Events Manager

Job title: Challenge Events Manager

Location: Rugby - Hybrid (40% office based)

Full time: 37.5 hours

Annual Salary: £33,345

Role

Are you looking for a role within events fundraising that will give you the opportunity to grow and develop innovative and engaging event strategies and portfolios, then this role would be perfect for you!

Person Specification

• Proven experience of running successful challenge event programmes.
• Management of a direct report, with multiple responsibilities to exceed KPI's and income targets.
• Experience in due diligence of event suppliers and excellent risk management skills.
• Proven experience of in person and virtual event management.
• The ability to think strategically and take data-driven decisions as well as work operationally to get things done.
• Being able to collaborate with internal departments to share ideas and best practises.
• Passion for helping the community
• Ability to blue print events and plan bespoke events.

Key Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of current events strategy & delivery model, building appropriate supporter journeys for all event participants/attendees, whilst providing outstanding customer service, enabling effective registration targets.
• Ability to work effective across marketing channels and digital advertising campaigns for driving participation.
• Ensure that events remain within budget and that expenditure is monitored continuously and income targets are met.
• Ongoing review and development of the challenge events portfolio, across UK and abroad
• Begin to design a strategy for creating & building our own events.
• Work within Safeguarding and Health and Safety Managers to ensure events are safe

Compliance Responsibilities

In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:

• Health & Safety and Environment.
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

If you have any questions, then just reach out.

Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.