Community & Events Officer
Contract length: Permanent
Location: North West London
Hours per week: 35, flexible working but minimum of two days in the office
Salary: £30-33k depending on experience
Love Success is currently working with a wonderful animal charity to recruit a Community & Events Officer who shares their compassion and commitment to animal welfare. This is a key role in the Fundraising Team responsible for engaging and inspiring the communities around them and building awareness of the work they do to deliver greater impact for dogs, cats and communities.
This role involves managing a portfolio of fundraising events and community initiatives, including third-party events, challenges and their Christmas concert, to maximise income for the charity and to grow our supporter base.
The successful candidate will take a leading role in identifying and delivering new opportunities, increasing investment and participation in third-party and virtual events, as well as maximising income through the cultivation of audiences already warm to the charity.
We are looking for someone who shares the ambitions to grow income significantly over the coming years and faces into challenges and opportunities along the way.
The candidate must be experienced in planning multiple activities and/or events, with strong project management skills and experience in building effective relationships with a wide range of audiences, keeping them engaged via compelling communications. You will be a strong multi-tasker, with the ability to hit deadlines.
Duties of the role:
- Research and develop a portfolio of community fundraising initiatives and build a pipeline of potential income from these areas.
- Identify new opportunities and grow our supporter base by connecting more local communities to our work.
- Increase our investment and participation in third-party and virtual events.
- Optimise the supporter experience.
- Develop profitable relationships with community groups, including schools, faith groups and local businesses across London.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Have a proven and successful track record of planning multiple activities and/or events throughout the year.
- Have experience creating and managing great supporter relationships to deliver agreed objectives and income targets.
- Have demonstrable ability to plan income/expenditure budgets and analyse results and insight to optimise future activity.
- Have the ability to travel on an occasional basis and willingness to work, if required, on evenings/weekends.
- Be organised: able to multitask and prioritise workload, including organising and planning daily and weekly activities to meet deadlines.
- Be positive and enthusiastic: willing to go above and beyond at key times.
For more information, Please call Leonie Thomas at Love Success or click apply on this advert to be considered for this position.
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