production, and execution from planning through post-event wrap-up.
Draft concept notes.
Create creative briefs.
Conduct venue/vendor searches or set up virtual platforms.
Collaborate with various teams to align on event messaging and donor engagement strategies.
Prepare and distribute event materials, communications, and other professional documents.
Evaluate event effectiveness and analyze audience data.
Assist on management of a global entertainment relations portfolio.
Help identify and create opportunities to leverage existing talent in support of events and digital campaigns.
Support Director with IRC’s celebrity supporters by managing ongoing communications.
Proactively identify current events and cultural trends to leverage events and celebrity partners to meaningfully engage in support of IRC initiatives and events.
Be available for occasional travel and work outside of standard hours, including evenings or weekends, to attend meetings or events.

Requirements

Strong experience in event planning with the ability to organize events through all phases of development.
Knowledge and experience of using social media channels as part of celebrity engagement and PR campaigns.
Demonstrable experience of working strategically, identifying opportunities to support organisation-wide marketing strategies.
Proven ability to project manage campaigns and events; working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Outstanding written and oral communication skills, and the ability to interact with a diverse range of people.
Excellent relationship management skills.
Exceptional judgement, analytical and prioritizing skills and experience of applying these in a fast-moving environment.
Proven ability to take responsibility for tasks and act on own initiative particularly to solve problems and find solutions.
Outstanding MS office and Event database management skills.
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Skills

Project management
Social media channel utilization
Strategic thinking
Written communication
Oral communication
Relationship management
Judgement
Analytical skills
Prioritization
Problem-solving
Initiative
MS Office
Event database management
Salesforce
Pardot
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement

Location

UK
Europe

Work Type

In-person
Virtual
Full-time

Experience Level

Mid-level

Salary/Compensations

GBP46,780 - GBP57,922.78 GBP/Annually

About the Company

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities.
A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions.
Over the past 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild.
The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve.
The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York.
Our team in the UK works to raise profile, deliver policy and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England.
In Europe, the IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Geneva and Stockholm.

Equal Opportunity

IRC UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
IRC UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.
IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role.
All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.
Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability.
In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation.
IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs.
IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.