Community and Events Fundraising Manager - Essex

Job overview

We are looking for a driven Community and Events Fundraising Manager to cover north Essex, who is passionate about health charities and the role the charity plays in supporting the needs of local patients.

As a key member of the Charity Team, the Community and Events Fundraising Manager must have the creativity, skill and knowledge to deliver the best charity community fundraising, events and stewardship of our supporters, that support the wider strategy.

The post-holder will sit within the Charity team and provides an important link between the Charity and the local community, volunteers, fundraisers and hospital staff.  The post holder will work closely with colleagues to deliver an effective community and events program.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that a sustainable program of community and events fundraising is in place, has a high profile and is well marketed and managed to generate funds to agreed targets and awareness of the charity.

You  will require good knowledge of fundraising and considerable energy and enthusiasm that will inspire the patients, visitors and local community to choose the ESNEFT charity as their preferred charity to:

Main duties of the job

• To support specific fundraising projects and appeals (as advised by Head of Fundraising & Marketing and the Senior Fundraising Manager)
• In conjunction with the Head of Fundraising & Marketing and Senior Fundraising Manager, plan and manage the charities current events fundraising programme and contribute to its continual development.
• Research and develop new charity led events.
• Deliver planned growth of all aspects of Community and Events Fundraising.
• Monitor and feedback competitor activity in the region in relation to community and event fundraising.
• Deliver an excellent customer experience and supporter journey so that the hospital’s charity is the charity of choice for people in the trust’s catchment
• Keep up to-date with fundraising codes of practice and regulations in relation to events, fundraising and sponsorship and ensure they are implemented appropriately

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.