Events Executive / Coordinator

Events Executive / Coordinator who has excellent organisational, time-management, communication and interpersonal skills, as well as great knowledge of Microsoft Office is required to join our team at The Army Benevolent Fund (ABF), which is the Army’s national charity, supporting soldiers, veterans, and their immediate families in times of need.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT REQUIRED: A Supporting Statement is required with your CV to be considered for this vacancy. The supporting statement should highlight your skills and experience that are relevant to this role and explain why you would make an ideal candidate for this position.

SALARY: Starting at £34,500 pro rata + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid / Working from home and the office in London - The Charity currently operates a minimum of 2 days in the office

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, 9-12 Month Maternity Leave Contract

WORKING HOURS: 35 hours per week

Please note: Whilst London based, this role involves travel around the UK, and overseas.

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for an Events Executive / Coordinator who has excellent organisational, time-management, communication and interpersonal skills, as well as great knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Working as the Events Executive / Coordinator you will be managing a series of events, both established with a core audience and new events under a similar theme. You’ll have the opportunity to flex your marketing skills to ensure the events hit their recruitment goals and develop relationships with all the supporters to reach income targets on top of ensuring the logistics of the events are running smoothly.

As the Events Executive / Coordinator you will be establishing and maintaining relationships, both outside and within the Charity. You will be collaborating with colleagues from other fundraising income streams (Corporates, community and volunteer led fundraising, Trusts, Gifts in Wills, individual giving etc), seeking to ensure that the range of Charity fundraising opportunities are catered for within the events as appropriate.

DUTIES

Your duties as an Events Executive / Coordinator will include:

1. Achieve the financial targets set, manage both the income and expenditure budgets for your projects to maximise the net income.
2. Oversee fundraisers/supporters’ experiences from initial interest through to post-event; ensuring consistent, high-level support throughout all phases, with a specific focus on increasing average gifts and improving retention.
3. Nurture and build relationships with suppliers, participants, sponsors, volunteers, internal stakeholders, and other industry contacts, to craft and implement creative and logistical aspects of all relevant events.
4. Manage the project plan for all relevant events, including contract negotiations, recruitment, sponsorship, supporter journeys, volunteer recruitment, transportation, equipment, and multichannel marketing campaigns.
5. Maintain up to date knowledge of best practice with relation to event marketing, supporter care and fundraising.
6. Proactively identify and solve operational challenges.
7. Comply with legal, insurance, health, and safety regulations, at all times.
8. Troubleshoot and handle any issues that arise during the event cycle, knowing when to escalate an issue.
9. Support other bespoke challenge events as required.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

1. Event experience as part of a fundraising team.
2. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
3. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact and work effectively with all elements of the Charity and supporters.
4. A self-starter, proactive, with drive and commitment.
5. Strong organisational, project management and planning skills.
6. Computer literate, comfortable with MS Office tools.
7. Excellent administrative skills.
8. Strong empathy with the cause of the Charity and its beneficiaries.
9. Driving licence and access to own car is preferred.

The Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV and Supporting Statement to our Recruitment Team who will review your details.

JOB REF: AWDO-C12783

This job is being advertised by AWD online on behalf of The Army Benevolent Fund (ABF).